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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2018–2019)
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Published: Monday 11 February 2019
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Efficiency of the Processing of Applications for Citizenship by Conferral

The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency of the processing of applications for citizenship by conferral by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
Contact: 

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Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 18 December 2018
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Cape Class Patrol Boat — In Service Support Arrangements

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' administration of the support arrangements designed to ensure that the Cape Class patrol boats are achieving contracted availability and performance requirements.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
Contact: 

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Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 11 October 2018
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Procurement Processes and Management of Probity by the Moorebank Intermodal Company

The objective of the audit was to assess the Moorebank Intermodal Company’s achievement of value for money and management of probity in its operations and procurement activities.

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Entity: 
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (MIC); Department of Finance
Contact: 

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Finance
Infrastructure
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 22 August 2018
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Award of Funding under the Community Development Grants Program

The objective of this audit was to examine the design and conduct of the award of funding under the Community Development Grants Program (CDGP).

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
Contact: 

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Infrastructure
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
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Senate Order for Departmental and Entity Contracts (Financial Year 2016–17 Compliance)

The objective of this audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.

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Entity: 
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA); Department of Home Affairs; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
Contact: 

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Cross Government
Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018
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The Integration of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the integration of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
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Domestic Passenger Screening—Follow-Up

The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, now the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has implemented the recommendations made by the ANAO in Audit Report #5 2016–17, Passenger Security Screening at Domestic Airports.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
Contact: 

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Aviation
Infrastructure
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
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Design and Governance of the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and governance of the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund.

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Entity: 
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact: 

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Agriculture
Infrastructure
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
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Delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contractual arrangements that have been put in place for the delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will provide value for money and achieve the Australian Government’s policy objectives for the project.

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Entity: 
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Finance
Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
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Management of the Pre-construction Phase of the Inland Rail Programme

The objective of this audit was to examine whether value for money is being delivered by the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC’s) management of the Inland Rail pre‑construction program.

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Entity: 
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC); Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–2017)
Published: Monday 10 April 2017
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Conduct of the OneSKY Tender

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the OneSKY tender was conducted so as to provide value with public resources and achieve required timeframes for the effective replacement of the existing air traffic management platforms.

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Entity: 
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
Contact: 

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Aviation
Defence
Finance
Infrastructure
Transport
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
Published

Cybersecurity Follow-up Audit

The audit objective was to re-assess the three entities' compliance with the 'Top Four' mandatory strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). The audit also aims to examine the typical challenges faced by entities to achieve and maintain their desired ICT security posture.

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Entity: 
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Human Services
Immigration
Taxation
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2016–2017)
Published: Monday 27 February 2017
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The Australian Border Force’s Use of Statutory Powers

The audit objective was to assess the establishment and administration of the Australian Border Force’s framework to ensure the lawful exercise of powers in accordance with applicable legislation.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2016–2017)
Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
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The Approval and Administration of Commonwealth Funding for the WestConnex Project

The objective of this audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and obtain value for money in respect to the $3.5 billion in Commonwealth funding committed to the NSW Government for the WestConnex project.

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia
Contact: 

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Infrastructure
Transport
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2016–2017)
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
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Offshore Processing Centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea: Contract Management of Garrison Support and Welfare Services

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection adopted sound contract management practices for the delivery of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2016–2017)
Published: Monday 19 December 2016
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Design and Implementation of Round Two of the National Stronger Regions Fund

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of round two of the National Stronger Regions Fund.

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact: 

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Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
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Government Advertising: March 2013 to June 2015

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • assess the effectiveness of the ongoing administration of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework; and
  • assess the effectiveness of the selected entities’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework applying at the time, and relevant legal and government policy requirements.
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Entity: 
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Education
Finance
Immigration
Treasury
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2016–2017)
Published: Tuesday 13 September 2016
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Offshore Processing Centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea: Procurement of Garrison Support and Welfare Services

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) had appropriately managed the procurement of garrison support and welfare services at offshore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (Manus Island); and whether the processes adopted met the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) including consideration and achievement of value for money.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2016–2017)
Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
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Delivery of Health Services in Onshore Immigration Detention

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s administration of health services in onshore immigration detention.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

Controls over Credit Card Use

The objective of the audit was to assess whether select Australian Government entities are effectively managing and controlling the use of Commonwealth credit and other transaction cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Fair Work Ombudsman; Australian Public Service Commission
Contact: 

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Border
Immigration
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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Passenger Security Screening at Domestic Airports

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's regulation of passenger security screening at Australian domestic airports.

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact: 

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Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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Machinery of Government Changes

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of Machinery of Government (MoG) changes by the selected Australian Government entities.

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Entity: 
Department of Finance; Australian Public Service Commission; Department of Health; Department of Social Services; Attorney-General's Department; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact: 

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Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Social Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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Procurement of the International Centre for Complex Project Management to Assist on the OneSKY Australia Program

The audit objective was to examine whether Airservices Australia has effective procurement arrangements in place, with a particular emphasis on whether consultancy contracts entered into with International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) in association with the OneSKY Australia project were effectively administered.

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Entity: 
Airservices Australia
Contact: 

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Aviation
Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2015–2016)
Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
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Delivery and Evaluation of Grant Programmes

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the selected entities:

  • management of the delivery of projects awarded funding under four programmes where ANAO has previously audited the application assessment and selection processes; and
  • development and implementation of evaluation strategies for each of those programmes.
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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Industry and Science; Department of Social Services
Contact: 

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Industry
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Science
Social Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2015–2016)
Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016
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Design and Implementation of the First Funding Round of the Bridges Renewal Programme

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s design and implementation of the first funding round of the Bridges Renewal Programme.

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact: 

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Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2015–2016)
Published: Monday 14 December 2015
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Approval and Administration of Commonwealth Funding for the East West Link Project

The objective of the audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth’s interests and obtain value for money in respect to the:

  • approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage one of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $500 million of this funding; and
  • approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage two of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $1 billion of this funding.
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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia; Department of the Treasury; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and Department of Finance.
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Finance
Infrastructure
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Treasury
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2015–2016)
Published: Thursday 10 December 2015
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Managing Compliance with Visa Conditions

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) management of compliance with visa conditions. To form a conclusion against this objective, the ANAO assessed whether DIBP:

  • effectively manages risk and intelligence related to visa holders’ non-compliance with their visa conditions;
  • promotes voluntary compliance through targeted campaigns and services that are appropriate and accessible to the community;
  • conducts onshore compliance activities that are effective and appropriately targeted; and
  • has effective administrative arrangements to support visa holders’ compliance with their visa conditions.
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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2014–2015)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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Verifying Identity in the Citizenship Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s identity verification arrangements for applicants in the Citizenship Program.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2014–2015)
Published: Wednesday 15 April 2015
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Management of Interpreting Services

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in delivering high quality interpreting services to its clients.

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Entity: 
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Department of Social Services
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Border
Immigration
Social Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2014–2015)
Published: Thursday 5 February 2015
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Administration of the Tariff Concession System

The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's administration of the Tariff Concession System.

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Entity: 
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Border
Customs
Immigration
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