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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2019–2020)
Recent
Published: Thursday 1 August 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC’s) administration of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
Entity
Australian Research Council
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.
Entity
Across entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 11 February 2019
Published
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.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
Published
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.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA); Department of Home Affairs; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018
Published
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.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
Published
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.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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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 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.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2016–2017)
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
Published
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.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2016–2017)
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
Published
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.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2016–2017)
Published: Tuesday 27 September 2016
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Parliamentary Services’ arrangements for managing contracts and retail licences, including the extent to which the department has implemented recommendations from the previous ANAO audit.
Entity
Department of Parliamentary Services
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