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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2011
Published

Administering the Character Requirements of the Migration Act 1958

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's (DIAC) administration of the character requirements of the Migration Act.

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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Sector 
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
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Administration of the Access to Allied Psychological Services Program

To examine the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of the Access to Allied Psychological Services Program.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 16 June 2011
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Monitoring and Compliance Arrangements Supporting Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Homes

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of monitoring arrangements (by the Accreditation Agency) and compliance activities (by DoHA) put in place to achieve residential aged care homes’ compliance with the Accreditation Standards and their other, related, responsibilities under the Act and its associated instruments.

The ANAO’s assessment considered whether:

— a sector-wide compliance strategy was in place and aligned with effective monitoring and compliance activities at the operational level;
— there was a clear articulation of the separat but complementary roles and responsibilities of DoHA and the Accreditation Agency; and
— performance information gathered by both agencies to support public reporting and business improvements was useful and enabled comparison of performance over time.

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Department of Health and Ageing; Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 31 May 2011
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Management of Student Visas

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s management of the student visa program. Three key areas were examined in the audit: the processing of student visa applications; ensuring compliance with student visa conditions; and cooperation between DIAC and DEEWR.

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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Sector 
Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 24 March 2011
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General Practice Education and Training

The Objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of GPET's management of the general practice training programs, AGPT and PGPPP, the latter being a responsibility that GPET assumed in 2010.

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General Practice Education and Training Limited
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 18 November 2010
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand

The objective of the audit was to assess FSANZ's administration of its food standard functions, as specified in the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act, 1991 (last amended 2007).
Particular emphasis was given to whether:

  • FSANZ's performance management and reporting provided effective support and ensures accountability;
  • FSANZ effectively administered its food standard development and variation function, including its stakeholder management; and
  • FSANZ effectively monitored the implementation of its standards and coordinates relevant jurisdictions to address market failures.
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2010–11)
Published: Wednesday 15 September 2010
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Practice Incentives Program

The objective of the audit was to assess DoHA's effectiveness:

  • in undertaking PIP program planning, program monitoring and review; and
  • with Medicare Australia, in ensuring PIP program delivery to general practices and their medical practitioners.

In undertaking the audit, the ANAO considered the 12 incentives that comprised the PIP up to August 2009. The three most recently introduced incentives at the time of audit fieldwork, namely, Domestic Violence, GP Aged Care Access and eHealth incentives, were examined in greater detail and formed case studies to support audit analysis. The ANAO also sought views on the program administration from industry, including from general practices directly through an online survey.

With regard to accreditation of general practice, the audit scope did not include an assessment of the Standards nor the work of the bodies that undertake accreditation of general practices. The ANAO's focus on general practice accreditation related to DoHA's management of program entry criteria.

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Department of Health and AgeingMedicare Australia
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2006–07)
Published: Monday 25 June 2007
Published

Non-APS Workers

The objective of the audit was to assess the management practices undertaken by APS agencies to achieve value for money and transparency in dealing with contracts for non-APS workers. The focus of the audit was on circumstances where agencies had a significant reliance on a non-APS workforce to assist in achieving their core functions. Regular reporting by agencies of expenditure on non-APS workers was outside the scope of this audit.

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Ageing
Agriculture
Border
Centrelink
Customs
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 14 June 2007
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Management of Tribunal Operations-Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tribunals' management of their operations. To this end, the audit examined whether the MRT and the RRT:

  • have achieved intended operational efficiencies from the introduction of common facilities, services and resourcing;
  • have established appropriate arrangements for governance, business planning and guidance of Members and staff, and for performance monitoring and reporting of Tribunal operations;
  • finalise cases within Tribunal time and productivity standards; and
  • provide applicants with services in accordance with service standards.

The audit covered Tribunal operations for review of visa decisions. The correctness of individual decisions was not assessed as part of the audit.

The audit focused particularly on developments in the Tribunals' management performance in the four year period from 2001–02 to 2004–05.

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Entity 
Migration Review Tribunal; Refugee Review Tribunal
Sector 
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2006–07)
Published: Wednesday 23 May 2007
Published

Administration of the Community Aged Care Packages Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA's management of CACPs in fulfilling the legislated objectives of the program.

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Sector 
Ageing
Health
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 17 May 2007
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Administration of the Health Requirement of the Migration Act 1958

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's administration of the health requirement of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act). To achieve this objective, the ANAO examined whether DIAC was setting and implementing the health requirement in accordance with the Act, the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations), and DIAC's own guidelines.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2006–07)
Published: Wednesday 2 May 2007
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Preparations for the Re-tendering of DIAC's Detention and Health Services Contracts

The audit objective was to assess whether the early stages of DIAC's preparations for the re-tendering of the detention and health services contracts were consistent with sound practice. The audit focused on governance arrangements, in particular the recordkeeping arrangements, roles and responsibilities of personnel, expert advisors and the probity auditor—matters raised in the previous audit report. The audit did not examine the RFT, which is not due to be issued until April 2007.

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Sector 
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 25 January 2007
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Administration of State and Territory Compliance with the Australian Health Care Agreements

The objective of this audit was to determine whether Health adequately assessed the State and Territory Governments' compliance with their obligations under the terms of the AHCAs. In conducting the audit, ANAO addressed the following criteria:

  • if Health assessed whether the States and Territories were adhering to the AHCAs clause 6 principles that all eligible persons had equitable access to free public health and emergency services on the basis of clinical need within an appropriate period;
  • if Health assessed whether the States and Territories were increasing their own source funding at the rate specified in the AHCAs; and
  • if Health assessed whether the States and Territories were meeting the performance reporting requirements set out in the AHCAs.
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Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2006–07)
Published: Tuesday 17 October 2006
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Visa Management: Working Holiday Makers

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the WHM programme is administered effectively and in accordance with relevant laws and policies. In particular, the ANAO focused on four key areas: the implementation of eWHM visa; authority for the WHM programme; decision-making for WHM visas; and programme performance information. A feature of the audit was the computer-aided scrutiny of over 300 000 visa application records to test DIMA's decision-making processes.

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Sector 
Immigration
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