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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Published
The objectives for the audit of the third tranche sale of Telstra shares were to:
- assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved, including maximising overall value for money;
- assess the effectiveness of the management of the sale; and
- identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate potential improvements in any future asset sales.
Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2008
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of personnel security arrangements at selected Australian Government organisations, including whether they satisfied the requirements of the PSM.
To address this objective, the audit examined the extent to which the selected organisations implemented the 14 recommendations from the three previous reports.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether agencies had effectively administered credit cards, including having complied with legislative and internal requirements.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 15 May 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the NCA's management of its asset portfolio. This included examining its asset management systems and the management of selected contracts that the NCA has in place to maintain specific assets.
Entity
National Capital Authority
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 22 April 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to review selected Defence public works projects submitted in the three year period ending mid 2007 to assess whether they had been submitted in accordance with the Committee's prevailing requirements for notification and review prior to entering into financial commitments for public works. The audit also examined the procedures applied by Defence to refer public works projects to the Committee, and identified administrative practices that may improve adherence with relevant legislative and administrative referral requirements.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 16 April 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess how well EMA is meeting its objective of providing national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 21 February 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected regulatory agencies have cost recovery procedures and practices which comply with the Government's guidelines. To address this objective, the audit assessed the management of cost recovery against the following criteria:
- regulatory agencies have clear and consistent cost recovery procedures to identify their activities and costs, and set fees and levies;
- regulatory agencies have effectively implemented their cost recovery procedures;
- regulatory agencies regularly monitor and review their cost recovery activities; and
- regulatory agencies regularly report on their cost recovery.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 7 February 2008
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the administration of the regional delivery of NHT 2 and the NAP.
The scope of the audit encompassed both Environment and DAFF, including the Joint Team of staff from both departments working together under a common management structure for the delivery of both programs. The audit focused on:
- the implementation of the regional delivery arrangements;
- governance and financial management for regional delivery; and
- monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the programs' performance.
Entity
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 31 October 2007
Published
The audit follows on from Audit Report No. 45 2004-2005, Management of Selected Defence Systems Program Offices, May 2005. That report is being considered by the JCPAA, as part of its current inquiry into Defence Financial Management and Equipment Acquisition at the Department of Defence and DMO.
Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2007
Published
The audit objectives were to assess the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts and whether selected agencies had compiled Internet listings of contracts, as required by the Senate Order and agreed to by the Government.
Entity
Across Entities