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Assurance review  (Auditor-General Report No. 62 of 2016–17)
Published: Friday 30 June 2017
Published

Malabar Headland: 2016 Lease between the Commonwealth of Australia and the New South Wales Rifle Association

The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance engagement of the Department of Finance’s management of the lease between the Commonwealth of Australia and the New South Wales Rifle Association over the Malabar Headland. The limited assurance engagement examined whether the management was, in all material respects, in accordance with the Commonwealth Property Management Framework.

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Department of Finance; Department of the Environment and Energy
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Environment
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 58 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 26 June 2017
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Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2015–16

The objective of the audit was to examine the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework.

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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Federal Police; Department of Finance
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Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Attorney-General's
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 June 2017
Published

Corporate Planning in the Australian Public Sector 2016–17

The objective of the audit was to assess the selected entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.

This audit assessed corporate plans for the 2016–17 reporting period, and complements the report published in August 2016 which assessed corporate plans for the 2015–16 reporting period.

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Comcare; Department of Education and Training; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; National Library of Australia
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Governance
Sector 
Education
Finance
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 May 2017
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Indigenous Aged Care

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Government-funded aged care services delivered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images of deceased people.

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Department of Health; Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
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Service delivery
Sector 
Ageing
Health
Indigenous
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–17)
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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Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Defence
Finance
Infrastructure
Transport
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
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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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Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Governance
Sector 
Border
Human Services
Immigration
Taxation
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2016–17)
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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Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Governance
Sector 
Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
Published

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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Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Procurement
Sector 
Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2016–17)
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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Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Governance
Sector 
Border
Education
Finance
Immigration
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2016–17)
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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Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Procurement
Sector 
Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
Published

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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Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Border
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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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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Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Fair Work Ombudsman; Australian Public Service Commission
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Governance
Sector 
Border
Immigration
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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Corporate Planning in the Australian Public Sector 2015–16

The objective of the audit was to assess progress in implementing the corporate plan requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

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Across Entities
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Governance
Sector 
Aviation
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Trade
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2016–17)
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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Department of Finance; Australian Public Service Commission; Department of Health; Department of Social Services; Attorney-General's Department; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
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 2016–17)
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
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Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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Security Risk Management

The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected organisations had effective security risk management programs, including whether a selection of protective security risk treatment controls was working as designed.

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Across Agencies
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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Construction of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre

The objective of the audit, in examining the construction of the CIIDC, was to assess:

  • the adequacy of the planning and delivery processes for the project;
  • the value-for-money achieved in the delivery of the project, including with regard to the suitability of the centre for its intended purpose; and
  • the extent to which the Public Works Committee Act.
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Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Immigration
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 2 June 2009
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Planning and Allocating Aged Care Places and Capital Grants

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA's management of the planning and allocation of aged care places and capital grants, in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2008–09)
Published: Monday 25 May 2009
Published

Online Availability of Government Entities' Documents Tabled in the Australian Parliament

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • determine the extent to which government entities complied with the requirement to publish and maintain documents online that were presented to the Parliament;
  • evaluate selected government entities' policies and practices regarding online publishing; and
  • assess AGIMO's policy and guidance in support of online publishing.

To address this objective the audit was conducted in three parts. Firstly, we reviewed a sample of papers tabled between 2000 and 2008 in order to assess their availability online. Next, we examined the online publishing practices of five government entities. These were the: Australian Federal Police (AFP); Department of the House of Representatives (DHR); Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Infrastructure); Department of the Treasury (Treasury); and National Archives of Australia (NAA). Finally, we reviewed AGIMO's role in supporting government entities in their online publishing practices.

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Across Agencies
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Infrastructure
Parliament
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Regional Development
Transport
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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Settlement Grants Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's management of the Settlement Grants Program. The ANAO assessed DIAC's performance in terms of how effectively it planned for funding rounds, assessed and allocated grants, monitored and evaluated the program, and managed relationships with its stakeholders. In doing so, the ANAO focused on SGP projects that received funding in the 2007–08.

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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Sector 
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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Management of the Movement Alert List

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.

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Entity 
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Sector 
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
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Management of the Australian Government's Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons

The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements for oversighting the Action Plan and whether the Plan's new measures have been administered effectively to deliver the intended results.

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Attorney-General's Department; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Australian Federal Police; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Border
Human Services
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 19 March 2009
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Rural and Remote Health Workforce Capacity - the contribution made by programs administered by the Department of Health and Ageing

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's administration of health workforce initiatives in rural and remote Australia.

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Entity 
Deparment of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Employment
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 11 March 2009
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Green Office Procurement and Sustainable Office Management

The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the progress being made by Government agencies in achieving better practice in green office procurement and sustainable office management. The scope of the audit included agencies incorporated under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 as well as a sample of bodies incorporated under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Sixty-three agencies were included in an audit survey. Detailed validation was carried out in nine of these agencies.

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Across Entities
Sector 
Energy
Environment
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 March 2009
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The Administration of Contracting Arrangements in relation to Government Advertising to November 2007

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the procurement and contracting associated with:

  • the design, development and delivery of government advertising campaigns by Commonwealth departments; and
  • the operation of the Central Advertising System (CAS).
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Entity 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Attorney-General's Department
Sector 
Ageing
Attorney-General's
Education
Employment
Finance
Health
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 10 February 2009
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The Approval of Small and Medium Sized Business System Projects

This audit focused on the approval of business system projects -projects aiming to achieve a business objective such as reduced costs or to implement a new program, in contrast with projects with a narrower technology focus such as replacing an agencyʹs desktop computers.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 4 February 2009
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CMAX Communications Contract for the 2020 Summit

The objectives of this audit were to:

  • examine whether the appointment of CMAX Communications Pty Ltd as a provider of communications support and advice for the 2020 Summit was consistent with the Commonwealth procurement framework and sound principles of public administration; and
  • assess the effectiveness of the administration of the CMAX Communications contract by PM&C.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sector 
Defence
Finance
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 3 February 2009
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The Administration of Grants under the Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program

The Australian Political Parties for Democracy Programme is administered by Finance. The programme aims to strengthen democracy internationally by providing support for the international activities of Australia's major political parties. Funding of up to $1 million is provided annually under the programme to each of the Australian Labor Party and to the Liberal Party of Australia. Guidelines for the programme provide for the parties to re-apply for funding each year and set out the criteria against which applications for funding are assessed. The proposed audit would examine the administration of the program by Finance, including the adequacy of assessment of acquittal documentation and requests to roll over funding.

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Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 16 December 2008
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Government Agencies' Management of their Websites

The audit objective was to assess how well agencies manage their websites. Particular attention was given to the audited agencies' website purposes, risk management and planning, policies, content management procedures, and performance monitoring and reporting. These elements provide the framework for the design, implementation and operation of websites.

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Entity 
Australian Bureau of Statistics; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
Sector 
Agriculture
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Trade
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 10 December 2008
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Active After-school Communities Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the AASC program by the ASC. The extent to which the ASC is able to determine that the program is achieving its objectives was also examined. Particular emphasis was given to the following areas:

  • the implementation and the ongoing management of program; and
  • the selection of sites and administration of grants funded under the program.

The elements of the Building a Healthy, Active Australia package undertaken by other agencies were not included in the scope of this audit.

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Entity 
Australian Sports Commission
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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