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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 9 September 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 5 August 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether selected entities implemented agreed ANAO performance audit, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, and other parliamentary committee recommendations.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 31 July 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contract for the acquisition of the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System demonstrably represents value for money.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Agriculture have effectively administered the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme.
Entity
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) management of small business tax debt arising from compliance activities.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 29 March 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) and Treasury’s management of compliance with foreign investment obligations for residential real estate.
Entity
Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
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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.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
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The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.
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Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 20 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively responded to recent unscheduled information technology (IT) system outages.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 13 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s use of settlements to resolve taxpayer disputes.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 22 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's processes for estimating and monitoring the costs, savings and benefits associated with the Reinventing the ATO program.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 59 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ implementation of myGov as at November 2016.
Entity
Department of Human Services; Digital Transformation Agency (DTA); Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 May 2017
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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.
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Entity
Department of Health; Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 15 May 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the child support collection arrangements between the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 10 April 2017
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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.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
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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
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 9 February 2017
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's monitoring and implementation of recommendations about its administration made by the ANAO and parliamentary committees
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 12 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office in achieving revenue commitments established under specific Budget-funded compliance measures.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess progress in implementing the corporate plan requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's External Compliance Assurance Process pilot conducted with large business taxpayers.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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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.
Entity
Airservices Australia
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of tobacco excise and excise equivalent goods.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts and repayments.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of Education and Training
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 26 April 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) strategies and activities to address the cash and hidden economy.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
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Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of capital gains tax for individual and small business taxpayers.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's activities to promote employer compliance with Superannuation Guarantee obligations.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 26 November 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess how effectively and efficiently the Australian Taxation Office managed contact centres as part of its overall service delivery.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 5 November 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of annual compliance arrangements with large corporate taxpayers.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess selected agencies’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies and related controls in the Australian Government Information Security Manual.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
David Gray, Executive Director - Phone (02) 6203 7377
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Business Register.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Industry
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to examine the application of the Australian Taxation Office's Compliance Effectiveness Methodology in evaluating the effectiveness of key compliance activities and shaping the development of strategies to promote voluntary compliance.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s activities to promote tax compliance by high wealth individuals.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 12 February 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) complaints and other feedback management systems in supporting service delivery.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2013
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The audit objectives were to assess the effectiveness of:
- selected agencies’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework, and other key legal and administrative requirements; and
- the ongoing administration of the campaign advertising framework.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 25 June 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of debt relief arrangements.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2012–13)
Published: Monday 24 June 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s management of its property portfolio.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 20 June 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of the GP Super Clinics program to support improved community access to integrated GP and primary health care services.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 13 June 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) management and reporting of selected information relating to the goods and services tax and the fringe benefits tax.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 8 May 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Practitioners Board's implementation and administration of the regulatory arrangements for tax practitioners under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Tax Practitioners Board
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 5 December 2012
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian National Preventive Health Agency in fulfilling the Commonwealth’s role in implementing the Council of Australian Government’s National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health, to achieve the Agreement’s objectives, outcomes and outputs, including supporting all Australians to reduce their risk of chronic disease.
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Australian National Preventive Health Agency; Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 13 November 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Health and Ageing’s (DoHA’s) implementation and ongoing management of the Aged Care Complaints Scheme and the effectiveness of DoHA’s complaint management systems in supporting service delivery and regulatory outcomes.
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Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
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The audit objective was to assess the progress of the AIR 6000—New Air Combat Capability project in delivering the required combat aircraft within approved cost, schedule and performance parameters.
Entity
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
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To assess the upgrade and sustainment of the F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet, and the sustainment of the newly acquired F/A-18F Super Hornet fleet.
Entity
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of external debt collection arrangements.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2011–12)
Published: Monday 25 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's risk-based management of end-to-end processing of incoming international air passengers in achieving border security and passenger facilitation outcomes.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2011–12)
Published: Friday 22 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.
Entity
Department of the Treasury; Department of Human Services; Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 20 June 2012
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA’s administration in supporting the creation and development of health infrastructure from the HHF, including DoHA’s support for the Health Minister and the HHF Advisory Board.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's support for improved access to integrated GP and primary healthcare services through its administration of the Primary Care Infrastructure Grants (PCIG) program.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2011–12)
Published: Friday 8 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO's management of its interpretative assistance activities for SMSFs.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2012
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of New Directions. In this respect the ANAO considered whether:
- planning processes were developed to support the program’s objectives and rationale;
- implementation arrangements were clearly defined and aligned to the objectives of the program; and
- robust performance management arrangements had been established and were in use by the department.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 9 February 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FaHCSIA, DEEWR and DoHA seek to reduce service delivery risks posed by capacity constraints in Indigenous organisations.
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Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 8 February 2012
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The audit objectives were:
- to assess the effectiveness of the revised certification process in promoting compliance of government advertising campaigns (campaigns) with the March 2010 Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns by Australian Government Departments and Agencies (2010 Guidelines);
- to assess the effectiveness of agency administration in developing campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework;
- to assess the effectiveness of Finance’s administration of the campaign advertising framework; and
- to assess the effect on campaigns of an exemption from the 2010 Guidelines.
Entity
Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 12 October 2011
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This audit focuses on the NBA’s role in managing the nations blood supply, bearing in mind the NBA’s legislative responsibilities, national policy objectives and ongoing blood sector reforms.
Entity
National Blood Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2011
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR’s and FaHCSIA’s administration of the Australian Government’s responsibilities under Element 1 of the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Economic Participation (including the NT Jobs Package).
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 30 August 2011
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The objective of this audit is to examine the effectiveness of the TGA’s administration of complementary medicines regulation in Australia. The primary focus is on listed complementary medicines, which comprise about 98 per cent of these medicines.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2010–11)
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of DGR endorsements and associated arrangements.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
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To examine the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of the Access to Allied Psychological Services Program.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the services delivered through ATO shopfronts to individual and micro enterprise tax clients. Particular emphasis was given to the delivery of services to clients and planning and reporting processes for shopfront services.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office