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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2019–20)
New
Published: Wednesday 4 December 2019
Published

Western Sydney Airport Procurement Activities

The objective of the audit was to examine whether WSA Co Limited’s procurement framework and procurement activities are achieving value for money.

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Entity 
WSA Co Limited
Contact 

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Infrastructure
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 9 September 2019
Published

Management of the Tourist Refund Scheme

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.

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Entity 
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact 

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Tourism
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 5 August 2019
Published

Implementation of ANAO and Parliamentary Committee Recommendations

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.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Aviation
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Published

OneSKY: Contractual Arrangements

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.

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Entity 
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
Contact 

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Infrastructure
Transport
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
Published

Farm Management Deposits Scheme

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.

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Entity 
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Agriculture
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
Published

Management of Small Business Tax Debt

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 29 March 2019
Published

Addressing Illegal Phoenix Activity

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Cross Government
Employment
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2018
Published

Compliance with Foreign Investment Obligations for Residential Real Estate

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.

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Entity 
Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
Published

Domestic Passenger Screening—Follow-Up

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.

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Entity 
Department of Home Affairs
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Aviation
Infrastructure
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
Published

Corporate Planning in the Australian Public Sector 2017–18

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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Entity 
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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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 20 February 2018
Published

Unscheduled Taxation System Outages

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 13 December 2017
Published

The Australian Taxation Office’s Use of Settlements

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s use of settlements to resolve taxpayer disputes.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 22 November 2017
Published

Costs and Benefits of the Reinventing the ATO Program

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 59 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 June 2017
Published

myGov Digital Services

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ implementation of myGov as at November 2016.

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Entity 
Department of Human Services; Digital Transformation Agency (DTA); Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Human Services
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Social Services
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 May 2017
Published

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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Entity 
Department of Health; Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Ageing
Health
Indigenous
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 15 May 2017
Published

Child Support Collection Arrangements between the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Human Services

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).

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Human Services
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 10 April 2017
Published

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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Entity 
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Defence
Finance
Infrastructure
Transport
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
Published

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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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Border
Human Services
Immigration
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 9 February 2017
Published

Australian Taxation Office's Implementation of Recommendations

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

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 12 September 2016
Published

Meeting Revenue Commitments from Compliance Measures

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

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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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Aviation
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Trade
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

Conduct of the External Compliance Assurance Process pilot

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's External Compliance Assurance Process pilot conducted with large business taxpayers.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

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
Contact 

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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Aviation
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

Administration of Tobacco Excise Equivalent Goods

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of tobacco excise and excise equivalent goods.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Border
Customs
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

Administration of Higher Education Loan Program Debt and Repayments

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts and repayments.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of Education and Training
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Education
Taxation
Training
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 26 April 2016
Published

Strategies and Activities to Address the Cash and Hidden Economy

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
Published

Procurement Initiatives to Support Outcomes for Indigenous Australians

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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Entity 
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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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Defence
Education
Employment
Human Services
Indigenous
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
Taxation
Training
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
Published

Administration of Capital Gains Tax for Individual and Small Business Taxpayers

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.
 

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
Published

Promoting Compliance with Superannuation Guarantee Obligations

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 26 November 2014
Published

Administration of Contact Centres

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 5 November 2014
Published

Annual Compliance Arrangements with Large Corporate Taxpayers

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
Published

Cyber Attacks: Securing Agencies' ICT Systems

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.

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Entity 
Across Agencies
Contact 

David Gray, Executive Director - Phone (02) 6203 7377

Sector 
Border
Customs
Defence
Foreign Affairs
Human Services
Science
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
Published

Administration of the Australian Business Register

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Business Register.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Industry
Contact 

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Sector 
Industry
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
Published

Compliance Effectiveness Methodology

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2014
Published

Managing Compliance of High Wealth Individuals

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s activities to promote tax compliance by high wealth individuals.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 12 February 2014
Published

Management of Complaints and Other Feedback

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2013
Published

Administration of Government Advertising Arrangements: August 2011 to March 2013

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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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Sector 
Ageing
Communications
Finance
Health
Human Services
Indigenous
Social Services
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 25 June 2013
Published

Management of Debt Relief Arrangements

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of debt relief arrangements.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2012–13)
Published: Monday 24 June 2013
Published

Management of the Australian Taxation Office's Property Portfolio

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s management of its property portfolio.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 20 June 2013
Published

Administration of the GP Super Clinics Program

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.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Contact 

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Sector 
Ageing
Health
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 13 June 2013
Published

Management and Reporting of Goods and Services Tax and Fringe Benefits Tax Information

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 8 May 2013
Published

The Regulation of Tax Practitioners by the Tax Practitioners Board

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.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office; Tax Practitioners Board
Contact 

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Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 5 December 2012
Published

Administration of Commonwealth Responsibilities under the National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health

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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Entity 
Australian National Preventive Health Agency; Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 13 November 2012
Published

Managing Aged Care Complaints

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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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
Published

Management of Australia's Air Combat Capability — F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Acquisition

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.

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Entity 
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
Sector 
Aviation
Defence
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
Published

Management of Australia's Air Combat Capability — F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Fleet Upgrades and Sustainment

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.

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Entity 
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
Sector 
Aviation
Defence
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2012
Published

The Engagement of External Debt Collection Agencies

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of external debt collection arrangements.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2011–12)
Published: Monday 25 June 2012
Published

Processing and Risk Assessing Incoming International Air Passengers

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.

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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Aviation
Border
Customs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2011–12)
Published: Friday 22 June 2012
Published

Small Business Superannuation Clearing House

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.

 

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Entity 
Department of the Treasury; Department of Human Services; Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Human Services
Taxation
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 20 June 2012
Published

Administration of the Health and Hospitals Fund

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.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2012
Published

Administration of the Primary Care Infrastructure Grants Program

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.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2011–12)
Published: Friday 8 June 2012
Published

Interpretative Assistance for Self Managed Superannuation Funds

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO's management of its interpretative assistance activities for SMSFs.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2012
Published

Indigenous Early Childhood Development. New Directions: Mothers and Babies Services

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.
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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 9 February 2012
Published

Capacity Development for Indigenous Service Delivery

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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Entity 
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Indigenous
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 8 February 2012
Published

Administration of Government Advertising Arrangements: March 2010 to August 2011

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.
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Across Agencies
Sector 
Ageing
Energy
Environment
Health
Social Services
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 12 October 2011
Published

The National Blood Authority's Management of the National Blood Supply

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.

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Entity 
National Blood Authority
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2011
Published

Indigenous Employment in Government Service Delivery

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).

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Across Entities
Sector 
Ageing
Arts
Education
Employment
Environment
Health
Human Services
Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 30 August 2011
Published

Therapeutic Goods Regulation: Complementary Medicines

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.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2010–11)
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2011
Published

Administration of Deductible Gift Recipients (Non-profit Sector)

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of DGR endorsements and associated arrangements.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
Published

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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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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