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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 58 of 2004–2005)
Published: Wednesday 29 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Health's administration of the National Respite for Carers Program.
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Department of Health and Ageing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2004–2005)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to consider the status of workforce planning by APS agencies against the background of the ANAO's 2001 Better Practice Guide Planning for the Workforce of the Future, in light of there commendations made in the MAC Organisational Renewal 2001 and the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report Recruitmentand Training in the Australian Public Service 2003. Workforce planning was defined as a continuous process of shaping the workforce to ensure it is capable of delivering organisational objectives now and in the future.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2004–2005)
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2005
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A Health Care Card (HCC) is one of three types of concession cards issued by Centrelink for the Australian Government. The objectives of the audit were to assess: the effectiveness of whole of government approaches to administering HCCs by FaCS, Centrelink, Health and HIC; the adequacy ofperformance information relating to HCCs, including monitoring the use of the card and its budgetary impact, as well as the cost of administering HCCs; and the effectiveness of controls relating to the issue, maintenance and cancellation of the HCC; and to limit its incorrect or fraudulent use.
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Health Insurance Commission; Department of Health and Ageing; Centrelink; Department of Family and Community Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2004–2005)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to express an opinion on the effectiveness of HOP management having regard to: compliance with applicable Australian Government policies; compliance with internal guidelines to assist loans officers to assess applications and manage loans; and programme performance reporting.
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Indigenous Business Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2004–2005)
Published: Monday 20 June 2005
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The objectives of the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) performance audit were to: examine the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies' procurement and management of legal services arrangements; determine adherence to Australian Government policy requirements; examine the effectiveness of the OLSC's monitoring of agencies' compliance with Government policy requirements; examine the OLSC's role in assisting agencies to comply with Government policy.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2004–2005)
Published: Wednesday 2 March 2005
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The objective of this audit was to assess ARPANSA's management of the regulation of Commonwealth radiation and nuclear activities to ensure the safety of their radiation facilities and sources.
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Australian Radiation Proctection and Nuclear Safety Agency
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2004–2005)
Published: Thursday 10 February 2005
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This audit was designed to identify the methods used by selected agencies to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of their delivery of services through the Internet, and to evaluate the adequacy of these methods. ANAO also identified better practices, lessons learned and opportunities for improvements.
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Austrade; Centrelink; Child Support Agency; Department of Veteran's Affairs; Health and Ageing; National Archives; Finance
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2004–2005)
Published: Thursday 27 January 2005
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Medicare is Australia's universal health insurance scheme. Underpinning Medicare is one of Australia's largest and more complex computer databases the Medicare enrolment database. At the end of 2004 the Medicare enrolment database contained information on over 24 million individuals. This audit examines the quality of data stored on that database and how the Health Insurance Commission (HIC) manages the data.
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Health Insurance Commission; Medicare Australia; Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2004–2005)
Published: Tuesday 18 January 2005
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The objective of the audit was to examine the investment of public funds by selected entities, including: compliance with relevant legislation, delegations and instructions; the value for money of investment strategies; and reporting of investment activities. Six entities were selected for audit, comprising three FMA Act agencies and three Commonwealth authorities. The six entities had aggregrate investments of $1.64 billion as at 30 June 2004 and realised investment earnings of some $80.4 million during 2003/04.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2004–2005)
Published: Thursday 16 December 2004
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), a division of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, is responsible for the regulation of the manufacture and supply of therapeutic goods. The objective of the audit was to assess the TGA's regulation of non-prescription medicinal products. In particular, it reviewed the TGA's systems, procedures and resource management processes used to approve new manufacturers, monitor ongoing manufacturer and product compliance with mandated requirements, and manage non-compliance. The audit made 26 recommendations designed to improve the transparency, quality and reliability of regulatory decisions taken by the TGA and improve its accountability mechanisms by enhancing its management information systems.
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Department of Health and Ageing