Browse our range of publications including performance and financial statement audit reports, assurance review reports, information reports and annual reports.
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2019–20)
Recent
Published: Monday 30 September 2019
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the Child Care Package.
Entity
Department of Education
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2019–20)
Recent
Published: Monday 23 September 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s implementation of the National Ice Action Strategy (NIAS).
Entity
Department of Health
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Type of content
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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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 26 August 2019
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The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework.
Entity
Across Entities
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Annual report
Published: Wednesday 14 August 2019
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This annual report documents the performance of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in the financial year ended on 30 June 2019. The report addresses all applicable obligations under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014; the Auditor-General Act 1997; the performance measures set out in the outcome and programs framework in the ANAO’s Portfolio Budget Statements 2018–19 and the ANAO Corporate Plan 2018–19, and annual reporting requirements set out in other relevant legislation.
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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. 5 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 1 August 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC’s) administration of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
Entity
Australian Research Council
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Type of content
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
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2019–20)
Published: Tuesday 23 July 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s quarterly performance report as a mechanism to inform senior stakeholders about risks and issues in the delivery of capability to the Australian Defence Force.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 22 July 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s administration of allowances and entitlements paid to its Australian Public Service (APS) employees.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 4 July 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber security risks by three government business enterprises or corporate Commonwealth entities. The entities selected for audit are ASC Pty Ltd, the Australian Postal Corporation and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Entity
ASC Pty Ltd; Australian Postal Corporation; Reserve Bank of Australia
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Type of content
Corporate
Published: Tuesday 2 July 2019
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The ANAO Corporate Plan 2019–20 is the ANAO’s key strategic planning document. It guides our operating environment and sets out how we will deliver on our purpose. This Quality Assurance Framework and Plan complements the Corporate Plan. It describes the ANAO Quality Assurance Framework and reflects the ANAO’s quality assurance strategy and deliverables for the coming year.
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Corporate
Published: Monday 1 July 2019
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The corporate plan is the ANAO’s primary planning document. Our strategic planning process allows us to continually improve practices and capabilities to demonstrate value in the delivery of services to the Parliament. The corporate plan is complemented by the annual audit work program, which reflects the ANAO’s audit strategy for the coming year.
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Type of content
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
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 25 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) fraud control program and its compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.
Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 21 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 19 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation’s (ARPC) management of the Terrorism Reinsurance Scheme.
Entity
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 18 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C’s) evaluation framework for the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS), in achieving its purpose to ensure that evaluation is high quality, ethical, inclusive and focused on improving outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Type of content
Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
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This report focuses on the results of the interim audits, including an assessment of entities’ key internal controls, supporting the 2018–19 financial statements audits. It examines 26 entities, including all departments of state and a number of major Australian government entities. The entities included in the report are selected on the basis of their contribution to the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of the 2017–18 Consolidated Financial Statements of the Australian Government (CFS). Significant and moderate findings arising from the interim audits are reported to the responsible Minister(s), and all findings are reported to those charged with governance of each entity.
Entity
Across Entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ role in implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (the National Plan).
Entity
Department of Social Services
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 6 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).
Entity
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 31 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities had designed and implemented appropriate governance and administration arrangements for the transition and delivery of sustainable reforms to services on Norfolk Island.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Type of content
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
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.
Entity
Across entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 Work Packages B–D.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
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The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.
Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
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Type of content
Audit insights
Published: Friday 17 May 2019
Published
This edition of audit insights outlines key messages from a series of recent audits examining the effectiveness of governance boards in four corporate Commonwealth entities. The audit observations from this series of audits relate primarily to the ‘soft’ attributes of effective governance such as relationships, behaviours and culture, while also recognising the important interplay with the ‘hard’ attributes of governance such as board composition, appointment processes and independence. The key messages may be relevant for the operations of other Commonwealth boards as well as broader governance arrangements in Commonwealth entities.
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 14 May 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected regulatory entities effectively apply the cost recovery principles of the Australian Government’s cost recovery framework. The selected regulatory entities were the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and the Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration).
Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 2 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Entity
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Entity
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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