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Speeches and papers
Published: Wednesday 7 October 2020
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The fifteenth Commonwealth Auditor-General of Australia, Grant Hehir, has prepared a mid-term report reflecting on his first five years in the role. The report presents a description and analysis of the role and impact of audit, as well as analysis of the financial audit and performance audit work of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). The report concludes with coverage of ANAO continuous improvement activities across audit quality, better communication, transparency, efficiency and workforce capability.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 28 September 2020
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The ANAO conducted separate audits of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) Children and Schooling program and the Safety and Wellbeing program, the findings and conclusions of which are presented in this report. The objective of the audits was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s and the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s administration of the IAS Children and Schooling and the Safety and Wellbeing programs.
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National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Annual report
Published: Monday 28 September 2020
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This annual report documents the performance of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in the financial year ended 30 June 2020. 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 2019–20 and the ANAO Corporate Plan 2019–20; and annual reporting requirements set out in other relevant legislation.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2020–21)
Published: Thursday 24 September 2020
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The audit objective was to assess whether Services Australia appropriately managed risks to operating the current welfare payment system and appropriately prepared to transition to the future system.
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Services Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 21 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications exercised appropriate due diligence in its acquisition of the ‘Leppington Triangle’ land for the future development of the Western Sydney Airport.
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2020–21)
Published: Thursday 17 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s management of financial disclosures required under Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, including the extent to which the AEC is achieving accurate and complete financial disclosures.
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Australian Electoral Commission
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Assurance review (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 14 September 2020
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The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance review of the Department of Finance’s reporting and administration of the Advances to the Finance Minister (AFM) for the Period 1 August 2020 to 28 August 2020.
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Department of Finance
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2020–21)
Published: Thursday 10 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s design process and implementation to date of the Defence Export Strategy.
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Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2020–21)
Published: Thursday 3 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Energy Regulator’s regulation of energy markets.
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Australian Energy Regulator
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 31 August 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which entities’ establishment and use of ICT related procurement panels and arrangements supported the achievement of value for money outcomes.
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Across Entities
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