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Audit insights
Published: Wednesday 13 December 2017
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This edition of audit insights draws together key learnings from Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) performance audit reports tabled in the Parliament of Australia from July to September 2017. It provides insights into entities’ operational implementation of government policies and frameworks, drawing on a number of common findings and key learnings on policy and program design, governance, performance and impact measurement, and risk management.
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Speech
Published: Wednesday 13 December 2017
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Grant Hehir, Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Australian National Centre for Audit & Assurance Research (ANCAAR) 15th ANCAAR Audit Research Forum on 1 December 2017.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 12 December 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science in administering the low emission technologies for fossil fuels (LETFF) program.
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Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Information report (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
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Procurement is a significant public sector activity worth $47.4 billion in 2016–17. This information report seeks to provide greater transparency on procurement activity in the Australian public sector. This information report is neither an audit nor an assurance review and presents no conclusions or opinions. The report presents in a variety of ways, including tables and figures, publicly available data from public sector procurement activity.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements established by the Department of Education and Training to monitor the impact of Australian Government school funding.
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Department of Education and Training
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Corporate
Published: Thursday 30 November 2017
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The Australian National Audit Office provided a submission on 10 November 2017 to the statutory review of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule).
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Assurance review (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance review of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ assessment of the performance of New South Wales under the National Partnership Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin relevant to the protection and use of environmental water for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 financial years.
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether nbn co limited effectively administered the National Broadband Network Satellite Support Scheme.
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Department of Communications and the Arts; nbn co limited; Department of Finance
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2017–2018)
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.
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Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Audit insights
Published: Tuesday 21 November 2017
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The Commonwealth Parliament regulates Australian Government entities through the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act — the PGPA Act. The Act establishes a system of governance, performance and accountability for resources managed by entities. This edition of audit insights looks at recent ANAO audit activity reviewing entities implementation of key components of the PGPA: risk management, corporate planning and performance statements.
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