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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 14 June 2007
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tribunals' management of their operations. To this end, the audit examined whether the MRT and the RRT:
- have achieved intended operational efficiencies from the introduction of common facilities, services and resourcing;
- have established appropriate arrangements for governance, business planning and guidance of Members and staff, and for performance monitoring and reporting of Tribunal operations;
- finalise cases within Tribunal time and productivity standards; and
- provide applicants with services in accordance with service standards.
The audit covered Tribunal operations for review of visa decisions. The correctness of individual decisions was not assessed as part of the audit.
The audit focused particularly on developments in the Tribunals' management performance in the four year period from 2001–02 to 2004–05.
Entity
Migration Review Tribunal; Refugee Review Tribunal
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 17 May 2007
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's administration of the health requirement of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act). To achieve this objective, the ANAO examined whether DIAC was setting and implementing the health requirement in accordance with the Act, the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations), and DIAC's own guidelines.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2006–07)
Published: Wednesday 2 May 2007
Published
The audit objective was to assess whether the early stages of DIAC's preparations for the re-tendering of the detention and health services contracts were consistent with sound practice. The audit focused on governance arrangements, in particular the recordkeeping arrangements, roles and responsibilities of personnel, expert advisors and the probity auditor—matters raised in the previous audit report. The audit did not examine the RFT, which is not due to be issued until April 2007.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2006–07)
Published: Tuesday 17 October 2006
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the WHM programme is administered effectively and in accordance with relevant laws and policies. In particular, the ANAO focused on four key areas: the implementation of eWHM visa; authority for the WHM programme; decision-making for WHM visas; and programme performance information. A feature of the audit was the computer-aided scrutiny of over 300 000 visa application records to test DIMA's decision-making processes.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 1998
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness, including accountability, of the management of boat people by the Department and the providers of major related services to DIMA such as: the Coastwatch Service within the Australian Customs Service and the Australian Protective Service within the Attorney-General's portfolio. The audit examined key issues in the management of boat people largely from a risk management perspective. The audit conclusions are presented in terms of: the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness, including the accountability, of operations; and the administrative functions which support the management of boat people, such as detection, reception of boats and costs.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Australian Protective Service; Australian Customs Service
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 21 October 1997
Published
The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess whether the department had taken appropriate action in response to the recommendations in Audit Report No.35 1993-94, titled The Compliance Function, Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs. The recommendations of the 1993-94 report, which formed the criteria for the audit, were primarily concerned with compliance after entry to Australia had been gained.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs