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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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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2018–19)
Published: Monday 11 February 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency of the processing of applications for citizenship by conferral by the Department of Home Affairs.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 10 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) management of compliance with visa conditions. To form a conclusion against this objective, the ANAO assessed whether DIBP:
- effectively manages risk and intelligence related to visa holders’ non-compliance with their visa conditions;
- promotes voluntary compliance through targeted campaigns and services that are appropriate and accessible to the community;
- conducts onshore compliance activities that are effective and appropriately targeted; and
- has effective administrative arrangements to support visa holders’ compliance with their visa conditions.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
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The objective of the audit, in examining the construction of the CIIDC, was to assess:
- the adequacy of the planning and delivery processes for the project;
- the value-for-money achieved in the delivery of the project, including with regard to the suitability of the centre for its intended purpose; and
- the extent to which the Public Works Committee Act.
Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's management of the Settlement Grants Program. The ANAO assessed DIAC's performance in terms of how effectively it planned for funding rounds, assessed and allocated grants, monitored and evaluated the program, and managed relationships with its stakeholders. In doing so, the ANAO focused on SGP projects that received funding in the 2007–08.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements for oversighting the Action Plan and whether the Plan's new measures have been administered effectively to deliver the intended results.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Australian Federal Police; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 September 2008
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The audit objective was to assess whether all agencies compiled Internet listings as required by the Senate Order, and to examine the appropriateness of the use, by selected agencies, of confidentiality provisions.
Entity
Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 1998
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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
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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