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Requests for audit
The Auditor-General receives requests for audit from Members and Senators of the Parliament of Australia relating to the forward work program of the Office. View
Agriculture
Audit focus considerations in the Agriculture portfolio predominantly relate to the planning and delivery of robust regulatory activities, and governance of its programs supporting agricultural industries.
Attorney-General’s
Audit focus considerations in the Attorney-General’s portfolio predominantly relate to the efficient and effective delivery of legislative, judicial and investigatory services. The portfolio also faces effectiveness and compliance risks for its whole-of-government regulatory frameworks and its administration of grants.
Australian Taxation Office
Audit focus considerations in the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) predominantly relate to its regulatory responsibilities to ensure high levels of compliance with tax and superannuation obligations.
Communications and the Arts
Audit focus considerations in the Communications and the Arts portfolio predominantly relate to governance, specifically the need for effective oversight of 16 highly diverse companies and other corporate entities, along with asset and financial management, particularly in relation to the Commonwealth’s significant investments in NBN Co Limited, the Australian Postal Corporation and national cultural institutions.
Cross-entity
Cross-entity audits are performance audits of the same activity in a number of entities or the administration of a program by a number of entities.
Defence
Audit focus considerations in the Defence portfolio predominantly relate to the substantial procurement activity currently underway, the management of existing assets and capabilities, governance of a large, complex organisation, and financial management, where there are significant complexities involved in valuation of assets and liabilities.
Education
Audit focus considerations in the Education portfolio predominantly relate to governance to ensure that appropriate data is used to inform policy and program design and implementation, risks are identified and actively managed, and performance is transparent.
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Audit focus considerations in the Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business portfolio predominantly relate to service delivery, to ensure jobseekers and employers are supported in a timely manner, with relevant financial support arrangements.
Environment and Energy
Audit focus considerations in the Environment and Energy portfolio predominantly relate to the planning and implementation of environmental regulation, the design of grant programs for environmental restoration activities delivered by third parties, and financing arrangements to support reliable and low-emissions energy technology
Finance
Audit focus considerations in the Finance portfolio predominantly relate to its responsibilities to advise the government on, and oversee the implementation of, governance frameworks for the effective management of the public sector.
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Audit focus considerations in the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio predominantly relate to governance, specifically the need for oversight, compliance and fraud controls, value-for-money frameworks, and transparency of performance.
Health
Audit focus considerations in the Health portfolio predominantly relate to service delivery through other entities, and governance issues.
Home Affairs
Audit focus considerations in the Home Affairs portfolio predominantly relate to ensuring compliance with governance frameworks. In addition, risks that may impact the effectiveness of service delivery in the portfolio include workforce management and the bringing together of information and analysis from entities across the portfolio.
Industry, Innovation and Science
Audit focus considerations in the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio predominantly relate to the provision of evidence-based advice to government, effective governance of, and service delivery by, portfolio entities, and the management of scientific assets.
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Audit focus considerations in the Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development portfolio predominately relate to infrastructure asset procurement by portfolio entities, bringing both procurement and asset valuation risks, and grants where payments are made though government grant hubs.
Parliamentary departments
Audit focus considerations in the parliamentary departments predominantly relate to ensuring the safe, secure and efficient functioning of the Parliament and Parliament House, and delivering effective support for parliamentarians.
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Audit focus considerations in the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio predominantly relate to its responsibilities to deliver timely and targeted services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ensure it can articulate the performance and impact against policy objectives for the programs and activities it funds.
Services Australia
Audit focus considerations in Services Australia predominantly relate to effective governance and oversight processes, managing current information and communications technology (ICT) assets while developing new systems, and implementing services on behalf of other agencies.
Social Services
Audit focus considerations in the Social Services portfolio predominantly relate to governance, service delivery, and grants administration challenges.
Treasury
Audit focus considerations in the Treasury portfolio predominantly relate to the management of financial risks. These include the effective regulation of the Australian financial sector and the management of the Australian government’s balance sheet, particularly its financial assets and liabilities.
Veterans’ Affairs
Audit focus considerations in the Veterans’ Affairs portfolio predominantly relate to service delivery, both through internal and outsourced delivery, to ensure veterans are supported through timely and accurate DVA payments and services.