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Type of content:
Work program
Updated: Wednesday 19 July 2017
Updated
The Attorney-General’s portfolio covers a diverse range of functions and policy areas, including privacy; family law and marriage; evidence; private international law; administrative law; freedom of information; personal property securities; native title; international crime cooperation; drugs; firearms; anti-money laundering; corruption; cybercrime; cyber security; counter-terrorism; and protective security.
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Type of content:
Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2017-2018
Potential
This audit would examine the Department of Human Services’ management and delivery of programs, services and payments on behalf of other Australian Government entities, as well as the department’s performance against its respective obligations and service standards.
Human Services provides a range of programs, services and payments for, and on behalf of, a number of Australian Government entities, such as income support payments for the Department of Social Services, and aged care payments and the maintenance of various health-related registers for the Department of Health. Arrangements for these services and payments are outlined in various memorandums of understanding and business partnership agreements. In the 2017–18 Budget, Human Services estimated that it would process around $175 billion in payments on behalf of other government entities.
The proposed audit would provide assurance that business agreements support Human Services in meeting the expectations of entities on behalf of whom it delivers payments; and that roles, responsibilities and performance reporting arrangements are clearly defined.
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Type of content:
Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2017-2018
Potential
This audit would examine the coordination and targeting of Australian Government funding for priority areas under the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. The audit would focus on a selection of the five national priority areas developed under the plan, drawing on results from reviews conducted to measure achievements from the first and second action plans.
In 2011, the Australian Government launched a 12-year strategy designed to reduce violence against women and their children—the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. The priority areas under the plan are set out in three-yearly action plans. The first action plan (2010–13) focused on building an evidence base and establishing frameworks to achieve attitudinal and behavioural change. The second action plan (2013–16) focused on consolidating the evidence base and strengthening existing strategies.
An evaluation plan sets out activities to be completed throughout the duration of the national plan. At the Australian Government level, these activities include reviews of three-yearly action plans, annual progress reporting, data analysis and evaluations of key national initiatives.
This audit may be conducted as part of a concurrent audit strategy with other audit offices.
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: August, 2018
Report preparation
The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Attorney-General’s Department’s design of the Data Retention Industry Grants program, including performance monitoring, reporting, evaluation and assurance arrangements.
Entity:
Attorney-General's Department
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: November, 2018
Open for contribution
The objective of the audit is to continue to examine the progress of the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) by selected entities.
Entity:
Across Entities (listed below)
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: February, 2019
Open for contribution
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.
Entity:
Across Entities
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Recent
Due to table: December, 2018
Open for contribution
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s administration of the Biometric Identification Service project.
Entity:
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: June, 2018
Commenced
The objective of this audit is to examine the efficiency of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) in detecting, investigating and preventing corrupt conduct.
Entity:
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: June, 2018
Commenced
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of selected entities’ (The Treasury; National Archives of Australia; Geoscience Australia) management of cyber risks.
Entity:
The Treasury; National Archives of Australia; Geoscience Australia
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