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Work program
Updated: Thursday 5 July 2018
Updated
Read an overview of the Finance portfolio including details of key activities, expenses and staffing levels. The audit focus section outlines the influences on the ANAO’s allocation of financial audit resources and the selection of performance audit topics and other activities. Also included is a list of material and non-material entities within the portfolio with their corresponding risk profile and key risks. Any risks that are considered key audit matters (KAMs) by the ANAO are separately identified.
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Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2018-19
Potential
The audit would assess whether the Australian Government’s purchase of state government shares of Snowy Hydro Limited provided value for money with public resources.
In March 2018, the Australian Government announced that it would purchase New South Wales and Victoria’s combined shareholding of Snowy Hydro Limited (87 per cent). The purchase of Snowy Hydro Limited is a precursor to the planned implementation of Snowy Hydro 2.0, the expansion of the Snowy Mountains Scheme to facilitate pumped hydro for electricity generation.
The audit would include an assessment of the Department of Finance and the Treasury’s assurance on whether value for money was achieved in the purchase.
Entity:
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury
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Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2018-19
Potential
The audit would assess the effectiveness of the design and establishment of the Regional Investment Corporation. This assessment would include the advice provided by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Department of Finance on service delivery arrangements, as well as the corporation’s governance and management of risk.
The Regional Investment Corporation was established to streamline the administration of farm business loan arrangements to ensure they are delivered in a nationally consistent and efficient manner. From July 2018, the corporation will be responsible for delivering the $2 billion National Water Infrastructure Loan Facility and up to $2 billion in Commonwealth farm business concessional loans.
Entity:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Finance; Regional Investment Corporation
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Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2018-19
Potential
This audit would examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the design and implementation of the Streamlining Government Grants Administration (SGGA) Program.
Announced in 2015–16 Budget as part of the Digital Transformation Agenda, the Department of Finance led the SGGA Program initiative as part of the Government’s vision for a smaller, smarter, and more productive and sustainable public sector. Two grants hubs have been established: the Business Grants Hub in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; and the Community Grants Hub in the Department of Social Services. Finance also implemented GrantConnect, the Australian Government’s whole-of-government grant information system.
The SGGA Program is expected to reduce red tape for grant applicants and recipients and result in administrative efficiencies for government. This audit would examine the Department of Finance’s design and implementation of the SGGA Program to achieve efficiency savings, provide transparency about grant processes and outcomes, and facilitate sufficient assurance over administrative processes for participating entities.
Entity:
Department of Finance
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Performance audit (potential)
Potential audit: 2018-19
Potential
This audit would examine Defence Housing Australia’s (DHA’s) governance and financial management arrangements to support its property service for the Australian Defence Force.
DHA’s property portfolio is worth approximately $11 billion, and its 2017–18 budget is approximately $1.3 billion. DHA is a government business enterprise established under the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 and its primary focus is to provide housing for Australian Defence Force members with dependants.
DHA is a government business enterprise. The ANAO can conduct performance audits of government business enterprises where requested by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.
Entity:
Defence Housing Australia; Department of Finance
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Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: April, 2019
Report preparation
The objective of this audit is to examine whether selected regulatory entities effectively apply the cost recovery principles of the Australian Government’s cost recovery framework. The selected regulatory entities are the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and the Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration).
Entity:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Department of Finance; Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
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Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: May, 2019
Open for contribution
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber security risks by three government business enterprises or corporate Commonwealth entities. The entities selected for audit are ASC Pty Ltd, the Australian Postal Corporation and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Entity:
ASC Pty Ltd; Australian Postal Corporation; Reserve Bank of Australia
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Type of content:
Performance audit in-progress
Due to table: July, 2019
Open for contribution
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework.
Entity:
Department of Education and Training; Department of the Environment and Energy; Department of Finance; Department of Health
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