Annual audit work program by portfolio | Australian National Audit Office

Quick view of the annual audit work program

View the current list of potential and in-progress audits and assurance reviews, categorised by portfolio, across the annual audit work program.

Read the Annual Audit Work Program 2018–19: Overview

Consolidated financial statements

Agriculture and Water Resources

Agriculture and Water Resources portfolio overview

Potential

Design and establishment of the Regional Investment Corporation

Procurement of strategic water entitlements

Reliance on third-party assurance on imported goods

In-progress

Application of cost recovery principles

Coordination arrangements of Australian Government entities operating in the Torres Strait

Farm Management Deposits Scheme

Governance of the implementation of ANAO and parliamentary committee recommendations

Probity management in rural research and development corporations

Recently tabled

Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy – Follow-on Audit

Attorney-General’s

Attorney-General’s portfolio overview

Potential

Adherence to model litigant obligations

Case management efficiency of the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

Management of customer information

In-progress

Addressing illegal phoenix activity

Implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 Policy

Australian Taxation Office

Australian Taxation Office overview

Potential

Adherence to model litigant obligations

Aggressive tax planning

Regulation of charities by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

In-progress

Addressing illegal phoenix activity

Farm Management Deposits Scheme

Management of small business tax debt arising from compliance activities

Management of the Tourist Refund Scheme

Tax Avoidance Taskforce: meeting Budget commitments

Communications and the Arts

Communications and the Arts portfolio overview

Potential

Management of spectrum for 5G services

Mobile Black Spot Program

In-progress

Cyber resilience of government business enterprises and corporate Commonwealth entities

Effectiveness of public sector boards

Governance of the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation

National Broadband Network fixed line migration: service continuity and complaints management

Cross-entity

Potential

Commonwealth performance reporting and the ‘clear read’ principle

Cyber resilience of non-corporate Commonwealth entities

Data matching and sharing between Human Services and other entities

Department of Human Services’ delivery of programs, services and payments on behalf of other entities

Design and implementation of the Streamlining Government Grants Administration Program

Implementation of annual performance statements requirements in 2018–19

Implementation of the Northern Australia White Paper

Management of Senior Executive Service retirement arrangements in the Australian Public Service

Panel procurement

Statements of Compatibility with Human Rights

Defence

Defence portfolio overview

Potential

Defence facilities in Benalla and Mulwala

Defence’s information and communications technology environment

Defence’s procurement and management of the Offshore Patrol Vessels project

Defence’s procurement of combat reconnaissance vehicles (LAND 400 Phase 2)

Management of Defence Housing Australia

In-progress

Army Battlefield Command System (LAND 200 Tranche 2)

Defence’s administration of allowances and entitlements paid to civilian personnel

Defence’s management of its projects of concern

Defence’s quarterly performance report on acquisition and sustainment

Future Submarine — transition to design

OneSKY contractual arrangements

Recently tabled

ANZAC Class Frigates — Sustainment

Education and Training

Education and Training portfolio overview

Potential

Design and administration of the Trade Support Loans program

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s regulation of the higher education sector

In-progress

Australian Research Council’s administration of the National Competitive Grants Program

Design and implementation of the Child Care Package

Government advertising

Environment and Energy

Environment and Energy portfolio overview

Potential

Design of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation partnership

Grants management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Referrals, assessments and approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

In-progress

Effectiveness of public sector boards

Government advertising

Management of Commonwealth national parks

The Bureau of Meteorology’s delivery of extreme weather services

Recently tabled

Award of a $443.3 Million Grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Finance

Finance portfolio overview

Potential

Buyout of Snowy Hydro Limited

Design and establishment of the Regional Investment Corporation

Design and implementation of the Streamlining Government Grants Administration Program

Management of Defence Housing Australia

In-progress

Application of cost recovery principles

Cyber resilience of government business enterprises and corporate Commonwealth entities

Government advertising

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio overview

Potential

Efficiency of Australia’s primary overseas aid delivery providers

Implementation of the Passport Redevelopment Program

In-progress

Coordination arrangements of Australian Government entities operating in the Torres Strait

Effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation

Health

Health portfolio overview

Potential

Implementation of the My Aged Care portal

Managing health professionals compliance

Reforms to the Prostheses List

In-progress

Application of cost recovery principles

Government advertising

My Health Record

National Ice Action Strategy rollout

Recently tabled

Australian Government Funding of Public Hospital Services — Risk Management, Data Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements

Home Affairs

Home Affairs portfolio overview

Potential

Australian Border Force’s collection of international trade statistics

Border Intelligence Fusion Centre

Collection of visa revenue

Management of the Civil Maritime Surveillance Services contract

Procurement of garrison support and welfare services

In-progress

Addressing illegal phoenix activity

Coordination arrangements of Australian Government entities operating in the Torres Strait

Management of the Tourist Refund Scheme

Recently tabled

Efficiency of the Processing of Applications for Citizenship by Conferral

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s Administration of the Biometric Identification Services Project

Human Services

Human Services portfolio overview

Potential

Data matching and sharing between Human Services and other entities

Department of Human Services’ delivery of programs, services and payments on behalf of other entities

Human Services’ systems redevelopment strategy

Improving service delivery through informed program design

Management of customer information

Recently tabled

Management of Smart Centres’ Centrelink Telephone Services — Follow-up

Industry, Innovation and Science

Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio overview

Potential

Management of the Rights In One program

Supporting Australia’s nuclear and scientific assets and research into the future

In-progress

Award of funding under the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages

Effectiveness of public sector boards

Governance and integrity of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities

Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities portfolio overview

Potential

Administration of regulation by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Efficiency of the airport master plan approval process

In-progress

Application of cost recovery principles

Award of funding under the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages

Governance of the implementation of ANAO and parliamentary committee recommendations

Implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 Policy

OneSKY contractual arrangements

The design, implementation and monitoring of services reform on Norfolk Island

Western Sydney Airport procurement activities

Recently tabled

Efficiency of the Investigation of Transport Accidents and Safety Occurrences

Jobs and Small Business

Jobs and Small Business portfolio overview

Potential

Investigating compliance with workplace laws

Work for the Dole

Youth Jobs PaTH — design and monitoring

In-progress

Addressing illegal phoenix activity

Parliamentary departments

Parliamentary departments portfolio overview

Potential

Security works at Parliament House

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio overview

Potential

Administration of Indigenous crime prevention, diversion and rehabilitation initiatives

Administration of Indigenous schooling initiatives

Implementation of Indigenous employment targets in government contracts

Management of performance reporting in Indigenous grants

Transform information and communications technology procurement

Work for the Dole

In-progress

Coordination arrangements of Australian Government entities operating in the Torres Strait

Evaluating Indigenous programs

Recently tabled

Closing the Gap

Social Services

Social Services portfolio overview

Potential

Decision-making controls for financial sustainability — National Disability Insurance Scheme participant plans

Design and implementation of the Humanitarian Settlement Program

Management of contracts for Disability Employment Services

In-progress

Coordination and targeting of domestic violence funding and actions

National Disability Insurance Scheme fraud control program

Treasury

Treasury portfolio overview

Potential

Australian Border Force’s collection of international trade statistics

Buyout of Snowy Hydro Limited

National energy retail, electricity and gas regulation — compliance and enforcement

Reforms to the Prostheses List

Treasury’s management of the balance sheet — concessional loans

In-progress

Addressing illegal phoenix activity

Cyber resilience of government business enterprises and corporate Commonwealth entities

Farm Management Deposits Scheme

Terrorism Reinsurance Scheme

Recently tabled

Closing the Gap

Veterans’ Affairs

Veterans’ Affairs overview