Annual audit work program by portfolio | Australian National Audit Office

Quick view of the annual audit work program

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 2021–22: Overview

Consolidated financial statements

Annual performance statements audits

Agriculture, Water and the Environment

View the Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio

Potential

Commonwealth development of the National Waste Policy Action Plan

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment's cultural and governance reform

Implementation of the export control legislative framework

Management of environmental water

Regional Forest Agreements

In-progress

Human Biosecurity Practices for International Air Travel during COVID-19

Management of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities under the EPBC Act

Regional Land Partnerships

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Management of Commonwealth Fisheries

Regulation of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Permits and Approvals — Follow-up

Responding to Non-Compliance with Biosecurity Requirements

Attorney-General’s

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Potential

Comcare's administration of its workers compensation scheme

Cybersecurity strategies of commercial entities supporting government

Management of complaints by the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

In-progress

Implementation of the Revised Protective Security Policy Framework — Cross Entity

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Australian Taxation Office

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Potential

Addressing superannuation guarantee noncompliance – follow-up

Administration of income tax for individuals

Data governance at the Australian Taxation Office

Effectiveness of the ATO strategic engagement strategy with tax agents

Effectiveness of the management of non-ongoing staff

Global Switch Sydney

Implementation of justified trust programs

Implementation of the government response to the Black Economy Taskforce

Modernising business registers – project management

In-progress

Administration of the JobKeeper Scheme

Administration of the Research and Development Tax Incentive

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Cross-entity

Potential

Australian Public Service management of staff leave

Cybersecurity strategies of commercial entities supporting government

Developing and delivering digital identity reforms – Digital Identity system

Effectiveness of the management of non-ongoing staff

Governance arrangements for government business enterprise executive pay and bonuses

Implementation of ANAO and parliamentary committee recommendations

Management of cybersecurity

Procurement complaints handling

Public sector board membership reporting

Regulator management of conflicts of interest

Defence

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Potential

Contract administration in Defence – Australian industry capability

Cybersecurity strategies of commercial entities supporting government

Defence's management of information assets

Defence's management of inventory

Effectiveness of the management of non-ongoing staff

Global Switch Sydney

Hunter class frigates

Major capability procurement by agencies in the National Intelligence Community

Major Projects Report 2021–22

Management of health services to the Australian Defence Force

In-progress

Defence’s Administration of Enabling Services — The Enterprise Resource Planning program: Tranche 1

Defence’s Contract Administration — Defence Industry Security Program

Department of Defence’s Management of the Integrated Investment Program

Department of Defence’s Procurement of Six Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats

Recently tabled

Defence’s Implementation of Cultural Reform

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Education, Skills and Employment

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Potential

Access and participation – regional and remote students

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

Jobactive – employment services caseload management

Jobactive – integrity of payments to employment service providers

Transition to work

In-progress

Australian National University’s Governance and Control Frameworks

Use and Administration of Wage Subsidies

Recently tabled

Effectiveness of Planning and Implementation of Reform by the Australian Skills Quality Authority

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Monitoring the Impact of Government School Funding — Follow-up

Finance

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Potential

Governance arrangements for government business enterprise executive pay and bonuses

Procurement complaints handling

In-progress

Department of Defence’s Management of the Integrated Investment Program

Government Advertising

Operation of Grants Hubs

Reporting on GrantConnect of Grant Opportunities and Grants Awarded

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Potential

COVID-19 – Consumer Travel Support Program

COVID-19 – support to the aviation sector

DFAT's establishment of the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific

Effectiveness of Austrade's support for the export of Australian services and administration of the Export Market Development Grants scheme

In-progress

International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19

Overseas Crisis Management and Response: The Effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Management of the Return of Overseas Australians in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Health

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Potential

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

COVID-19 – Australian’s vaccination program

COVID-19 – COVIDSafe app

Department of Health's performance management of Primary Health Networks

Expansion of telehealth services

Global Switch Sydney

Recruitment and retention of doctors across rural and remote Australia

The Community Health and Hospitals Program

In-progress

Health’s Management of the Medical Research Future Fund

Human Biosecurity Practices for International Air Travel during COVID-19

Improving Immunisation Coverage

International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19

Recently tabled

COVID-19 Procurements and Deployments of the National Medical Stockpile

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Management of the Manufacture and Supply of Domestic Fractionated Blood Plasma Products

Home Affairs

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Potential

Coordination of border intelligence

Coordination of counter-terrorism arrangements

COVID-19 – support to the aviation sector

Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy

Cybersecurity strategies of commercial entities supporting government

Department of Home Affairs' management of its public communications and media activities

Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements

Global Switch Sydney

Implementation of the government response to the Black Economy Taskforce

Major capability procurement by agencies in the National Intelligence Community

Procurement of the Permissions Capability system

In-progress

Award of Funding under the Safer Communities Fund

Human Biosecurity Practices for International Air Travel during COVID-19

International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19

Management of the Civil Maritime Surveillance Services Contract

Workforce Planning at the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Recently tabled

Australian Federal Police’s Use of Statutory Powers

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

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Potential

Administration of the trade measurement system

Management of biodiversity offset obligations by government business enterprises

Procurement of delivery partners for the Entrepreneurs' Programme

Snowy 2.0 governance of early implementation

In-progress

Administration of the Research and Development Tax Incentive

Award of Funding under the Building Better Regions Fund

Award of Funding under the Safer Communities Fund

Operation of Grants Hubs

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s Management of Assets

Recently tabled

COVID-19 Procurements and Deployments of the National Medical Stockpile

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

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Potential

COVID-19 – support to the aviation sector

Management of biodiversity offset obligations by government business enterprises

Management of Fox Sports grant funding

National broadband network – transition from construction to operation

Procurement by the National Capital Authority

In-progress

Award of Funding under the Building Better Regions Fund

Government Advertising

Human Biosecurity Practices for International Air Travel during COVID-19

International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Planning and Conduct of Surveillance Activities

Recently tabled

Administration of Commuter Car Park Projects within the Urban Congestion Fund

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Parliamentary departments

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Recently tabled

Security Works at Parliament House

Prime Minister and Cabinet

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Potential

Developing and delivering digital identity reforms – Digital Identity system

Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements

Food security in remote Indigenous communities

Major capability procurement by agencies in the National Intelligence Community

National Indigenous Australians Agency's management of provider fraud and noncompliance

Procurement of the Permissions Capability system

In-progress

Governance of the Anindilyakwa Land Council

Governance of the Central Land Council

Governance of the Northern Land Council

Governance of the Tiwi Land Council

International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19

Remote Housing in the Northern Territory

Recently tabled

Administration of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Services Australia

View Services Australia portfolio

Potential

Debt administration and recovery

Effectiveness of the management of non-ongoing staff

Implementation and performance of the Cashless Debit Card trial – follow-up

Management of customer information and data

Modernising the customer experience

In-progress

Implementation of the Revised Protective Security Policy Framework — Cross Entity

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Social Services

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Potential

COVID-19 – COVIDSafe app

Effectiveness of supported independent living services

Effectiveness of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's regulatory functions

Implementation and performance of the Cashless Debit Card trial – follow-up

In-progress

Government Advertising

Implementation of the Revised Protective Security Policy Framework — Cross Entity

Operation of Grants Hubs

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Treasury

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Potential

COVID-19 – debt management

Global Switch Sydney

Implementation of the government response to the Black Economy Taskforce

Probity management in financial regulators

In-progress

Administration of the JobKeeper Scheme

Government Advertising

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities

Veterans’ Affairs

View Veterans’ Affairs portfolio

Potential

Effectiveness of the management of non-ongoing staff

Management of the Australian War Memorial's development project

Recently tabled

Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities