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Request for audit
Re: Request by Kollaras & Co Pty Ltd (Kollaras) to have Australian Border Force referred to the Australian National Audit Office
Response provided
Responded: Monday 25 July 2022
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The Auditor-General responded on 25 July 2022 to correspondence from former Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells dated 3 June 2022 requesting that the Auditor-General consider a request by Kollaras to examine the performance of the Australian Border Force’s administration of the ‘duty drawback scheme’ in 2019–20.
Performance statements audit
The audit of the 2024–25 Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) annual performance statements is being conducted following a request from the Minister for Finance on 2 July 2024, under section 40 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The audit is conducted under section 15 of the Auditor-General Act 1997.
DEWR is in its first year of inclusion in the annual performance statements audit and the engagement has been assessed as moderate risk. This is due to:
- DEWR having an established and experienced centralised team to manage the production of key documents within their governance framework;
- constructive and effective engagement by DEWR during the audit to date; and
- previous audit coverage of some of DEWR’s functions.
Key risks for the department’s performance statements that the ANAO has highlighted include:
- the completeness of DEWR’s performance reporting;
- the appropriateness of DEWR’s performance measures and targets;
- reliance on third party data and use of surveys; and
- DEWR’s performance statements preparation processes.