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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 March 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the procurement and contracting associated with:
- the design, development and delivery of government advertising campaigns by Commonwealth departments; and
- the operation of the Central Advertising System (CAS).
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Attorney-General's Department
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2013
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The audit objectives were to assess the effectiveness of:
- selected agencies’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework, and other key legal and administrative requirements; and
- the ongoing administration of the campaign advertising framework.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s design and implementation of the first funding round of the Bridges Renewal Programme.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Speeches and papers
Published: Friday 31 March 2017
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Grant Hehir, Auditor-General for Australia, attended the XXIII Commonwealth Auditors-General Conference in New Delhi, India, and presented a keynote speech on 22 March 2017 titled Environmental Audit: A Commonwealth Perspective.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2017–18)
Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and payment arrangements under National Partnership Agreements.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 19 December 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of round two of the National Stronger Regions Fund.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Speeches and papers
Published: Wednesday 8 August 2018
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Grant Hehir, Auditor-General for Australia, attended the 18th Meeting of INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing in Bundung Indonesia in July 2018, and presented a keynote address titled Sharing experience on auditing urban environmental management. The accompanying paper to the speech is available here.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Attorney-General’s Department’s administration of the Indigenous Legal Assistance Programme.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 24 November 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's design and implementation of the Reef Trust.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 28 September 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet effectively manages the Regional Network.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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