1925 Items found
Published: Thursday 31 October 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australia’s arrangements to meet its treaty obligations under three selected treaties:

  • International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001;
  • Agreement between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1 July 1968 and Additional Protocol; and
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990.
Entity
Across Agencies
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Published: Thursday 17 January 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Agriculture) has addressed the recommendations from ANAO Audit Report No. 46 of 2011–12, Administration of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS).

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Published: Friday 7 May 2021
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of Indigenous Business Australia’s (IBA's) management of its business support and investment activities.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
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Published: Wednesday 17 May 2017
Published

In this inaugural edition of audit insights, we look at the history and mandate of the Auditor-General of Australia, the functions delivered under the Auditor-General Act, the purpose of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and our relationship with the Australian Parliament.

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Published: Friday 26 February 2010
Published

Presentation by the Indonesian Ambassador, His Excellency, Primo Alui Joelianto Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, to the Auditor-General for Australia, Mr Mr Ian McPhee

Responded: Wednesday 6 April 2016
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 6 April 2016 to correspondence from Senator Hanson-Young on 30 March 2016 regarding Refugee resettlement deal established between the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the Kingdom of Cambodia in September of 2014.

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Published: Tuesday 23 February 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's performance in managing and coordinating enforcement operations against illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters. The audit focused on Customs and Border Protection's role within the whole of government policy coordination framework; the effectiveness of its intelligence support for operational planning and policy and strategy development; its performance in planning, prioritising and administering effective enforcement operations; and its performance in measuring and reporting on the effectiveness of the program.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Published: Wednesday 18 October 2006
Published

On 9 May 2006, the Auditor-General advised the then Minister for Transport and Regional Services that he would undertake a performance audit and that the specific audit objectives and approach would be established once officers of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) had the opportunity to undertake preliminary enquiries with senior staff in Airservices Australia and the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS). On 31 May 2006, the Auditor-General designated a performance audit under Section 18 of the Auditor-General Act 1997 (Auditor-General Act). The objectives of the performance audit were to: examine the development and administration by Airservices Australia of its contracts with the Solomon Islands Government for upper airspace management; assess the regularity of payments made under the contracts and steps taken by Airservices Australia in respect of any irregularities; and make recommendations for any improvements in the processes employed by Airservices Australia in developing and administering these and similar contractual arrangements.

Entity
Airservices Australia
Published: Monday 3 March 2025
Published

The purpose of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Sport Integrity Australia’s management of the National Anti-doping Scheme.

Entity
Sport Integrity Australia
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Potential audit: 2025-26
Potential

The audit would examine the effectiveness of the administration of the PALM scheme. The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is Australia’s primary temporary migration program and supports Australia’s strategic interests in the Pacific. The PALM scheme helps to fill unskilled to semi-skilled jobs in rural and regional Australia, and in agriculture and food processing nationally, by offering eligible employers access to a pool of workers from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste. The PALM scheme is managed by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In 2023–24, the PALM Scheme’s administered expense budget was $11.0 million. As at 30 June 2024, there were 34,230 workers participating in PALM with 478 participating employers.

Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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