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Speeches and papers
Published: Wednesday 14 October 2009
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Mr Ian McPhee - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Australian Institute of Company Directors Public Sector Governance Conference
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2005–06)
Published: Tuesday 6 September 2005
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The objective of this audit was to assess the provision of export assistance and support to new and irregular exporters in rural and regional Australia through the TradeStart program. The focus on rural and regional Australia reflects the priority given by the Government to providing effective business and trade assistance to small businesses and rural and regional businesses. However, broader aspects of TradeStart management, such as contract and risk management, have been assessed across the program as a whole.
Entity
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2020–21)
Published: Thursday 10 December 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether Services Australia had effectively managed risks related to the rapid preparation for and delivery of COVID-19 economic response measures.
Entity
Services Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2023–24)
Published: Tuesday 18 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Federal Court of Australia is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.
Entity
Federal Court of Australia
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- Services Australia’s personal leave policy requires documentary evidence supporting personal leave applications to be submitted within five working days of returning to work following absence. Entities should, where appropriate develop policies for unscheduled leave such as personal (and carer’s) leave that include specific requirements for unscheduled leave applications and supporting documentary evidence to be submitted within an appropriate and measurable timeframe.
- AgriFutures Australia fully documented its handling of probity allegations, which demonstrated a positive, transparent approach to managing probity. Such matters also represent an opportunity to test controls to ensure they are effective and can be used as a case study to train staff.
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 17 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry's administration of the Commercialisation Australia Program.
Entity
Department of Industry
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 16 April 2008
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The objective of the audit was to assess how well EMA is meeting its objective of providing national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department
- AgriFutures Australia maintained a comprehensive gifts register, which helped it demonstrate that it is appropriately managing its risks of inappropriate external influence. Similarly, retaining records of credit card transactions and their timely review, as the Grains Research and Development Corporation generally did, helps demonstrate that an entity is appropriately managing its credit card risks.
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to examine whether Airservices Australia has effective procurement arrangements in place, with a particular emphasis on whether consultancy contracts entered into with International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) in association with the OneSKY Australia project were effectively administered.
Entity
Airservices Australia
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