1724 Items found
Published: Thursday 15 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's probity management.

Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Published: Tuesday 19 December 2006
Published

The focus of this report is on the year end results of the financial statement audits of all general purpose reporting entities for the 2005–06 financial year. Financial management issues (where relevant) arising out of the audits and their relationship to internal control structures are also included in this report.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Friday 26 April 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the governance arrangements for the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS).

Entity
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
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Published: Tuesday 20 May 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administration of contractual obligations to maximise Australian industry participation.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 21 December 2005
Published

The focus of this report is on the year end results of the financial statement audits of all general purpose reporting entities for the 2004–05 financial year. Financial management issues (where relevant) arising out of the audits and their relationship to internal control structures are also included in this report.

Entity
across agency
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
Published

The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.

Entity
Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Published: Friday 31 May 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities had designed and implemented appropriate governance and administration arrangements for the transition and delivery of sustainable reforms to services on Norfolk Island.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Published: Friday 21 June 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
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Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Updated

The ANAO’s primary relationship is with the Australian Parliament, particularly the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA).

The ANAO also has an important relationship with the accountable authorities of Commonwealth entities, who have primary responsibility for and control over public sector entities’ operations. This relationship is supported by the ongoing engagement undertaken with officials of audited entities and audit committees.

Further, the ANAO invests in a number of relationships to support its ability to be a learning organisation through the two-way exchange and sharing of information and practices, and to support other nations through peer-to-peer institutional capacity development. These relationships include the Australasian auditing community as a member of the Australasian Council of Auditors-General (ACAG). The ANAO also has close links with the international and regional auditing community through the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and its regional working groups, and contributes to the delivery of the Australian Government’s aid program in the Indo-Pacific region. The ANAO values its relationships with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB), in their roles of setting and maintaining professional and ethical standards for the accounting and auditing professions, which underpin the delivery of quality audit services.

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Published: Wednesday 13 June 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and the Australian War Memorial (the Memorial) have implemented effective collections management practices.

Entity
Australian War Memorial; National Gallery of Australia
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Published: Monday 24 June 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's (Defence) management of advertising campaigns for Australian Defence Force recruitment.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 22 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' fraud control arrangements.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Published

The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.

Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
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Published: Monday 17 February 2025
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of Australian Human Rights Commission’s handling of complaints.

Entity
Australian Human Rights Commission
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Published: Wednesday 19 July 2017
Published

The ANAO 2017–18 Corporate Plan is the ANAO's key strategic planning document. It guides our operating environment and sets out how we will deliver on our purpose. The corporate plan is complemented by the annual audit work program which reflects the ANAO's strategy and deliverables for the coming year.

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Published: Thursday 9 February 2017
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's monitoring and implementation of recommendations about its administration made by the ANAO and parliamentary committees

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Agriculture have effectively administered the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme.

Entity
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
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Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
Published

The audit objective was to examine Defence’s administration of Materiel Sustainment Agreements (MSAs) and the contribution made by MSAs to the effective sustainment of specialist military equipment.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
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Published: Wednesday 12 January 2005
Published

This report provides a summary of the final audit results of the audits of the financial statements of all Australian government reporting entities, including the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Thursday 18 September 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Thursday 24 October 2024
Published

The ANAO’s performance audit program is one of the main assurance functions of the Auditor-General. The purpose of this information report was to provide analysis of 2023–24 performance audits.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Friday 29 July 2016
Published

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) 2016-20 Corporate Plan is the primary strategic planning document, and outlines how the ANAO intends to deliver against the purpose over the coming four years.

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Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
Published

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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Published: Friday 9 January 2004
Published

The report summarises the final results of the audits of the financial statements of Australian Government entities, being the second report this year on financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2003. It complements Audit Report No.61 2002-2003 Control Structures as part of the Audit of Financial Statements of Major Commonwealth Entities for the Year Ending 30 June 2003.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Thursday 30 April 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of grant program management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Entity
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
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Published: Wednesday 25 June 2008
Published

This report presents the results of the interim phase of the 2007-08 financial statement audits of all portfolio departments and other major General Government Sector (GGS) agencies that collectively represent some 95 per cent of total GGS revenues and expenses. The results of the final audits of these departments and agencies will be included in a second report to be tabled in the Parliament in December 2008 following completion of the financial statement audits of all entities for 2007-08.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Friday 19 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's fraud control arrangements.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Updated: Friday 11 July 2025
Updated

The consolidated financial statements (CFS) present whole-of-government financial results inclusive of all Australian Government–controlled entities. Also presented are the financial statements of the general government sector (GGS) and disaggregated information on each of the sectors of government.

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Published: Thursday 1 June 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the selected entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.

This audit assessed corporate plans for the 2016–17 reporting period, and complements the report published in August 2016 which assessed corporate plans for the 2015–16 reporting period.

Entity
Comcare; Department of Education and Training; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; National Library of Australia
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Published: Thursday 30 October 2014
Published

The audit objective was to examine the selected entities’ effectiveness in implementing entity-wide fraud control arrangements, including compliance with the requirements of the 2011 Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines (2011 Guidelines), and the overall administration of the fraud control framework by the Attorney-General’s Department.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Monday 30 June 2025
Published

Governance of Data is targeted at Australian Government officials in information governance roles and those who use data to achieve organisational objectives.

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Published: Tuesday 23 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services' fraud control arrangements.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Friday 15 February 2019
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of risk management, data monitoring and public reporting arrangements associated with the Australian Government's funding of public hospital services under the 2011 National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA).

Entity
Department of Health; Independent Hospital Pricing Authority; National Health Funding Body
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Published: Monday 24 June 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) had complied with gifts, benefits and hospitality requirements.

Entity
Department of the Treasury
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Updated: Wednesday 2 October 2024
Updated

The Auditor-General Act establishes the position of the Independent Auditor, who may conduct a performance audit of the ANAO at any time. The ANAO is also committed to increasing external oversight and scrutiny over the ANAO Quality Framework, including external reviews of the quality framework and completed audits, as considered appropriate.

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Published: Thursday 9 February 2023
Published

Increased transparency and accountability on progress with major Defence equipment acquisitions has been a focus of parliamentary interest for some time. Beginning in 2007–08, an annual program has been established in conjunction with the Department of Defence to enable the ANAO to review and report to the Parliament on the status of major Defence acquisition projects, as set out in the Major Projects Report. The review includes information relating to the cost, schedule and progress towards delivery of required capability of individual projects as at 30 June each year, and is undertaken at the request of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Friday 22 January 2021
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC).

Entity
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation
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Published: Monday 4 April 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's administration of the JobKeeper scheme.

Entity
Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Published: Monday 12 February 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s management and oversight of fraud control arrangements for the administration of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Tuesday 25 June 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) fraud control program and its compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Responded: Tuesday 2 July 2024
Response provided

The Auditor-General wrote to the Minister for Finance on 21 June 2024 to advise of the outcomes of the 2023–24 annual performance statements audit program, and a proposal for expanding the program of audits in 2024–25 and the following two financial years. The Minister for Finance responded on 2 July 2024 supporting the proposal. The Minister for Finance's full response is provided below.

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Published: Wednesday 28 January 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Industry’s administration of the Ethanol Production Grants Program, including relevant advice on policy development.

Entity
Department of Industry and Science
Published: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s fraud control arrangements, with a specific focus on the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
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Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess selected entities’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).

Entity
Australian Federal Police (AFP); Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC); Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Published: Tuesday 10 May 2022
Published

The audit examined the effectiveness of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s management of assets involved in the manufacture, production and distribution of nuclear medicines.

Entity
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Published: Thursday 5 December 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) had complied with gifts, benefits and hospitality requirements.

Entity
Murray–Darling Basin Authority
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Published: Wednesday 29 June 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ arrangements for the management of contractors.

Entity
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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Published: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected regulatory entities effectively apply the cost recovery principles of the Australian Government’s cost recovery framework. The selected regulatory entities were the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and the Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration).

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
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Published: Thursday 27 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) management of corporate credit cards.

Entity
Australian Research Council
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Published: Tuesday 2 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s administration of enforceable undertakings.

Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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Updated: Monday 4 November 2024
Updated

The Auditor-General for Australia is an independent officer of the Parliament with responsibility under the Auditor-General Act 1997 for auditing Commonwealth entities and reporting to the Australian Parliament. The Auditor-General is supported by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

The office of Auditor-General is a ten year statutory appointment made by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. In recognition of the Auditor-General’s status as an officer of the Parliament, the Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) must approve any proposed recommendation for appointment.

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Published: Tuesday 11 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF’s administration of the Digital Services to Take Farmers to Markets (TFTM) program.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Published: Thursday 16 April 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s (TEQSA’s) regulation of higher education.

Entity
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
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Published: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) issuing, compliance and contracting activities related to Australian Carbon Credit Units.

Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
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Responded: Monday 16 January 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General wrote to the Minister for Finance on 25 October 2022 to advise of the outcomes of the 2021–22 annual performance statements audit program, and a proposal for expanding the program of audits in 2022–23 and the following two financial years. The Minister for Finance responded on 16 January 2023 supporting the proposal. The Minister for Finance's full response is provided below.

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Published: Monday 24 February 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office has effective arrangements in place to support the adoption of Artificial Intelligence.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of Snowy Hydro Limited’s governance arrangements for early implementation of Snowy 2.0, the expansion to the Snowy Hydro Scheme.

Entity
Snowy Hydro Limited
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Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Department of Home Affairs’ procurement process for the Permissions Capability employed open and effective competition and achieved value for money, consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Monday 29 March 2021
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority’s administration of parliamentary expenses.

Entity
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority
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Published: Tuesday 18 December 2018
Published

The objective of this report is to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected Major Projects. The status of the selected Major Projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 19 June 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation’s (ARPC) management of the Terrorism Reinsurance Scheme.

Entity
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
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Published: Friday 20 June 2025
Published

Records Management is targeted at all Australian Government officials. It also benefits those in information management roles.

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Published: Tuesday 11 July 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence has a fit-for-purpose framework for the management of materiel sustainment.

Entity
Defence
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Published: Wednesday 27 March 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the design and implementation of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is effective.

Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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Published: Tuesday 17 June 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s regulation of appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards.

Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of a $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was informed by appropriate departmental advice and through processes that complied with the grants administration framework.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Published: Wednesday 17 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and establishment of the Regional Investment Corporation.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Friday 24 June 2005
Published

This report presents the results of the interim phase of the 2004-2005 financial statement audits. The audits have encompassed a review of governance arrangements related to entities' financial management responsibilities, and an examination of internal control, including information technology system controls for all portfolio departments and other major General Government Sector entities as at 31 March 2005. An examination of such issues is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes. All ANAO findings have been reported to entities and summary reports provided to the relevant Minister(s).

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Tuesday 6 July 2021
Published

The ANAO corporate plan is the ANAO's primary planning document. It outlines our purpose; the dynamic environment in which we operate; our commitment to building capability; and the priorities, activities and performance measures by which we are held to account. This Quality Assurance Framework and Plan 2021–22 complements the corporate plan. It describes the ANAO Quality Assurance Framework and reflects the ANAO's quality assurance strategy and deliverables for the coming year.

The ANAO Quality Assurance Framework is the ANAO’s established system of quality control to provide the Auditor-General with reasonable assurance that the ANAO complies with the ANAO Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements and reports issued by the ANAO are appropriate in the circumstances.

The Quality Assurance Strategy and Plan component of this document identifies the key activities that the ANAO conducts to provide the Auditor-General with comfort that the controls established within the Quality Assurance Framework are implemented and operating effectively.

The ANAO reports on the audit quality indicators that measure the ANAO performance against target benchmarks in the annual Audit Quality Report published on the ANAO website. The Audit Quality Report also provides transparency with respect to the processes, policies and procedures that support each element of the ANAO Quality Assurance Framework and the achievement of the quality assurance strategy and deliverables set out in the Quality Assurance Framework and Plan.

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Published: Monday 28 June 2021
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s administration of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency functions including the National Bushfire Recovery Fund.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Friday 31 March 2017
Published

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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Published: Friday 1 December 2023
Published

The ANAO regards integrity as a core value of the organisation — critical in sustaining the confidence of Parliament, strengthening public trust in government and delivering quality audit products. Maintaining strong institutional integrity is critical to the operations and reputation of the ANAO.

The ANAO Integrity Framework provides an overarching structure to the integrity control system, supporting our institution’s integrity. The framework serves to assist in ethical decision making and risk, fraud and misconduct management.

Beyond its control system, the ANAO maintains an enduring focus on promoting integrity as a value that is embedded in our work and culture. The ANAO recognises that integrity demands quality not only in our products but also in the behaviours of our people.

The ANAO Integrity Advisor supports the effective and ongoing application of the Integrity Framework by providing advice to staff regarding integrity matters. The Integrity Advisor is responsible for increasing integrity awareness across the organisation and for reporting annually to the ANAO Executive Board of Management on actions taken under the Framework. The Auditor-General has published the ANAO Integrity Framework and Report for 2022–23 to provide increased transparency of the measures we undertake to maintain a high-integrity culture in the ANAO.

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Updated: Friday 23 May 2025
Updated

The ANAO’s governance structure and practices support the Auditor-General in the oversight of the organisation, management of its resources and the delivery of quality audit products. The corporate governance framework, processes and related organisational capability supports the delivery of the ANAO’s purpose, and meets public and community expectations of probity, accountability and transparency.

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Published: Wednesday 4 December 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine whether WSA Co Limited’s procurement framework and procurement activities are achieving value for money.

Entity
WSA Co Limited
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Published: Monday 30 November 2020
Published

The objective of this report was to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected major projects. The status of the selected major projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Friday 3 February 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has effectively established and implemented the Indigenous Advancement Strategy to achieve the outcomes desired by government.

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Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Monday 19 February 2018
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether Defence achieves value for money in the procurement of fuels.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 30 March 2020
Published

The audit objective was to examine the efficiency of the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions' (CDPP's) case management.

Entity
Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
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Published: Monday 30 September 2019
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the Child Care Package.

Entity
Department of Education
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Published: Monday 22 July 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s administration of allowances and entitlements paid to its Australian Public Service (APS) employees.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 29 November 2022
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administration of the Integrated Investment Program since 2016.

Entity
Department of Defence, Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 7 February 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s delivery of passport services through the Australian Passport Office.

Entity
Australian Trade and Investment Commission; Department of Finance; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Published: Thursday 2 June 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine whether the National Capital Authority’s procurement activities are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
National Capital Authority
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Published: Tuesday 17 December 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care; Services Australia
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Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) supports good governance in Indigenous corporations consistent with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI).

Entity
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Friday 9 February 2024
Published

Increased transparency and accountability on progress with major Defence equipment acquisitions has been a focus of parliamentary interest for some time. Beginning in 2007–08, an annual program has been established in conjunction with the Department of Defence to enable the ANAO to review and report to the Parliament on the status of major Defence acquisition projects, as set out in the Major Projects Report. The review includes information relating to the cost, schedule and progress towards delivery of required capability of individual projects as at 30 June each year. The Report is undertaken at the request of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 30 October 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Skills Quality Authority’s fraud control arrangements as the national regulator of the vocational education and training sector.

Entity
Australian Skills Quality Authority
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Published: Monday 22 June 2009
Published

Under section 57 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) the Auditor-General is required to report each year to the relevant Minister, on whether the financial statements of agencies have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister's Orders (FMOs) and whether they give a true and fair view of the matters required by those Orders.

Our interim audits of agencies encompass a review of governance arrangements related to agencies' financial reporting responsibilities, and an examination of relevant internal controls, including information technology system controls. An examination of such issues is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 18 December 2024
Published

Increased transparency and accountability on progress with major Defence equipment acquisitions has been a focus of parliamentary interest for some time. Beginning in 2007–08, an annual program has been established in conjunction with the Department of Defence to enable the ANAO to review and report to the Parliament on the status of major Defence acquisition projects, as set out in the major projects report. The review includes information relating to the cost, schedule and progress towards delivery of required capability of individual projects as at 30 June each year, and is undertaken at the request of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 11 December 2023
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the design and early implementation of the Australian Government’s response to Recommendation 86 of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has been effective.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care; Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
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Published: Monday 14 April 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s exercise of its regulatory functions.

Entity
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
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Published: Friday 17 May 2019
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This edition of audit insights outlines key messages from a series of recent audits examining the effectiveness of governance boards in four corporate Commonwealth entities. The audit observations from this series of audits relate primarily to the ‘soft’ attributes of effective governance such as relationships, behaviours and culture, while also recognising the important interplay with the ‘hard’ attributes of governance such as board composition, appointment processes and independence. The key messages may be relevant for the operations of other Commonwealth boards as well as broader governance arrangements in Commonwealth entities.

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Published: Thursday 29 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s development and implementation of Australia’s approach to providing military assistance to the Government of Ukraine.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 28 August 2018
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The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) in detecting, investigating and preventing corrupt conduct.

Entity
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
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Published: Thursday 3 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Energy Regulator’s regulation of energy markets.

Entity
Australian Energy Regulator
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Published: Monday 16 December 2019
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The objective of this report is to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected major projects. The status of the selected major projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 20 December 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and administration of the VET FEE-HELP scheme.

Entity
Department of Education and Training; Australian Skills Quality Authority; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
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Published: Monday 23 September 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Financial Security Authority’s (AFSA) management of conflicts of interest.

Entity
Australian Financial Security Authority
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Published: Monday 13 December 2021
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The major projects report (MPR) is an annual review of the Department of Defence’s major defence equipment acquisitions, undertaken at the request of the Parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA).

The purpose of the MPR is to provide information and assurance to the Parliament on the performance of selected acquisitions as at 30 June 2021. This is the 14th MPR since its commencement in 2007–08.

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Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 9 June 2015
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Tuesday 6 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is effectively meeting the requirements of the Statutory Funding Agreement (SFA).

Entity
Australian Wool Innovation
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Published: Tuesday 23 January 2018
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The objective of this report is to provide the Auditor‐General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected Major Projects. The status of the selected Major Projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence, in accordance with the Guidelines endorsed by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA).

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 3 March 2025
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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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Published: Thursday 31 October 2024
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether the procurements that Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade conducts through its Australian Passport Office are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Responded: Tuesday 21 August 2018
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The Auditor-General responded on 21 August 2018 to correspondence from Dr Jim Chalmers MP and Ms Michelle Rowland MP dated 26 July 2018, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an assurance review of the financial assumptions underpinning the long-term economics of the NBN. 

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Published: Thursday 29 October 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Disability Insurance Agency has appropriate controls to ensure supports in participant plans are ‘reasonable and necessary’.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Wednesday 30 September 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.

Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Social Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Published: Monday 28 September 2020
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The ANAO conducted separate audits of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) Children and Schooling program and the Safety and Wellbeing program, the findings and conclusions of which are presented in this report. The objective of the audits was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s and the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s administration of the IAS Children and Schooling and the Safety and Wellbeing programs.

Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Wednesday 12 May 2021
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The objective of the audit was to assess the department’s: effectiveness in administering school funding; and implementation of recommendations made in Auditor-General Report No.18 2017–18 Monitoring the Impact of Australian Government School Funding and JCPAA Report 476: Australian Government Funding.

Entity
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
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Published: Monday 25 October 2021
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The ANAO provided a case study to SAI Russia, as a follow-up to the Moscow Declaration SAI Russia is publishing a collection of case studies and best practices of strategic approach to public auditing. The case study was titled Using data analytics for risk-based performance audit planning.

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Published: Wednesday 18 September 2024
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The objective of this audit is to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts effectively managed the approval and administration of the Australian Government’s $2.2 billion funding commitment towards Suburban Rail Loop East.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts; Infrastructure Australia
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Published: Tuesday 18 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Productivity Commission is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
Productivity Commission
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Updated: Tuesday 30 July 2024
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The Performance Statements Audit Services Group (PSASG) volume of the ANAO Audit Manual applies to the performance statements audit activity performed by PSASG.

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Updated: Monday 13 January 2025
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The Performance Audit Services Group (PASG) volume of the ANAO Audit Manual applies to the performance audit activity performed by PASG in collaboration with the Systems Assurance and Data Analytics (SADA) group. Relevant policies and guidance from the PASG volume are also applied to assurance reviews performed by PASG. Policies and guidance in the PASG volume address the planning, execution and reporting stages of the performance audit process.

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Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance review of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ assessment of the performance of New South Wales under the National Partnership Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin relevant to the protection and use of environmental water for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 financial years.

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Published: Monday 5 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of the Community Health and Hospitals Program.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
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Responded: Thursday 1 August 2013
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The Auditor-General responded on 1 August 2013 to correspondence from Senator Nick Xenophon of 22 July 2013 on the By boat, no visa advertising campaign.

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Published: Friday 21 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Public Service Commission's (APSC) administration of statutory functions relating to upholding high standards of integrity and ethical conduct in the Australian Public Service (APS).

Entity
Australian Public Service Commission
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Published: Thursday 12 December 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of conflicts of interest by Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL), Aboriginal Investment NT and Outback Stores.

Entity
Aboriginal Hostels Limited; Aboriginal Investment NT; Outback Stores Pty Ltd
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Updated: Friday 22 July 2022
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The review assessed the effectiveness of the ANAO’s methodology for conducting audits of other Australian Government entity’s performance statements. See the review.

This page lists status updates about the ANAO's progress on recommendations contained in the review.

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