1076 Items found
Published: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has effective arrangements to comply with domestic and international travel legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
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Published: Thursday 6 April 2023
Published

The audit objective was to examine the appropriateness of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts’ approach to acquiring, managing, and leasing Australian contemporary art in the Artbank collection.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Published: Wednesday 9 November 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Employment and the Department of Education and Training's administration of the Shared Services Centre to achieve efficiencies and deliver value to its customers.

Entity
Department of Employment; Department of Education and Training
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Published: Wednesday 31 May 2023
Published

The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Anindilyakwa Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Anindilyakwa Land Council
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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: Wednesday 10 December 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts’ management of service delivery arrangements for the external territories was effective.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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Published: Monday 16 December 2024
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The audit objective was to assess whether Tourism Australia’s procurement and contract management activities are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
Tourism Australia
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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: Thursday 23 April 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation targets in intergovernmental funding agreements in achieving policy objectives.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Tuesday 5 September 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether compliance with trade measurement in Australia is being effectively administered.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
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Published: Thursday 24 March 2022
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of human biosecurity for international air travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Wednesday 8 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs’ regulation of migration agents.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Responded: Tuesday 16 January 2024
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 16 January 2024 to correspondence from Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie dated 22 December 2023, requesting that the Auditor-General to conduct an audit into the Australian Government's $2.2 billion commitment to the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop Project.

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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: Thursday 4 December 2008
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively FaHCSIA and DEEWR have undertaken their roles and responsibilities for specialist disability employment services under the current (third) CSTDA.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Monday 20 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and early implementation of the National Soil Strategy and the supporting National Soil Action Plan.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Published: Friday 24 June 2022
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The audit objective was to examine whether the design and conduct of the procurement process for delivery partners for the Entrepreneurs’ Programme complied with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and whether the signed contracts are being appropriately managed.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
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Published: Monday 24 November 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has effective arrangements to comply with domestic and international travel requirements.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Published: Wednesday 18 March 2026
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The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade effectively conducted procurements for the Security Enhancement Program, achieving value for money and complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Published: Wednesday 10 April 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of governance and integrity arrangements for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). 

Entity
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
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Published: Monday 23 June 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of selected Commonwealth entities’ management of Senior Executive Service conflict of interest requirements.

Entity
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission; Australian Trade and Investment Commission; Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Thursday 28 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s administration of the Household Assistance Scheme.

Entity
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Department of Human Services
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection adopted sound contract management practices for the delivery of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Published: Thursday 31 October 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which Australian Government entities have implemented the Digital Continuity 2020 policy, and how effectively the National Archives of Australia is monitoring, assisting, and encouraging entities to meet the specified targets of the policy.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Thursday 10 December 2020
Published

The audit examined whether the COVID-19 National Medical Stockpile (NMS) procurement requirement was met through effective planning and governance arrangements.

Entity
Department of Health; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
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Published: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Published

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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Published: Thursday 6 December 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether Human Services has an effective high-level compliance strategy for administered payments made under the Centrelink and Medicare programs. 

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Friday 11 May 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Monday 21 October 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Australian Government has established an appropriate framework for responding to crises.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; National Emergency Management Agency
Contact

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Published: Monday 7 June 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in responding to non-compliance with plant and animal biosecurity requirements.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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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: Thursday 9 February 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Project Wickenby taskforce in making Australia unattractive for international tax fraud and evasion by detecting, deterring and dealing with the abusive use of secrecy havens by Australian taxpayers.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission and Australian Federal Police
Published: Tuesday 1 December 2020
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce in implementing the Australian Government’s COVID-19 priorities.

Entity
Australian Public Service Commission; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
Published

The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's management of the Mulwala Redevelopment Project.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Monday 1 April 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 March 2019 to correspondence from the Hon. Shayne Neumann MP dated 19 February 2019 and 14 March 2019.  The Auditor-General further responded on 1 April 2019. The correspondence from Mr Neumann requested that the Auditor-General conduct an audit into the circumstances surrounding the Department of Home Affairs' procurement of garrison support and welfare services in Papua New Guinea. 

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Published: Thursday 3 June 2021
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the National Blood Authority’s management of the manufacture and supply of domestic fractionated blood plasma products.

Entity
National Blood Authority
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Published: Thursday 20 November 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Industry, Science and Resources has effective arrangements to comply with domestic and international travel requirements.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
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Published: Wednesday 1 April 2026
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the management of funding under the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support program was effective in achieving the program objectives and consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Principles.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of Social Services
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Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of physical security arrangements in selected Australian Government agencies, including whether applicable Australian Government requirements are being met.

Entity
Australian Crime Commission, Geoscience Australia, Royal Australian Mint
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Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ role in implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (the National Plan).

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Thursday 9 April 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence Housing Australia administers its functions efficiently and effectively, and in accordance with the Government Business Enterprise guidelines.

Entity
Defence Housing Australia; Department of Defence; Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 22 November 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's processes for estimating and monitoring the costs, savings and benefits associated with the Reinventing the ATO program.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 20 June 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Northern Land Council
Contact

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Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post) is meetings its Community Service and International obligations efficiently and the effectiveness of Commonwealth shareholders in monitoring value for money.

Entity
Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post); Department of Finance; Department of Communications and the Arts
Contact

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Published: Thursday 11 July 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Department of Defence's procurement and implementation of the myClearance system to date.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 20 April 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of annual Certificate of Compliance processes for FMA Act agencies. To form a conclusion against the audit objective, the audit considered: Finance’s administration of the Certificate process at a whole-of-government level; selected agencies’ annual Certificate processes; and, the design and impact of the Certificate.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 30 May 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the enhanced grants administration requirements relating to the development and approval of new grant guidelines and revision of existing grant guidelines.

Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
Published

To examine the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing’s administration of the Access to Allied Psychological Services Program.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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: Friday 19 March 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of cyber security risk mitigation strategies implemented by selected non-corporate Commonwealth entities to meet mandatory requirements under the Protective Security Policy Framework, and the support provided by the responsible cyber policy and operational entities.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Monday 28 August 2023
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s management of non-compliance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 for unapproved therapeutic goods.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
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Published: Wednesday 24 May 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Tiwi Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Tiwi Land Council
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Published: Wednesday 22 June 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications’ design and implementation of measures to support the aviation sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 19 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs' (FaHCSIA) administration and management of the Targeted Community Care (Mental Health) Program.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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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: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether Defence is effectively controlling the use of Commonwealth credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s fraud control arrangements.

Entity
National Health and Medical Research Council
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Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Central Land Council
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Published: Monday 12 November 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education and Training’s design and implementation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Student Loans program.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
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Published: Wednesday 30 January 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of FaHCSIA’s administration of Communities for Children under the Family Support Program.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 22 February 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Department of Finance (Finance) has implemented a selection of agreed parliamentary committee and Auditor-General recommendations.

Entity
Department of Finance
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Published: Thursday 12 December 2024
Published

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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Published: Monday 12 April 2021
Published

The audit objective was to examine whether the Department of Defence implemented a selection of agreed parliamentary committee recommendations and ANAO performance audit recommendations.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 25 June 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Defence's (Defence's) arrangements for the operation and maintenance of the Mulwala and Benalla facilities beyond June 2020 were established through appropriate processes and in accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

Entity
Department of Defence
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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: Monday 9 September 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Published: Monday 25 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's risk-based management of end-to-end processing of incoming international air passengers in achieving border security and passenger facilitation outcomes.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Published: Thursday 29 January 2026
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Services Australia has effective arrangements to comply with domestic and international travel requirements.

Entity
Services Australia
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Published: Thursday 30 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Thursday 28 September 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's planning and administrative arrangements to support the provision of emergency Defence Assistance to the Civil Community (DACC).

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Wednesday 14 April 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 March 2021 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Kristina Keneally dated 11 February 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General consider conducting a performance audit of the Safer Communities Fund and the awarding of discretionary grants from the proceeds of crime. 

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator Keneally on 14 April 2021. 

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Published: Tuesday 30 May 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s management of provider fraud and non-compliance risks.

Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Thursday 19 June 2025
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Creative Australia’s fraud and corruption control arrangements.

Entity
Creative Australia
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Published: Wednesday 14 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether procurements of office furniture have been consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and are achieved value for money.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Services Australia
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Published: Thursday 28 April 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's activities in addressing Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether nbn co limited effectively administered the National Broadband Network Satellite Support Scheme.

Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts; nbn co limited; Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 16 February 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the AFP's approach to its management of the implementation of NPIs.

Entity
Australian Federal Police
Published: Monday 26 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of grants for the Try, Test and Learn Fund transition projects.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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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: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s arrangements to manage the security authorisation of its ICT systems.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Monday 2 August 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 2 August 2021 to correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP and Mr Andrew Giles MP dated 7 July 2021, requesting an audit into the entirety of the Morrison Government's $4.8 billion Urban Congestion Fund.

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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: 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: Thursday 3 September 2020
Published

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 5 June 2023
Published

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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Published: Tuesday 15 February 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess if DBCDE had effectively managed the ABG program, and the extent to which the program was achieving its stated objectives. The audit examined DBCDE's activities supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring and performance reporting for the ABG program from its commencement in April 2007 to June 2010.

Entity
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Published: Thursday 16 December 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence’s procurement of six evolved Cape class patrol boats.

Entity
Department of Defence
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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: Tuesday 19 December 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contractual arrangements that have been put in place for the delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will provide value for money and achieve the Australian Government’s policy objectives for the project.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the department’s design, implementation and monitoring of select 2014–15 and 2015–16 Budget measures aimed at achieving $1.2 billion in savings and other benefits.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Tuesday 28 August 2018
Published

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is hosting the 21st Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) Congress 28–30 August 2018.

Published: Thursday 29 March 2007
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess and report on the administration of the Act by the department in terms of protecting and conserving threatened species and threatened ecological communities in Australia.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency and economy of the Department of Defence’s management of its general stores inventory.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Friday 3 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 February 2020 to correspondence from senators Larissa Waters and Janet Rice dated 14 February 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the decision-making process under the Community Development Grants Programme.

The Auditor-General responded on 3 July 2020 to follow-up correspondence from senators Larissa Waters and Janet Rice dated 9 June 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General reconsider including a review of the decision-making process under the Community Development Grants Programme as part of the ANAO 2020-21 Annual Audit Work Program.

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Published: Wednesday 8 June 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in managing the integrity of payments to employment service providers.

Entity
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Contact

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Published: Friday 8 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO's management of its interpretative assistance activities for SMSFs.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Responded: Thursday 1 July 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 1 July 2021 to correspondence from the Hon Brendan O'Connor MP and Mr Tim Watts MP dated 5 June 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General consider initiating a performance audit into the use of provisional ICT accreditation within Defence. 

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Published: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Published

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
Contact

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Published: Thursday 11 October 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Moorebank Intermodal Company’s achievement of value for money and management of probity in its operations and procurement activities.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (MIC); Department of Finance
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Published: Tuesday 15 August 2023
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, the Native Title Act 1993 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Northern Land Council
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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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Published: Thursday 22 June 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's strategies for managing a communicable disease emergency.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Tuesday 14 January 2020
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's administration of the Future Submarine Program to date.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 13 September 2021
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's administration of contractual obligations relating to the Defence Industry Security Program.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 4 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) designed and is implementing its property investment strategy in a way that is delivering the intended benefits, and how any lessons learned are being reflected in a new strategy that is being developed.

Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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Published: Thursday 24 March 2011
Published

The Objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of GPET's management of the general practice training programs, AGPT and PGPPP, the latter being a responsibility that GPET assumed in 2010.

Entity
General Practice Education and Training Limited
Responded: Wednesday 18 May 2016
Response provided

The Auditor-General (A/g) wrote on 18 May 2016 to Senator Lee Rhiannon regarding the ANAO performance audit of the approval and administration of Commonwealth funding for the WestConnex Project. This is a follow-up to correspondence with Senator Rhiannon published on 8 September 2015.

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Published: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Attorney-General’s Department’s conduct of the procurements relating to two of the new child sexual abuse-related national services employed open and effective competition and achieved value for money, consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

Entity
Attorney-General’s Department
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Published: Monday 14 December 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively managed risks related to the rapid implementation of COVID-19 economic response measures.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Tuesday 26 February 2013
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government Reconstruction Inspectorate, supported by the National Disaster Recovery Taskforce, in providing assurance that value for money is being achieved in recovery and reconstruction expenditure in Victoria.

Entity
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Published: Tuesday 31 January 2006
Published

The objective of this performance audit was to assess agencies' financial management of, and accountability for, the use of net appropriation agreements to increase available appropriations.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Thursday 26 November 2009
Published

The objective of this audit is to assess whether AusAID's management of the expanding aid program supports delivery of effective aid. The audit focuses on progress of AusAID's internal reforms to achieve this objective.

Entity
AusAID
Published: Monday 28 June 2021
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the commuter car park projects within the Urban Congestion Fund.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
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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: Wednesday 15 January 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program was informed by an appropriate assessment process and sound advice.

Entity
Australian Sports Commission
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Published: Tuesday 28 May 2013
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of AusAID’s management of infrastructure aid to Indonesia, with a particular focus on the Eastern Indonesia National Roads Improvement Project and the Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative.

Entity
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
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Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 11 March 2020 to follow-up correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, requesting an audit into the Federal and South Australian governments’ agreement to reduce SA’s Murray-Darling river water allocation by 100GL and Commonwealth funding provided to increase the use of the state’s desalination plant to replace the water. The Auditor-General responded to the original correspondence from Senator Hanson-Young on 19 December 2019. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator Hanson-Young on 24 July 2020. 

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Published: Monday 27 February 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess the establishment and administration of the Australian Border Force’s framework to ensure the lawful exercise of powers in accordance with applicable legislation.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Published: Monday 23 November 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s approach to health provider compliance.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Thursday 28 July 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Building Better Regions Fund was effective as well as being consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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