1824 Items found
Published: Thursday 17 October 1996
Published

Grants Scheme in Audit Report No.33 of 1993-94. The major recommendations in that report related to:

  • improved quality of claims and control measures;
  • optimisation of management planning and control;
  • rationalisation of the strategic planning structure;
  • improved responsiveness of the scheme; and
  • improved accountability to Parliament.

The objective of this follow-up audit was to form an opinion on Austrade's progress with implementing the recommendations of Audit Report No.33 of 1993-94.

Entity
Australian Trade Commission
Published: Wednesday 30 November 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the CCAS. The audit focused on the following key areas: targeting non-compliance; real time compliance activity; post transaction compliance activity; and planning and performance evaluation. As the imports phase of the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) was only introduced in October 2005, this system was not reviewed as part of the audit. Our audit programme for 2005–06 includes ICS as a potential audit topic.

Entity
Australian Customs Service
Published: Thursday 2 April 2026
Published

Fraud and Corruption Control Arrangements is targeted at Australian Government officials responsible for fraud and corruption control arrangements, and those engaged in program and policy delivery, including in grants administration and regulatory contexts.

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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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Published: Tuesday 27 July 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Strategic Projects component of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program has been effectively designed and administered.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Published: Thursday 10 February 2005
Published

This audit was designed to identify the methods used by selected agencies to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of their delivery of services through the Internet, and to evaluate the adequacy of these methods. ANAO also identified better practices, lessons learned and opportunities for improvements.

Entity
Austrade; Centrelink; Child Support Agency; Department of Veteran's Affairs; Health and Ageing; National Archives; Finance
Published: Thursday 8 August 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Liveable Cities Program, including the assessment and approval of applications.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
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Published: Thursday 4 December 1997
Published

The objective of the audit was to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness of the risk management process in the Small Business Income business line. It follows Audit Report No.37 1996-97 and entitled Risk Management - Australian Taxation Office. That audit focused on broad strategic issues relevant to risk management in the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a whole. This audit follows the issues identified in that report into the day-to-day management of the Small Business Income as an example of how risk management operates in a significant element of the ATO.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Tuesday 13 November 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Health and Ageing’s (DoHA’s) implementation and ongoing management of the Aged Care Complaints Scheme and the effectiveness of DoHA’s complaint management systems in supporting service delivery and regulatory outcomes.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Thursday 6 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services' (DHS) administration of the shopfront co-location of DHS services.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Wednesday 17 October 2007
Published

The audit objective was to assess how four key departments: Education, Science and Training (DEST); Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA); and Health and Ageing (DoHA) are implementing the Government's policy objective for Indigenous service delivery.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 19 March 2009
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's administration of health workforce initiatives in rural and remote Australia.

Entity
Deparment of Health and Ageing
Published: Monday 7 September 2009
Published

As an element of the arrangements implemented to support the role of the ANAO in reviewing campaigns' compliance with the Guidelines announced on 2 July 2008, the ANAO advised the chair of the JCPAA that the ANAO will provide regular summary reports to Parliament. Section 25 of the Auditor-General's Act 1997 provides for the tabling of such reports.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 10 December 2008
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the AASC program by the ASC. The extent to which the ASC is able to determine that the program is achieving its objectives was also examined. Particular emphasis was given to the following areas:

  • the implementation and the ongoing management of program; and
  • the selection of sites and administration of grants funded under the program.

The elements of the Building a Healthy, Active Australia package undertaken by other agencies were not included in the scope of this audit.

Entity
Australian Sports Commission
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected organisations had effective security risk management programs, including whether a selection of protective security risk treatment controls was working as designed.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2005
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The audit assessed whether FaCS effectively undertakes its coordination, monitoring and other roles according to the CSTDA. The audit examined all disability services provided for under the CSTDA, except for disability employment services. The ANAO met relevant officers from FaCS' national office and State and Territory offices, and with 22 stakeholder organisations including: advocacy groups; peak national and State bodies representing the interests of disability service providers and people with disabilities; members of national and State Disability Advisory Bodies funded by FaCS; State and Territory governments; relevant Australian Government agencies; In particular, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. and local government bodies. Fieldwork for the audit was primarily undertaken during the period September 2004 to February 2005.

Entity
Department of Family and Community Services
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: Friday 13 August 2004
Published

DFAT is responsible for implementing the Government's foreign and trade policy decisions. The objective of the audit was to assess DFAT's management of bilateral relations and to identify any scope for improvement.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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: Tuesday 21 June 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme. Particular emphasis was given to the Fuel Scheme’s governance and reporting arrangements, risk management strategies and compliance management program.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 18 May 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to review and assess the use, and management of, automatic exchanges of information under Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) by the Tax Office.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Agriculture’s and Customs’ arrangements for the targeting and screening of incoming international mail to identify prohibited and restricted goods.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 29 April 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority's administration of community awareness, professional education and donor family support activities intended to increase organ an

Entity
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 30 January 2007
Published

The fleet oiler HMAS WESTRALIA was a key element of the Royal Australian Navy (hereafter referred to as ‘Navy') Maritime Operations Support Capability (MOSC) from 1989 until September 2006. WESTRALIA provided logistic support to naval operations and exercises and contributed to Defence international engagement through these activities. The new vessel to replace WESTRALIA is called HMAS SIRIUS and was commissioned by Defence in mid September 2006, which was concurrent with the formal decommissioning of WESTRALIA. This approach was adopted by Defence to ensure that Navy maintained a continuous afloat support capability.

Entity
Defence Materiel Organisation
Published: Thursday 1 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's probity management.

Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
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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: Tuesday 10 February 2009
Published

This audit focused on the approval of business system projects -projects aiming to achieve a business objective such as reduced costs or to implement a new program, in contrast with projects with a narrower technology focus such as replacing an agencyʹs desktop computers.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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
Contact

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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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Published: Wednesday 23 August 2023
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s delivery of the Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program.

Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 24 September 2003
Published

The audit reviewed the recordkeeping frameworks of four large Commonwealth organisations. The objective of the audit was to assess whether recordkeeping policies, systems and procedures were in accordance with relevant Government policies, legislation, accepted standards and recordkeeping principles, and applicable organisational controls.

Entity
Centrelink; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness and efficiency of Centrelink's customer feedback system and the progress Centrelink had made in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.

Entity
Centrelink
Published: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Published

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

Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 15 December 2004
Published

The objective of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) was to examine and report on the planning and corporate governance for the new regional delivery model of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) program, jointly administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of the Environment and Heritage (the Agencies)

Entity
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry; Department of the Environment and Heritage
Published: Wednesday 10 March 2010
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence and the DMO's management of procurement and through life support arrangements to meet the explosive ordnance requirements of the ADF, particularly the non-guided munitions requirements of Army. This included a review of the progress of Defence and the DMO in implementing the recommendations of ANAO Audit Report No.40 2005–06.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Published: Thursday 10 February 2011
Published

The audit examined key aspects of the first four tenders for the RtB program. These tenders provided coverage across the Basin and resulted in expenditure in excess of $1 billion. The 2008–09 tenders included the largest single purchase under the program—$303 million to Twynam Agricultural Group. The audit also examined the Commonwealth's contribution to the purchase of Toorale station, the only purchase outside a tender process.

Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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: Thursday 17 December 2020
Published

The audit’s objective was to assess the effectiveness of the selection, contracting and ongoing management of investments by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the extent to which the CEFC is meeting its legislated objective.

Entity
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
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Published: Thursday 28 October 2010
Published

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is responsible for regulating aviation safety in Australia, the safety of Australian aircraft operating overseas as well as for regulating and administering Australia's airspace. In September 2008, the Senate Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport presented a report on the Administration of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and related matters. That report made three recommendations, one of which requested an Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) audit of CASA's implementation and administration of the regulation of aircraft operators' Safety Management Systems (SMS'). ANAO agreed to this request with the objective of the audit being to assess CASA's implementation and administration of an SMS approach to regulating aircraft operators.

An SMS is a systematic approach to managing safety, which encompasses organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. Amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (commonly referred to as the Chicago Convention) made in 2006 require that contracting states regulate the SMS' of aircraft operators. As a contracting state to the Chicago Convention, Australia is required to mandate that aircraft operators implement an SMS.

Entity
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Published: Wednesday 12 February 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) complaints and other feedback management systems in supporting service delivery.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Friday 27 June 2025
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s sustainment arrangements for Navy’s Canberra class fleet of amphibious assault ships (or LHDs).

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 8 December 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s compliance management approach in the SME market.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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
Contact

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Published: Thursday 16 October 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of the tip-off system, including Centrelink's management of privacy issues related to the tip-off management process.

Entity
Centrelink
Published: Wednesday 16 April 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess how well EMA is meeting its objective of providing national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 22 May 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DFAT's implementation of biometric technology to meet international requirements for enhanced passport security. In particular, the audit examined whether:

  • Australian ePassports meet international requirements, and coordination with Australian stakeholders is effective;
  • Australian biometric passport technology is fit for purpose and has enhanced passport security;
  • personal data on the passport microchip is secure and DFAT maintains an appropriate focus on both protecting privacy and client satisfaction; and
  • arrangements are in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the ePassport and to monitor risks.
Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Wednesday 12 August 1998
Published

This is a follow-up audit to Audit Report No. 16, 1995-1996, Assessable Government Industry Assistance. This audit examined whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) had implemented the appropriate balance of compliance strategies to ensure that Australian Government Industry Assistance (AGIA) is adequately identified, disclosed to the ATO, and the revenue collected in an efficient and administratively effective manner. The objective of this audit was to report on the action taken by the Australian Taxation Office in addressing the recommendations of the 1996 Audit Report.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Friday 15 April 2005
Published

The objective of the audit was to evaluate the policies and practices of selected organisations to determine whether they had established sound arrangements for, and maintained effective control over, the administration of security incidents and investigations.

Entity
Australian Crime Commission; Australian Customs Service; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Child Support Agency; Department of Finance and Administration; Attorney-General’s Department
Published: Thursday 1 November 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the management and effectiveness of DCO’s delivery and coordination of support services to ADF families, in particular support services provided when an ADF member is seriously injured or ill, or dies in service.

Entity
Department of Defence, Department of Veterans' Affairs
Published: Thursday 17 September 2009
Published

The audit objective was to assess DoHA's administration of prudential arrangements for the protection of residential aged care accommodation bonds.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Thursday 30 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership’s (AITSL) administration of national standards and frameworks.

Entity
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 1 May 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection’s arrangements for managing the safe and secure storage and disposal of detained goods.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Published: Friday 22 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.

 

Entity
Department of the Treasury; Department of Human Services; Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 18 August 2005
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether DEWR had implemented ESC3 and its computer system EA3000, efficiently and effectively. The primary focus is on the period of change from the previous employment services contract to ESC3 and the first full year of its operation, 2003-04. The scope of the audit was limited to the implementation of Job Network services under ESC3, the introduction of the supporting computer application, EA3000, and DEWR's use of modelling to estimate the effects of the APM. The audit did not test the effectiveness of the APM. DEWR has a plan to evaluate the new model. A separate, concurrent ANAO audit assessed DEWR's oversight of Job Network services to job seekers.

Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Centrelink
Published: Tuesday 23 September 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management and administration of the Communications Fund, including an assessment of:

  • the development and implementation of appropriate investment strategies; and
  • the robustness of the governance structures and controls relating to investment activities.
Entity
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; Department of Finance and Deregulation
Published: Tuesday 21 September 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the implementation of the Australian Taxation Office's Client Contact – Work Management – Case Management system (CWC). The audit examined four key areas that included:

  • progress of the CWC against the endorsed Change Program business case;
  • improvements to the productivity and efficiency of tax administration as a result of the implementation of the CWC;
  • improvements to client experiences when dealing with the Tax Office as a result of the implementation of the CWC; and
  • effects of the CWC implementation, including additional benefits achievable beyond its current capacity to further improve tax administration.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 4 October 2007
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEST's administration of its role in Australian Apprenticeships. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed DEST's performance to determine if DEST:

  • monitored whether Australian Apprenticeships was achieving its objectives;
  • effectively managed the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme; and
  • effectively managed its contracts with Australian Apprenticeships Centres.
Entity
Department of Education, Science and Training
Published: Thursday 15 July 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the selection, implementation, operation and monitoring of FRCs by AGD and FaHCSIA. The three main criteria for this audit assessed whether AGD and FaHCSIA had effectively:

  • planned and implemented the FRC initiative, including the FRC selection and funding processes;
  • undertaken administration activities to guide the operation and progress of the FRC initiative towards meeting its objectives; and
  • monitored, evaluated and reported on the performance of FRCs.
Entity
Attorney-General's DepartmentDepartment of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 20 September 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts for 2011.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Thursday 17 March 2022
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the management of threatened species and ecological communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

 

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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Published: Wednesday 5 December 2012
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian National Preventive Health Agency in fulfilling the Commonwealth’s role in implementing the Council of Australian Government’s National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health, to achieve the Agreement’s objectives, outcomes and outputs, including supporting all Australians to reduce their risk of chronic disease.

Entity
Australian National Preventive Health Agency; Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Wednesday 23 January 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the accuracy of Medicare claims processing, including the adequacy and operation of relevant manual and system processes. The audit assessed the:

  • adequacy and operation of relevant manual and system controls used to support the reliable processing of Medicare claims, and
  • accuracy of the assessing and processing of Medicare claims, using Computer Aided Audit Techniques (CAATs).
Entity
Medicare Australia
Published: Thursday 25 August 2011
Published

This audit is the thirteenth in a series of audits that have fulfilled the Senate’s request for the Auditor-General to provide an annual report on agencies’ compliance with the Order, since it was introduced in 2001. The audit objective was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts.

Entity
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE); Department of Finance and Deregulation; Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)
Published: Thursday 7 November 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) financial industry levies.

Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; Department of the Treasury
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the PRRT. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) identified four key areas for review: general administration; compliance; promoting certainty in administering the PRRT; and governance arrangements.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 3 February 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine key aspects of the NBN RFP process, including:

  • the background to and conduct of the RFP process;
  • management of key risks associated with the process and outcome; and
  • stakeholder consultations.
Entity
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Published: Wednesday 19 December 2007
Published

The overall objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Refresh and, in particular:

  • the extent to which Centrelink has used the funds invested by the Government to develop its IT capability and realise the anticipated service delivery, financial and other benefits; and
  • how Centrelink's programme management approach and Refresh's oversight arrangements have contributed to the achievement of the outcomes of the programme.
Entity
Centrelink
Published: Thursday 24 June 2004
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which PV applications in Australia are processed in accordance with relevant laws and policies, and whether DIMIA employs appropoiate mechanisms to ensure compliance with those laws and policies.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 19 December 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Indigenous Land Corporation’s administration of the Land Acquisition Program.

Entity
Indigenous Land Corporation
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Published: Thursday 17 October 1996
Published

This is a follow-up audit to Audit Report No.7, 1993-94 titled Department of Social Security: Data-matching. It reports upon the effectiveness of the DSS actions in response to the recommendations of the original 1993-94 audit. In noting the considerable progress made by the Department against the original audit recommendations, the ANAO considers that several recommendations have yet to be fully addressed. These are covered in this report and include reducing the variability in review results across offices, enhancing the TFN registration process, and validating savings assumptions.

Entity
Department of Social Security
Published: Tuesday 27 June 2023
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and implementation of programs and initiatives to improve the access and participation of regional and remote students to higher education.

Entity
Department of Education
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 16 April 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the administrative effectiveness of Defence’s procedures to provide emergency assistance to the civil community.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design process and monitoring arrangements for the National Innovation and Science Agenda by the relevant entities.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Innovation and Science Australia
Contact

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Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the application of the Australian Taxation Office's Compliance Effectiveness Methodology in evaluating the effectiveness of key compliance activities and shaping the development of strategies to promote voluntary compliance.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Published: Monday 17 June 2013
Published

The audit objective was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations(DEEWR), Department of Human Services (DHS) partnership arrangement in supporting the delivery of employment programs.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Human Services
Contact

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Published: Thursday 15 April 2004
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine DVA's implementation of the Repatriation health card system, which aims to ensure that veterans can obtain health care through community-based providers and facilities.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Published: Tuesday 3 April 2012
Published

The audit objective was to report on the administration of the Australia Network tender process and to identify lessons learned from the conduct of the process to inform future procurement activities.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Published: Thursday 1 August 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC’s) administration of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

Entity
Australian Research Council
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 21 June 2005
Published

The objective of the audit was to express an opinion on the effectiveness of HOP management having regard to: compliance with applicable Australian Government policies; compliance with internal guidelines to assist loans officers to assess applications and manage loans; and programme performance reporting.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
Published: Tuesday 17 June 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry's administration of the Commercialisation Australia Program.

Entity
Department of Industry
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Published: Thursday 29 May 2014
Published

The objective of this audit was to determine whether Australian Government entities were implementing effective strategies to support increased Indigenous employment.

Entity
Across Agencies
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Published: Friday 15 July 2005
Published

The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which APRA has implemented recommendations regarding the supervisory framework and cross-border banking made in ANAO's 2001 audit of bank prudential supervision.

Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Published: Thursday 2 June 2005
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of DEST's support for the Australian education and training export industry, including its regulatory and associated roles, and how it monitors and reports on its performance in undertaking these roles.

Entity
Department of Education Science and Training
Published: Thursday 16 March 2000
Published

In late 1996, the Government announced its commitment to establish new facilities for the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies on Acton Peninsula in Canberra. The objectives of the audit were to examine the project's compliance with the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines for the procurement of public works and effectiveness of the project's management.

Entity
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Published: Thursday 9 November 2006
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess DAFF's management of the contractual arrangements in place to deliver the National Food Industry Strategy. The audit assessed: implementation of the Strategy; financial management;assessment and selection of grants and projects; management of grants and projects; monitoring and verification of contract services; and performance management. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) examined a number of FIG applications and projects, one food centre of excellence and a major project under the Food Market Development programme. The audit did not examine the Food Chain programme or DAFF's administration of the Strategy's government-to-government activities.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 4 August 2005
Published

The objectives of the audit were to assess the Commonwealth's management of contractual rights and obligations under the Sale Agreements. In particular the audit sought to: assess the Commonwealth's management of contractual warranties and indemnities; assess DoTARS' management of each purchaser's compliance with contractual commitments to capital expenditure; and examine the effectiveness of the development and management of contractual arrangements for concessional rail passenger travel provided by the Commonwealth.

Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Services; Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Department of Family and Community Services
Published: Thursday 5 June 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Budget Office in conducting its role since being established in July 2012.

Entity
Parliamentary Budget Office
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Published: Wednesday 28 July 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether:

a) the AGD effectively manages the operation of the NSH; and
b) the AFP and ASIO have effective procedures in place to deal with incoming referrals from the NSH.

Entity
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; Attorney-General's Department; Australian Federal Police
Published: Thursday 5 November 2009
Published

The objective of the follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which Airservices Australia, and where relevant, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (DITRDLG), have implemented the four ANAO recommendations contained in the previous audit report.

Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Published: Wednesday 24 October 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of FaHCSIA‘s performance of its lead agency role in coordinating whole-of-government commitments to closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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: Thursday 15 May 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the NCA's management of its asset portfolio. This included examining its asset management systems and the management of selected contracts that the NCA has in place to maintain specific assets.

Entity
National Capital Authority
Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published

The objective of the ANAO's audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the buyback of fishing concessions under the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Published: Thursday 20 May 2004
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the courts' client service arrangements for family law clients. The audit also assessed the effectiveness of the coordination between the two courts, and of their administration of Primary Dispute Resolution (PDR) services.

Entity
Family Court of Australia; Federal Magistrates Court
Published: Tuesday 6 September 2005
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the provision of export assistance and support to new and irregular exporters in rural and regional Australia through the TradeStart program. The focus on rural and regional Australia reflects the priority given by the Government to providing effective business and trade assistance to small businesses and rural and regional businesses. However, broader aspects of TradeStart management, such as contract and risk management, have been assessed across the program as a whole.

Entity
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Published: Thursday 22 September 2011
Published

The focus of this audit is the IEP stream of the Jobs Fund. Separate performance audits are underway that are examining the establishment, implementation and administration of the separate components of the Local Jobs stream of the Jobs Fund.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Published: Tuesday 23 February 2010
Published

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

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Published: Wednesday 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 30 April 2014
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the child support objection review process.

Entity
Department of Human Services; Department of Social Services
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Published: Tuesday 2 May 2006
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of management of the procurement of a major, new capability for the ADF by the DMO and Defence. The audit reviewed the initial capability requirements and approval process; analysed the contract negotiation process; and examined management of the Acquisition and Through-Life-Support Contracts. Coverage of the audit extended from development of the concept for the requirement, to acceptance of deliverables in the period prior to the award of the Australian Military Type Certificate (see shaded area of Figure 1). The audit fieldwork was undertaken during the delivery phase of the Project, following delivery of ARH numbers 1, 2 and 5.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Material Organisation
Published: Thursday 10 November 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the NPARIH in the Northern Territory from the perspective of the Australian Government.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 20 May 2010
Published

The objective of this audit was to review the effectiveness of Defence's and the DMO's management of the acquisition arrangements for JP 2070.

Entity
Department of Defence
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 21 May 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's management of the Settlement Grants Program. The ANAO assessed DIAC's performance in terms of how effectively it planned for funding rounds, assessed and allocated grants, monitored and evaluated the program, and managed relationships with its stakeholders. In doing so, the ANAO focused on SGP projects that received funding in the 2007–08.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Published: Tuesday 18 October 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the revised export control legislative framework by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Published: Tuesday 5 August 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DFAT's employment and management of its LES at Australia's overseas missions. In particular, the audit examined arrangements for: planning and risk management; guidance and training; recruitment, engagement and employment of LES; and performance management.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
Published

The audit objective was to examine entity compliance with regulatory requirements for the establishment and ongoing management of special appropriations.

Entity
Department of Finance; Department of Social Services; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Human Services
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Published: Wednesday 23 November 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's processes for the prudential regulation of superannuation entities.

Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Contact

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Published: Thursday 2 June 2005
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the administration and implementation of the drought assistance measures. The audit focussed on EC, including prima facie EC, and key aspects of the additional drought assistance measures.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Centrelink; The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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: Tuesday 17 July 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Social Services’ (Social Services) implementation and evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card trial.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Wednesday 24 November 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in implementing the Regional Land Partnerships program.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Contact

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Published: Thursday 18 December 2008
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of AIMS administration of its co investment research program.

Entity
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: Thursday 5 March 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the development and administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement (5CPA), and the extent to which the 5CPA has met its objectives.

Entity
Department of Health; Department of Human Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Published: Wednesday 26 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ management of the Australian Government’s contribution to the Covenant. The scope of the audit is the Australian Government’s role in the initial establishment of the Covenant and its ongoing contribution through other employment programs.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Published: Wednesday 7 February 2007
Published

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • examine Customs' management of the CMR project; and
  • determine whether the ICS and CCF met:
    • project and operational objectives; and
    • user capability and functionality requirements.

Particular emphasis was given to the following areas:

  • the project management framework that supported the CMR project;
  • implementation arrangements for the ICS; and
  • ongoing operational arrangements.

After this audit commenced, Customs engaged Booz Allen Hamilton to undertake a separate review of the ICS. The purpose of that review was to provide Customs with a forward looking report on the lessons to be learned from the implementation of the ICS, its current status and the opportunities to enhance benefits for both Government and industry. The ANAO consulted closely with the Booz Allen Hamilton team and is supportive of the recommendations in their report, which was released in May 2006. The review made thirteen recommendations relating to the ongoing management and governance of the Cargo Management Re-engineering Program at both strategic and tactical levels.

Entity
Australian Customs Service
Published: Tuesday 22 November 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIT’s and Centrelink’s1 administration of TFES.

[1] From 1 July 2011, Centrelink became a master program within DHS.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Human Services
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