1076 Items found
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s management of the acquisition of medium and heavy vehicles, associated modules and trailers for the Australian Defence Force.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
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Responded: Tuesday 5 January 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 5 January 2021 to correspondence from Ms Kristy McBain MP dated 14 December 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General review the governance and outcomes of a 2019 tender process seeking leased office accommodation for the Department of Defence. 

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Responded: Thursday 12 April 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 23 November 2017 to correspondence from Senators Abetz, Paterson and Reynolds dated 27 October 2017, requesting that the Auditor-General undertake an examination of the administration and governance arrangements relating to the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). Following a request from Senator Abetz on 17 January 2018 for a more detailed response, the Auditor-General followed-up on 5 April 2018.

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Responded: Friday 20 August 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 August 2021 to correspondence from Mr Julian Hill MP dated 26 July 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the efficiency, effectiveness, quality and integrity of partner visa processing by the Department of Home Affairs. 

The Auditor-General has received follow-up correspondence from Mr Julian Hill MP dated 27 August 2021.

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Responded: Monday 27 February 2017
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 February 2017 to correspondence from Dr Jim Chalmers MP dated 29 December 2016, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of aspects of the lease arrangements for the rifle range at Malabar Headland in New South Wales (NSW).

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Published: Tuesday 16 December 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's management of the Cape Class patrol boat program.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Published: Wednesday 26 November 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess how effectively and efficiently the Australian Taxation Office managed contact centres as part of its overall service delivery.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Responded: Thursday 29 February 2024
Response provided

The acting Auditor-General responded on 29 February 2024 to correspondence from Hon. Catherine King MP dated 29 January 2024, requesting that the Auditor-General to conduct an assurance review of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Aids to Navigation (AtoN) procurement.

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Responded: Thursday 22 June 2017
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 22 June 2017 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 31 May 2017, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of the current and historical funding practices of the Catholic Education Commissions.

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Responded: Friday 20 July 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 July 2018 to correspondence from the Hon. Catherine King MP dated 31 May 2018, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the circumstances surrounding the listing of afatinib (Giotrif®) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). 

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Responded: Wednesday 25 September 2024
Response provided

The acting Auditor-General responded on 24 September 2024 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck dated 27 August 2024, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme.

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Responded: Saturday 28 February 2026
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 28 February 2026 to correspondence from Senator Dean Smith dated 9 February 2026, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

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Published: Thursday 18 March 2021
Published

The objective was to examine whether the award of funding under the Supporting Reliable Energy Infrastructure Program was informed by an appropriate assessment process and sound advice that complied with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
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Responded: Monday 26 August 2024
Response provided

The acting Auditor-General responded on 26 August 2024 to correspondence from the Hon Paul Fletcher MP dated 30 July 2024 and follow-up correspondence dated 14 August 2024, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation into the investment in PsiQuantum announced by the Australian and Queensland governments on 30 April 2024.

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Published: Thursday 5 February 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's administration of the Tariff Concession System.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Responded: Wednesday 14 August 2024
Response provided

The acting Auditor-General responded on 14 August 2024 to correspondence from Senator David Shoebridge dated 26 July 2024, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to the use of public funds allocated towards the OneSchool Global schools.

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Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s design and implementation of the first funding round of the Bridges Renewal Programme.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Responded: Monday 17 January 2022
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 17 January 2022 to correspondence from the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP dated 20 December 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Australian Government’s administration of Australian Research Council grants. 

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Responded: Tuesday 30 April 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 30 April 2019 to correspondence from Ms Cathy McGowan AO, MP dated 8 April 2019, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the politicisation of taxpayer funded grant announcements (Community Sport Infrastructure grants program). 

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Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design of, and award of funding under, the Living Safe Together grants programme.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Published: Wednesday 15 April 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in delivering high quality interpreting services to its clients.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Department of Social Services
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Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's regulation of passenger security screening at Australian domestic airports.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Tuesday 15 August 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess how effectively the selected public sector entities manage risk.

Entity
Department of Employment; Department of Health; Australian Communications and Media Authority; Australian Fisheries Management Authority
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Responded: Friday 3 February 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 3 February 2023 to correspondence from Senator Nick McKim dated 10 January 2023, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation into decisions by the Department of Home Affairs to engage Management & Training Corporation Pty. Ltd (MTC Australia) to run garrison and welfare services in Nauru for refugees and people who sought asylum in Australia. 

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Responded: Thursday 27 June 2024
Response provided

The acting Auditor-General responded on 27 June 2024 to correspondence from Senator Andrew Bragg dated 5 June 2024, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the contract for legal services between King & Wood Mallesons and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources regarding PSI Quantum.

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Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
Published

The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture’s administration of the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.

Entity
Department of Agriculture
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Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
Published

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

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Published: Tuesday 27 June 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ implementation of myGov as at November 2016.

Entity
Department of Human Services; Digital Transformation Agency (DTA); Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s implementation of the First Principles Review.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 27 November 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and conduct of the third and fourth funding rounds of the Regional Development Australia Fund.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Communications and the Arts’ assessment and selection of base stations for funding under the first round of the Mobile Black Spot Programme.

Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts
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Published: Thursday 4 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the award of funding under the first round of the Safer Streets programme.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Published: Thursday 13 August 2015
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s regulation of permits and approvals within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Entity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Published: Tuesday 17 October 2006
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the WHM programme is administered effectively and in accordance with relevant laws and policies. In particular, the ANAO focused on four key areas: the implementation of eWHM visa; authority for the WHM programme; decision-making for WHM visas; and programme performance information. A feature of the audit was the computer-aided scrutiny of over 300 000 visa application records to test DIMA's decision-making processes.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Published: Wednesday 22 October 2003
Published

The audit assessed whether Centrelink has effective Business Continuity Management and/or associated risk management procedures and plans in place that: minimise the likelihood of a significant business outage; and in the event of such an outage, minimise disruption of critical services to customers. The audit also assessed whether Centrelink services satisfy special community demands in times of emergency.

Entity
Centrelink
Published: Thursday 22 December 2005
Published

This audit is a part of the ANAO's protective security audit coverage. The objective of this audit was to determine whether agencies audited had developed and implemented sound IT security management principles and practices supported by an IT security control framework, in accordance with Australian Government policies and guidelines. The audit at each agency examined the framework for the effective management and control of IT security, including the management of IT operational security controls and, where applicable, was based on the Australian Government protective security and information and communications technology (ICT) security guidelines that were current at that time.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Tuesday 18 May 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the Superannuation Co-contribution Scheme.

The audit reviewed five key areas: governance arrangements; information technology systems and controls; co-contribution processing; compliance approaches; and communication with clients.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 11 May 2006
Published

The objectives of the audit were to provide assurance that Artbank was effectively meeting its charter of: acquiring art by contemporary artists; expanding the number of public places that Artbank's collection is rented and displayed; and managing its collection and rental scheme. The audit also examined Artbank's governance arrangements, and its programmes for marketing, client development, performance management, budgeting, debt management and also sought client feedback on Artbank's operations via a survey.

Entity
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Australia; Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts
Published: Wednesday 5 November 2003
Published

The primary objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) and the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) were administering a number of grant programs that are designed to enhance telecommunications infrastructure and services in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia according to better practice. The audit was also aimed at determining whether DCITA had implemented the recommendations of an earlier audit of Networking the Nation.

Entity
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Published: Tuesday 19 April 2011
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s management of explosive ordnance by the end users of this materiel in Air Force, Army and Navy (the Services). In particular, the focus was on the effectiveness of arrangements for the oversight and physical control of explosive ordnance once it is issued to Service units.

The audit reviewed Defence’s policies, procedures, processes and inventory management systems for explosive ordnance at the unit level in the ADF, from receipt and storage through to the use or return of explosive ordnance.The audit also examined the relationship between the management of explosive ordnance at the unit level and the Explosive Ordnance Services Contract and, where relevant, the regional Garrison Support Services (GSS) Contracts.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Wednesday 1 March 2006
Published

The audit scope covered development of the R2R Program, management of the initial R2R Program and changes made to the Program funding conditions and administrative guidance for Auslink Roads to Recovery. The scope did not include management of Auslink Roads to Recovery. The audit objectives were to: · assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the initial R2R Program; and · identify any opportunities for improvements to management of the Program.

Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Services
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
Published

The objectives of this audit were to:

  • assess the current status of BCM and EM arrangements in Centrelink and identify opportunities for improvement; and
  • review Centrelink's response to the recommendations.
Entity
Centrelink
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: Monday 25 May 2009
Published

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • determine the extent to which government entities complied with the requirement to publish and maintain documents online that were presented to the Parliament;
  • evaluate selected government entities' policies and practices regarding online publishing; and
  • assess AGIMO's policy and guidance in support of online publishing.

To address this objective the audit was conducted in three parts. Firstly, we reviewed a sample of papers tabled between 2000 and 2008 in order to assess their availability online. Next, we examined the online publishing practices of five government entities. These were the: Australian Federal Police (AFP); Department of the House of Representatives (DHR); Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Infrastructure); Department of the Treasury (Treasury); and National Archives of Australia (NAA). Finally, we reviewed AGIMO's role in supporting government entities in their online publishing practices.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Friday 7 November 2003
Published

The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on ATSIS' management of the Law and Justice Program, having particular regard to the relative needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The audit focused primarily on how effectively ATSIS manages and delivers the provision of legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The audit was desgined to compelement but not to reproduce previous audit and other evaluation activity relevant to the Program.

Entity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
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 15 September 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess DoHA's effectiveness:

  • in undertaking PIP program planning, program monitoring and review; and
  • with Medicare Australia, in ensuring PIP program delivery to general practices and their medical practitioners.

In undertaking the audit, the ANAO considered the 12 incentives that comprised the PIP up to August 2009. The three most recently introduced incentives at the time of audit fieldwork, namely, Domestic Violence, GP Aged Care Access and eHealth incentives, were examined in greater detail and formed case studies to support audit analysis. The ANAO also sought views on the program administration from industry, including from general practices directly through an online survey.

With regard to accreditation of general practice, the audit scope did not include an assessment of the Standards nor the work of the bodies that undertake accreditation of general practices. The ANAO's focus on general practice accreditation related to DoHA's management of program entry criteria.

Entity
Department of Health and AgeingMedicare Australia
Published: Thursday 22 April 2010
Published

The audit scope covered the management of the AusLink R2R Standard Program and the AusLink R2R Supplementary Program. The scope did not include management of the Nation Building Roads to Recovery Program, which has only recently commenced. The audit objectives were to:

  • assess the effectiveness of the management of the AusLink Roads to Recovery Program;
  • assess the delivery of the program and management of the funding, including the extent to which the program has provided additional (rather than substitute) funding for land transport infrastructure; and
  • identify opportunities for improvements to the management of the program.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Published: Tuesday 28 June 2005
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether purchases of goods and services are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, Government policies and guidelines, and sound purchasing principles and practices. The audit at each entity covered the internal control framework for purchasing and purchase transactions during 2002-03 and 2003-04 and, where applicable, was based on the CPGs current at that time. The audit examined all aspects of the purchasing process from the initial requirement for purchase through to the delivery of the supply and payment. It included an examination of aselection of individual purchases at each audited entity.

Entity
Australian National University; Australian Research Council; CRS Australia; The Department of Finance and Administration
Published: Wednesday 28 April 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of OPO's management of the overseas owned estate. In particular, the audit examined whether:

  • sound arrangements are in place to effectively plan and oversight the management of the overseas estate;
  • OPO effectively manages owned property on a day-to-day basis;
  • the condition of the overseas owned estate is adequately maintained by structured and systematic repair and maintenance arrangements; and
  • OPO has appropriate information to facilitate the effective management of the owned estate, and appropriately consults with stakeholders.
Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Tuesday 6 December 2005
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the Private Health Insurance Administration Council's (PHIAC's) administrative effectiveness as a regulator of private health insurance. In making this assessment, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) addressed the following criteria: whether PHIAC monitored compliance with its legislative requirements and analysed related data; whether PHIAC addressed and managed non-compliance with its legislative requirements; and whether PHIAC's governance and organisation supported the performance of its legislative functions. Although the Department of Health and Ageing (Health) also has a role in the regulation of the private health insurance industry under the National Health Act 1953 (Health Act), Health's regulatory activities were outside the scope of this audit.

Entity
Private Health Insurance Administration Council
Published: Monday 22 December 2003
Published

Directly after the collapse of Ansett in September 2001, most of its estimated 15 000 employees faced the possibility of retrenchment The Government immediately announced the introduction of the Special Employee Entitlements Scheme for Ansett group employees (SEESA) to address two risks facing the employees:

  • the risk-to a certain limit - of a shortfall in their payments of accrued employee entitlements from Ansett and,
  • the risk of delay in their being paid.

The objective of the audit was to determine how efficiently and effectively the two key elements of SEESA were managed: DEWR's management of the mechanism for making SEESA payments and DOTARS' management of the associated Air Passenger Ticket Levy.

Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Transport and Regional Services
Published: Thursday 3 May 2012
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs management of complaints and other feedback to support service delivery. The audit criteria were that DVA has:

  • a well-designed framework for managing complaints and other feedback;
  • effective processes and practices to manage complaints; and
  • appropriately analysed complaints to inform service delivery.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Published: Wednesday 26 May 2010
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether agreements between Australian Government (Commonwealth) agencies reflect sound administrative practices. To meet this objective, the audit reviewed current government policy and a range of better practice guidelines, conducted interviews with agencies and examined cross-agency agreements, to formulate suitable audit criteria and subsequently develop better practice principles.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Wednesday 25 November 2009
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of agencies' contract management by determining if they had sound practices and systematic approaches to this activity. Particular attention was given to each agency's:

  • day-to-day management of individual contracts; and
  • approach to managing its contract population.
Entity
Australian Federal Police; Austrade; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Tuesday 14 December 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the wine tax.

Four key areas were examined in the audit: governance arrangements; interpretative assistance and advice; compliance approaches for Australian entities; and administering the rebate for New Zealand wine producers.

The ANAO conducted fieldwork in the Tax Office's Adelaide office between May and September 2010 and also held discussions with representatives from Customs, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and New Zealand Inland Revenue. The ANAO also consulted with representatives of wine producers, wholesalers, retailers, tax agents and key industry associations, seeking their views on elements of the Tax Office's administration of the wine tax.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 20 June 2007
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources' management of the Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program. The audit focused on how the department:

  • promoted the Program and assessed applications for funding;
  • managed the funding agreements; and
  • managed the Program's governance arrangements.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 29 January 2004
Published

The audit sought to assess how well the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) manages aggressive tax planning. We did this by exploring the nature of aggressive tax planning and the ATO's approach to its management. In the latter context, we looked at:

  • the ATO's previous experience with aggressive tax planning and action on previous significant external reviews, particularly dealing with mass marketed investment schemes;
  • strategy and operations, intelligence gathering and use; and the identification and management of promoters given their significant role in aggressive tax planning.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 7 December 2006
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the APVMA is performing its key regulatory functions effectively. In particular, the audit examined the APVMA's arrangements for:

  • planning and overseeing the delivery of regulatory functions;
  • registering pesticides and veterinary medicines in a timely manner;
  • obtaining external scientific advice to support the registration function;
  • monitoring the quality of pesticides and veterinary medicines approved for sale in Australia; and
  • administering its cost recovery framework.
Entity
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
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 30 August 2011
Published

The objective of this audit is to examine the effectiveness of the TGA’s administration of complementary medicines regulation in Australia. The primary focus is on listed complementary medicines, which comprise about 98 per cent of these medicines.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
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 17 June 2004
Published

The overall objective of the audit was to assess CrimTrac's progress in achieving the key deliverables it was established to provide, given that the agency had been in operation for some three years. The Australian Government provided $50 million for the implementation of CrimTrac, with an expectation that significant progress would be made within the first three years. The audit further examined whether CrimTrac had progressed the key deliverables efficiently and effectively, and whether the data either held by CrimTrac, or accessed through CrimTrac, for matching purposes is secure.

Entity
CrimTrac
Published: Tuesday 2 March 2004
Published

The audit reviewed the Defence Materiel Organisation's management of the $3.43 billion Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) project. The Wedgetail project is to provide the Australian Defence Force with an AEW&C capability based on four Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft and associated supplies and logistic support. At the time of the audit the AEW&C systems were still in their early development phase, and by November 2003, Defence had spent $1.107 billion on the project.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Friday 27 May 2005
Published

The audit focuses on DMO's equipment acquisition and support, at the system program management level. The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy of Defence's capital equipment project definition, approval, acquisition and logistics support management. The SPOs subject to audit are:Aerospace Systems Division's Tactical Fighter Systems Program Office (TFSPO), which is responsible for acquisition and logistics support management of the Air Force's F/A-18 and Hawk 127 fleets and associated equipment. TFSPO is located at Williamtown, NSW; Land Systems Division's Track Manoeuvre Systems Program Office (TMSPO), which is responsible for the acquisition and logistics support management of Army's Leopard Tanks and M113 Armed Personnel Carrier fleets. TMSPO is located in Melbourne;Electronic and Weapon Systems Division's Over-the-Horizon Radar Systems Program Office (OTHRSPO), which is responsible for acquisition and logistics support management of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) and Jindalee OTHR systems. OTHRSPO is located within the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) precinct at Edinburgh, South Australia; and Maritime Systems Division's Fast Frigate Guided System Program Office (FFGSPO), which is responsible for the support and upgrade of the Navy's FFG fleet. FFGSPO is located at Garden Island, Sydney.In view of the significant role that DMO's SPOs play in managing major capital equipment acquisition projects, the audit includes a case study of the $1.448 billion Fast Frigate Guided (FFG) Upgrade Project. A high level of audit assurance is not able to be provided on the FFG Upgrade Project given deficiencies in the FFGSPO information management systems and deficiencies in the level of design and development disclosure provided to SPO personnel by the FFG Upgrade Prime Contractor. The ANAO was unable to access appropriate audit evidence on the financial expenditure associated with the FFG Upgrade Project, and the Project's approved Equipment Acquisition Strategy.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Tuesday 3 February 2009
Published

The Australian Political Parties for Democracy Programme is administered by Finance. The programme aims to strengthen democracy internationally by providing support for the international activities of Australia's major political parties. Funding of up to $1 million is provided annually under the programme to each of the Australian Labor Party and to the Liberal Party of Australia. Guidelines for the programme provide for the parties to re-apply for funding each year and set out the criteria against which applications for funding are assessed. The proposed audit would examine the administration of the program by Finance, including the adequacy of assessment of acquittal documentation and requests to roll over funding.

Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Published: Tuesday 27 November 2012
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and administration of the quarantined heritage component of the Local Jobs stream of the Jobs Fund. A particular focus was on the establishment of program objectives and the extent to which approved grants have demonstrably contributed to the cost-effective achievement of those objectives. The audit approach has been influenced by recent audits of grants administration which have emphasised the importance of transparent and accountable grant decision-making processes to the cost effective achievement of stated program objectives, and having regard for recent government decisions to enhance the framework applying to the administration of grants.

Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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: Friday 20 February 2004
Published

The objective of this audit was: to form an opinion on the adequacy of selected agencies' approaches to monitoring and evaluation of government programs and services delivered on the Internet; and to identify better practices and opportunities for improvement. In order to achieve this objective, the audit examined the websites and Internet-delivered services of five agencies.

Entity
Across Entities
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 18 December 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess how effectively DHS (including CSA), FaHCSIA and Centrelink managed the implementation of stage one of the CSSR and the Improving Compliance program.

Entity
Department of Human Services; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Centrelink
Published: Tuesday 18 December 2012
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of FWO’s administration of education and compliance services in relation to the Fair Work Act 2009.

Entity
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
Published: Tuesday 30 March 2004
Published

The Australian Customs Service (Customs) is responsible for managing the integrity of Australia's border. The Australian maritime border is the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Australia's 37 000 kilometre coastline. The National Marine Unit (NMU) contributes to customs' Civil Maritime Surveillance and Response program. It has eight 35 - metre Bay Class vessels (known as Australian Customs Vessels or ACVs) that are capable of maintaining a strategic presence around the Australian coast. The audit examined the administrative effectiveness of the NMU's surveillance and response operations. Particular emphasis was given to the following areas:

  • strategic and tactical taskings;
  • crew operations;
  • crew training;
  • asset management; and
  • governance arrangements.
Entity
Australian Customs Service
Published: Tuesday 28 February 2006
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the ATO's strategies to address tax evasion in the cash economy, with emphasis on: the ATO's strategic focus; aspects of governance, management processes and compliance activities; and responses to the ANAO Report No.35 2001–02 ATO Progress in Addressing the Cash Economy.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of external debt collection arrangements.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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: 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: 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 18 December 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Federal Police’s management of the delivery of policing services to the Australian Capital Territory.

Entity
Australian Federal Police
Published: Thursday 9 February 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FaHCSIA, DEEWR and DoHA seek to reduce service delivery risks posed by capacity constraints in Indigenous organisations.

Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Thursday 26 May 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of AusAID’s management of tertiary training assistance.

Entity
Australian Agency for International Development
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: 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: Thursday 27 January 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Better Regions Program has been effectively designed and administered. The audit scope included examination of all 106 Better Regions projects.

Entity
Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
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
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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
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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: 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: 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: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package industry and community assistance programs.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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 9 May 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of the Treasury and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have improved the management of tax expenditure estimates by implementing the six recommendations in the 2008 ANAO audit and the three recommendations made by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) following its inquiry.

Entity
Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Tuesday 18 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) arrangements for processing financial intelligence, to assist domestic partner agencies and international counterparts in their operations and investigations.

Entity
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
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Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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: Tuesday 31 May 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office’s administration of the LCT, including aspects of the tax administered by Customs on behalf of the Tax Office.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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 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: Wednesday 23 March 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Government agencies' management and implementation of measures to protect and secure their electronic information, in accordance with Australian Government protective security requirements.

Entity
Across agencies
Published: Thursday 17 February 2011
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation's administration of the Digital Education Revolution program, focusing on the major component of the program, the National Secondary Schools Computer Fund.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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: Thursday 19 April 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the AFP’s administration of the Fighting Terrorism at its Source (FTAS) initiative and related measures.

Entity
Australian Federal Police
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: Friday 11 June 2004
Published

The objectives of this performance audit were to: - review the governance and accountability framework for the Scheme, and - assess the efficiency and effectiveness of Treasury's implementation and management of that framework.

Entity
Department of the Treasury
Published: Tuesday 1 March 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of AGD's management of the Northern Territory Night Patrols Program.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
Published: Tuesday 2 June 2009
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA's management of the planning and allocation of aged care places and capital grants, in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2012
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of DMO’s implementation of its Gate Review process for major Defence capital acquisition projects.

Entity
Department of Defence
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 8 February 2007
Published

The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which DOTARS had implemented the nine recommendations contained in the original audit.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2006
Published

The audit examined the effectiveness and efficiency of the FAO's management of overpayments, within the FTB Programme. In particular, the ANAO considered the FAO's activities in relation to FTB debt prevention, identification, raising and recovery. The audit also compared the FAO's policy documentation and guidance material for staff, against relevant sections of Family Assistance legislation.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 19 June 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ administration of residential care payments.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Published: Tuesday 25 May 2004
Published

In the current audit, the objectives were to provide assurance to the Parliament on the adequacy of the measures and plans instituted by Defence to ensure that the combat aircrew workforce meets military preparedness requirements in the future, and to identify possible areas for improvement.

Entity
Department of Defence
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: 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 28 February 2013
Published

The objective of the current audit was to assess the effectiveness of remediation arrangements put in place by Defence and the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) to resolve issues impacting on the achievement of the desired lightweight torpedo capability. It focuses on project management and contractual arrangements, and the progress made with platform integration and test and evaluation.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)
Published: Monday 11 February 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s management of individual management services provided to people in immigration detention.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship