1520 Items found
Responded: Friday 2 December 2016
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 2 December 2016 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, President of the Senate, on 14 October 2016, regarding a resolution agreed by the Senate requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a performance audit assessing the procurement of services related to the National Cancer Screening Register.

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Published: Thursday 19 June 2025
Published

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

Entity
Creative Australia
Contact

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Responded: Friday 14 April 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General received correspondence from Senator the Hon Don Farrell dated 7 November 2022, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Parliamentary Expenses Management System project.

The Auditor-General met with Senator the Hon Don Farrell on 24 November 2022 to discuss the concerns raised in the request for audit. The request is being considered in the development of the ANAO 2022–23 Annual Audit Work Program.

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator the Hon Don Farrell on 14 April 2023.

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Responded: Friday 19 June 2026
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 19 June 2026 to correspondence from the Hon Dan Tehan MP dated 29 May 2026, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

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Published: Monday 12 April 2021
Published

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

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 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
Contact

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Published: Thursday 19 June 2003
Published

Defence has long provided housing assistance for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families. In 1988, this function passed to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), which was established to provide suitable housing to meet Defence's operational needs. In 2000, Defence and DHA signed a Services Agreement valued at $3.5 billion over 10 years. The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence's management of its housing and relocation services provided for ADF members meets specified requirements; and to make practical recommendations for more efficient, effective and economical use of public resources provided for this purpose.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Thursday 16 July 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine whether strategic water procurements by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment were conducted consistent with government policy, were supported by appropriate program design, were planned and executed appropriately, and achieved value for money.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s regulation of proponents’ compliance with Part 9 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Entity
Department of the Environment
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Responded: Friday 19 November 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 19 November 2021 to correspondence from Ms Alicia Payne MP dated 5 November 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General clarify some points of concern about the potential audit of the Australian War Memorial expansion (Management of the Australian War Memorial's development project).

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Published: Thursday 25 February 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in managing compliance with fair trading obligations.

Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 22 August 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the design and conduct of the award of funding under the Community Development Grants Program (CDGP).

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
Contact

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Published: Monday 13 September 2021
Published

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

Entity
Department of Defence
Contact

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Published: Monday 22 February 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), a division of the Department of the Environment, to support Australia’s Antarctic Program.

Entity
Department of the Environment
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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
Contact

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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 14 July 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s regulation of unsolicited communications.

Entity
Australian Communications and Media Authority
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Published: Monday 15 December 2025
Published

The audit objective was to examine whether the Office of Parliamentary Counsel’s procurement and contract management of the new Federal Register of Legislation project complied with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrated the achievement of value for money.

Entity
Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 12 October 2011
Published

This audit focuses on the NBA’s role in managing the nations blood supply, bearing in mind the NBA’s legislative responsibilities, national policy objectives and ongoing blood sector reforms.

Entity
National Blood Authority
Published: Wednesday 17 August 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the planning and implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Contact

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Published: Friday 5 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s management of Australian aid to Vanuatu.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Published: Friday 13 December 1996
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Taxation Office's approach to client service and the provision of particular client services to Individuals Non-Business clients. The INB business line deals primarily with the tax affairs of individual taxpayers. Audit criteria were developed which examined the ATO's:

  • commitment to client service and understanding of client needs and expectations;
  • client service strategy and delivery of client services and products; and
  • measurement and achievement of service quality and client satisfaction.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the departments of Health and Human Services’ administration, including oversight and monitoring arrangements, for the Indemnity Insurance Fund.

Entity
Department of Health; Department of Human Services
Contact

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Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s administration of health services in onshore immigration detention.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Responded: Friday 19 November 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 19 November 2021 to correspondence from Senator Malcolm Roberts dated 28 October 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General clarify issues relating to the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. 

The Auditor-General received further correspondence about this matter from the Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, Mr Brendan Moon on 6 June 2022. 

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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
Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 29 October 2019 to correspondence from the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP dated 1 October 2019, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an examination of Federal Government drought funding measures. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP on 24 July 2020.

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Responded: Friday 22 November 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 22 November 2019 to correspondence from Senator Katy Gallagher dated 25 October 2019, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine government spending on external contractors and consultants. 

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Published: Thursday 29 October 2020
Published

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

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Thursday 3 December 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s and the Department of Human Services’ management and administration of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

Entity
Department of Health; Department of Human Services
Contact

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Published: Monday 12 September 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s crediting and selection of carbon abatement to purchase under the Emissions Reduction Fund.

Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
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Responded: Tuesday 21 August 2018
Response provided

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

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Published: Monday 23 November 2020
Published

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

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Friday 7 December 2001
Published

The audit reviewed the broadcasting planning and licensing operations of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, which is responsible for planning the availability of segments of the broadcasting services bands used by radio and television for analogue and digital broadcasting. The objective was to assess the ABA's management of licence area planning and the subsequent issue of broadcasting licences, focussing on analogue radio planning and identifying improved administrative practices, where possible, together with the main factors that have contributed to the delays to date in achieving the planning timetable.

Entity
Australian Broadcasting Authority
Published: Tuesday 18 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ and the Department of Defence’s administration of the Australian Government’s $55 million support package announced in the May 2010 Budget for former F-111 fuel tank maintenance workers and their families. The audit examined the implementation of the 14 agreed recommendations in the Government Response to the 2009 Parliamentary Inquiry into the F-111 deseal/reseal issues, which formed the basis of the May 2010, F-111 support package.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs; Department of Defence
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and governance of the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund.

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Tuesday 5 May 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s management of initiatives to supply low aromatic fuel to Indigenous communities.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Monday 24 June 2024
Published

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

Entity
Department of the Treasury
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Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and payment arrangements under National Partnership Agreements.

Entity
Across Entities
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Responded: Monday 2 May 2022
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 2 May 2022 to correspondence from Senator Rex Patrick dated 5 April 2022, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the process in making statutory and other senior appointments across the whole government over the six months preceding the application of caretaker conventions prior to the 2022 Federal election. 

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Published: Thursday 30 April 2026
Published

The audit objective was to examine whether the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) implemented a selection of agreed Auditor-General recommendations.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Contact

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Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 September 2019 to correspondence from Mr Julian Hill MP dated 3 September 2019, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine aspects of the family migration program. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Mr Hill MP on 24 July 2020. 

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Published: Tuesday 2 June 2015
Published

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

Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Contact

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Published: Thursday 4 December 2025
Published

The objective was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulation of registered company auditors.

Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Contact

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Published: Monday 19 December 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of round two of the National Stronger Regions Fund.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme by the Department of Defence and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Entity
Department of Defence; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact

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Responded: Friday 19 March 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 11 December 2020 to correspondence from the Hon Richard Marles MP dated 16 November 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Future Submarine and Future Frigate programs. 

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Mr Marles on 19 March 2021. 

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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
Contact

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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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Responded: Friday 29 March 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 29 March 2019 to the follow-up correspondence from the Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP dated 26 March 2019. Mr Dreyfus requested that the Auditor-General extend his investigation to look at the conduct of a range of parties in relation to the announcement of grants. This is in addition to the request to investigate the conduct of a range of parties in relation to the announcement of the grant to the Yankalilla Bowling Club, which was the subject of the original correspondence dated 24 February 2019. 

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Responded: Tuesday 20 January 2015
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 January 2015 to correspondence from Senator Nick Xenophon of 9 December 2014 and Senator the Hon Kim Carr of 15 January 2015, on the advertising campaign on higher education issues.

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Published: Tuesday 9 June 2015
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Wednesday 9 November 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness to date of the management of the approach to transition the disability services market to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) market arrangements.

Entity
Department of Social Services; National Disability Insurance Agency
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Responded: Thursday 17 April 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 17 April 2025 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash dated 21 March 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Incolink grant. 

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Responded: Thursday 29 July 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 29 July 2021 to correspondence from Ms Michelle Rowland MP and Senator Kimberley Kitching dated 9 July 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine NBN Co Limited executive bonuses for the 2019–2020 financial year and the legitimacy of the underlying targets to which the bonuses were linked. 

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Published: Wednesday 28 January 2015
Published

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

Entity
Department of Industry and Science
Published: Thursday 5 February 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's management of the disposal of specialist military equipment.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's award of funding under the 20 Million Trees Programme.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact

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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
Contact

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Responded: Friday 18 May 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 19 April 2017, and followed-up on 19 July 2017 and 18 May 2018, to correspondence from the Hon. Wayne Swan MP dated 27 March 2017, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the operation of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), its independence and the quality of the systems and analyses being implemented.

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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
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 30 September 2015
Published

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

Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Social Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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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 10 March 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of the Medical Specialist Training Program.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Thursday 18 September 2014
Published

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

Entity
Across Entities
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Responded: Wednesday 19 July 2017
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 14 December 2016, and followed-up on 19 July 2017, to correspondence from Senator Kakoschke-Moore on 14 November 2016 requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA).

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Published: Monday 23 September 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australian Financial Security Authority’s (AFSA) management of conflicts of interest.

Entity
Australian Financial Security Authority
Contact

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Responded: Thursday 24 September 2015
Response provided

The Auditor-General (A/g) responded on 24 September 2015 to correspondence from Senator Glenn Lazarus on 10 September 2015 regarding National Stronger Regions Fund.

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Published: Sunday 29 February 2004
Published

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the MBA Governance Students at Macquarie University Graduate School of Management

Responded: Friday 10 September 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 September 2021 to correspondence from Mr Adam Bandt MP dated 25 August 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation into the management of the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program. 

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Responded: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 20 December 2023 to correspondence from Ms Zali Steggall MP dated 15 December 2023, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a review of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, administered by the Attorney-General’s Department.

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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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Responded: Monday 28 April 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 28 April 2025 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Anne Ruston dated 31 March 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine a grant awarded to the Gallipoli Turkish Cultural Foundation.

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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: 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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Responded: Friday 10 September 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 September 2021 to correspondence from Ms Madeleine King MP and Senator the Hon Kristina Keneally dated 26 August 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program because of probity concerns. 

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Published: Wednesday 10 March 1999
Published

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the IPAA Conference, Canberra

Published: Monday 15 August 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s engagement with tax practitioners in achieving efficient and effective taxation and superannuation systems.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

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Published: Thursday 29 October 1998
Published

The issues examined by the ANAO were considered on two levels. First, legal and ethical processes that focus on whether there are any impediments to the Government and public service implementing the CEIP in the way they have. The public interest issues turn largely on the question of whether the CEIP was for Government or party-political purposes. The other level on which these issues were considered is that of public accountability and the way in which decisions to spend public money are made. In turn, these issues raise questions about the relationship between, and authority of, the Government and Parliament. They may also involve consideration of what might be regarded as proper or responsible conduct by governments and the public service.

Entity
Department of Finance and Administration; Department of the Treasury
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 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: 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
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 15 May 2018
Published

The objective of this review was to determine whether the establishment and early implementation of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Recovery Program by the Department of Jobs and Small Business has provided a sound basis for achieving value for money.

Entity
Department of Jobs and Small Business
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 16 June 2010
Published

The audit objective was to assess the Tax Office's effectiveness in administering the tax obligations of non-residents.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 5 July 2018
Published

The ANAO Corporate Plan 2018–19 is the ANAO's key strategic planning document. It guides our operating environment and sets out how we will deliver on our purpose. The corporate plan is complemented by the annual audit work program which reflects the ANAO's audit strategy and deliverables for the coming year.

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Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of capital gains tax for individual and small business taxpayers.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Responded: Friday 14 February 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 14 February 2020 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 20 January 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General investigate allegations concerning procurement of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin. 

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Responded: Monday 27 October 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 October 2025 to correspondence from Senator Andrew Bragg dated 10 October 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General undertake a performance audit into the Housing Australia Future Fund availability payments.

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Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 14 January 2020 to correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine programs supporting regional development and jobs growth. The Auditor-General also responded on 2 April 2020 to follow-up correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP dated 3 March 2020, alerting the Auditor-General to evidence given in Senate estimates that relates to the original correspondence. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to the Hon Catherine King MP on 24 July 2020. 

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Responded: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 June 2025 to correspondence from Senator David Shoebridge dated 23 May 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct a review of the expenditure and disclosures of the Federal Court. 

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Published: Tuesday 10 March 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s planning, budgeting and implementation of an electronic health records solution for Defence personnel.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Friday 21 March 2025
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 21 March 2025 to correspondence from Ms Kylea Tink MP dated 28 February 2025, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the defence export permit approvals process.

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Responded: Monday 18 November 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 November 2019 to correspondence from Mr Andrew Giles MP, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the effectiveness of the procurement to deliver a new global visa processing system.

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Responded: Friday 29 March 2019
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 29 March 2019 to correspondence from Ms Cathy McGowan AO MP dated 5 March 2019, requesting that the Auditor-General investigate the conduct of a range of parties in relation to the announcement of grants under Round 3, Building Better Regions Fund. 

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Published: Tuesday 2 February 2016
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) administers the science and technology work it undertakes for the Australian Defence Organisation.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's activities to promote employer compliance with Superannuation Guarantee obligations.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Thursday 20 September 2001
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This cross-portfolio audit reviewed the management of Internet security across ten Commonwealth agencies, with the objective of forming an opinion on the adequacy of Internet security management within the selected agencies. The audit pursued two strands - a review of the management systems employed within agencies including the adequacy of risk assessments, security policies and plans, day to day management and business continuity planning in connection with the agencies' Internet presence, and physical testing of the security arrangements of selected Internet sites. Staff from the Defence Signals Directorate were appointed under the Auditor-General Act 1997 to perform the site testing.

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Across Agency
Published: Friday 16 November 2001
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the CPA South Australia Annual Congress 2001, 'Riding the Next Wave'

Published: Monday 19 October 1998
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The audit reviewed the processes involved in the sale of one-third of Telstra. The objectives in auditing the sale were to assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved; assess the effectiveness of the management of the share offer; assess whether the sale arrangements adequately protected the Commonwealth's interests; and facilitate improved administrative arrangements for future share offers.

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Across Agency
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

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Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
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Responded: Wednesday 16 June 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 16 June 2021 to correspondence from Senator Malcolm Roberts dated 19 May 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the administration of Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements programs and funding. 

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Responded: Tuesday 27 November 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 November 2018 to correspondence from Senator Hanson-Young dated 26 October 2018, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the use of grant funding from the Connections Project.

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Responded: Tuesday 6 October 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 6 October 2020 to correspondence from Senator Murray Watt dated 18 September 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the conduct of Senator Pauline Hanson, relevant government ministers — particularly the Minister for Sport, Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, the Hon Michael McCormack MP — and the relevant departments in relation to the announcement of $23 million in Commonwealth Government funding for the Victoria Park stadium in Rockhampton. Senator Watt also requested that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the assessment process of the project undertaken by the relevant government ministers and their departments before awarding the $23 million grant. 

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Published: Wednesday 20 June 2007
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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.
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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Monday 18 August 2008
Published

In February 2008, the Government agreed its Climate Change Policy Framework built on three pillars: reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions; adapting to climate change that we can't avoid; and helping to shape a global solution. Phase One of the campaign is the Householder Action advertising campaign, designed to empower householders to take action on climate change and to inform the community about measures for compensating low income households.

Published: Tuesday 27 October 2009
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The National Binge Drinking Campaign's objectives are to raise awareness of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Responded: Friday 17 December 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 17 June 2021 to correspondence from the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, MP dated 21 May 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine how part-time members of the Social Services and Child Support Division and “sessional part-time members” in the Migration and Refugee Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal are being remunerated. 

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, MP on 17 December 2021. 

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Responded: Wednesday 16 September 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 21 August 2020 to correspondence from the Hon Mark Butler MP dated 26 July 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General review the integrity of the Supporting Reliable Energy Infrastructure Program, in particular with reference to the grant to Shine Energy. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response on 16 September 2020.

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Published: Friday 16 January 2009
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This phase of the campaign (phase two) is designed to communicate information and raise awareness about the First Home Owners Boost amongst potential first home buyers, through limited media (print/ radio/ digital/ outdoor advertisement) supported by marketing collateral.

Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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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: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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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.

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Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Published: Tuesday 2 December 2008
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The campaign's objectives are to raise awareness, among those for whom English is not a convenient language, of the harms and costs to young people, their families, communities and society associated with drinking to intoxication, to encourage young people and their parents to question the acceptability and impact of intoxicated behaviour, to highlight the influence that parental attitudes to alcohol misuse and adult behaviour and drinking to intoxication can have on others and provide referral and support information for those who recognise a need to seek help.

Published: Wednesday 8 December 2021
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Across Entities
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Published: Thursday 19 February 2009
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The objectives of the campaign are to increase knowledge and awareness, among people for whom English is not a convenient language, of the Education Tax Refund, the need to keep receipts, eligibility requirements, and how to claim the refund, with the overall objective of encouraging eligible Australians to make a claim for a rebate.

Published: Tuesday 2 December 2008
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The Economic Security Strategy (ESS) campaign is intended to inform the community of aspects of the Australian Government's response to the global financial crisis. This component of the campaign is designed to raise awareness, among those for whom English is not a convenient language, of the financial assistance available, in the form of lump sum payments, and of access and eligibility requirements.

Published: Thursday 20 November 2008
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The ABHI campaign is an information campaign, largely in cooperation with other states (excl Victoria) which promotes improved public health and reduced incidence of chronic disease. This component of the campaign takes a culturally relevant approach and includes advertising content and messages delivered through Indigenous media channels.

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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Published: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Published

The purpose of this campaign is to inform people of the Child Care Tax Rebate.

Published: Thursday 27 November 2014
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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 9 February 2012
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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.

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Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Health and Ageing