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Published: Friday 27 June 2025
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s sustainment arrangements for Navy’s Canberra class fleet of amphibious assault ships (or LHDs).

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 5 November 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Department of Human Services' Quality Framework.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs administration of the Repatriation Transport Scheme.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Published: Tuesday 27 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and implementation of programs and initiatives to improve the access and participation of regional and remote students to higher education.

Entity
Department of Education
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Published: Thursday 23 January 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Bureau of Meteorology is effectively managing assets in its observing network.

Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
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Published: Tuesday 20 May 2025
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administration of contractual obligations to maximise Australian industry participation.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Potential audit: 2025-26
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This audit would assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Home Affairs’ and Australian Border Force’s customs duty administration.

Border and customs operations generate the Commonwealth’s second largest source of revenue. In 2023–24 there was $15.4 billion in revenue collected from customs duty ($13.8 billion), passenger movement charges ($1.1 billion) and import processing charges ($451 million). This was $3.4 billion less than had been estimated, meaning the department had not met its performance target for revenue collection. In its 2023-24 Annual Report, the department noted that it supports revenue protection through a range of activities, including through sampling refund and duty drawback applications to ensure eligibility and administering the voluntary disclosure program that encourages compliance with revenue payment to the Commonwealth.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Australian Border Force
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Potential audit: 2025-26
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This audit would examine the management of Commonwealth fisheries including the implementation of recommendations from Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2020–21, Management of Commonwealth Fisheries. The Australian Government is involved in the management of 16 fisheries located between three and 200 nautical miles from the Australian coast. Nine fisheries are managed solely by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) on behalf of the Australian Government. Seven fisheries are managed jointly by AFMA and regional or international partners.

AFMA’s legislated functions and objectives require the pursuit of efficient and cost-effective fisheries management, balancing the principles of ecologically sustainable development with maximising net economic returns.

In the 2021 audit, the ANAO found that AFMA’s overall management of Commonwealth fisheries was partly effective and provided nine recommendations. AFMA agreed to all recommendations.

Entity
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
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Potential audit: 2025-26
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This audit would examine the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s response to scams in Australia.

Scams are a growing threat to Australian consumers and businesses, with financial losses to scams reported to be at least $3.1 billion in 2022 (a 72 per cent increase on losses recorded in 2021). In 2021–22, 65 per cent of Australians were exposed to a scam attempt, up from 55 per cent in the previous year. Since 1 July 2023, the National Anti Scam Centre in the ACCC has aimed to link government organisations, industry and Australians to work together to prevent scam activity. From 1 July 2026 the Scams Prevention Framework, coordinated by the Department of the Treasury will come into effect. This is expected to formalise the work of the department in coordinating scam prevention efforts with industry.

Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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Published: Monday 17 June 1996
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The Department of Defence is responsible for administering the Defence export facilitation program which is aimed at promoting Australian defence-relevant exports. The Department administers the program in cooperation with AUSTRADE. Defence is also responsible for administering export controls on defence and related goods and dual-use goods. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for controls on chemical and biological weapons precursors. The Department of Primary Industries and Energy is responsible for controls on nuclear-specific technology and source/fissionable material. The Australian Customs Service implements barrier controls at ports and airports. In September 1993 the then Minister for Trade referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (JSCFADT) an inquiry into the implications of Australian defence exports. The JSCFADT's Report on the Implications of Australian Defence Exports (September 1994) recommended, inter alia, that the Auditor-General conduct a performance audit of the operations of the guidelines concerning the controls on the export of defence and related goods, the export control process, and all export facilitation activities. The Auditor-General agreed to undertake an audit, which commenced in May 1995 as a preliminary study and was designated as a performance audit on 30 August 1995.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Monday 22 April 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA’s) management of complaints.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Wednesday 1 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of NBN Co Limited’s (NBN Co’s) strategies to manage its transition from building to operating the national broadband network.

Entity
NBN Co Limited
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Published: Friday 21 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
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Published: Monday 16 August 2021
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence’s administration of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program, with a focus on ERP Tranche 1 activities.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 25 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) fraud control program and its compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Thursday 17 December 2020
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The audit’s objective was to assess the effectiveness of the selection, contracting and ongoing management of investments by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the extent to which the CEFC is meeting its legislated objective.

Entity
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
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Published: Monday 17 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the evaluation of selected Australian Government pilot programs.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care; Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected entities had appropriately justified the use of limited tender procurement and whether processes adopted met the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Human Services
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Published: Tuesday 28 January 2020
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of the Department of Defence's management of its public communications and media activities.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Friday 31 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities had designed and implemented appropriate governance and administration arrangements for the transition and delivery of sustainable reforms to services on Norfolk Island.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Published: Thursday 10 September 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s design process and implementation to date of the Defence Export Strategy.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 3 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Indigenous Business Australia’s management and implementation of the Indigenous Home Ownership Program.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
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Updated: Monday 13 January 2025
Updated

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

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Published: Tuesday 17 February 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Attorney-General’s Department’s administration of the Indigenous Legal Assistance Programme.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Updated: Tuesday 30 July 2024
Updated

The Financial Statements Audit Services Group (FSASG) volume of the ANAO Audit Manual applies to the financial statement audit activity performed by FSASG in collaboration with the Systems Assurance and Data Analytics (SADA) group. Relevant policies and guidance from the FSASG volume are also applied to other assurance work performed by FSASG. Policies and guidance in the FSASG volume address the planning, execution and reporting stages of the financial statement audit process.

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Published: Wednesday 24 November 2021
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The objective of the audit was to examine the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in implementing the Regional Land Partnerships program.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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Published: Tuesday 18 October 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the revised export control legislative framework by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Updated: Tuesday 30 July 2024
Updated

The Performance Statements Audit Services Group (PSASG) volume of the ANAO Audit Manual applies to the performance statements audit activity performed by PSASG.

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Published: Monday 18 March 2019
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The audit objective was to examine whether the Department of Defence has effective and efficient sustainment arrangements for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of eight ANZAC class frigates.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 29 April 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority's administration of community awareness, professional education and donor family support activities intended to increase organ an

Entity
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
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