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Published: Monday 23 September 2024
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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
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Published: Thursday 27 February 2020
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of spectrum reallocation to support the deployment of 5G services.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; Australian Communications and Media Authority
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Published: Thursday 5 March 2026
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The audit objective was to assess whether Department of Health and Aged Care effectively developed and monitored suicide prevention measures.

Entity
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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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: 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.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Wednesday 4 April 2007
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Mr Ian McPhee - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the National Archives of Australia Seminar, Parliament House, Canberra

Published: Tuesday 31 March 2026
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The audit objective was to assess the design and implementation of the Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program (SLRIP).

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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Published: Thursday 20 March 2025
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Audit Lessons — Management of Corporate Credit Cards is intended for officials working in financial management or governance roles with responsibility for the management of corporate credit cards.

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Published: Thursday 24 October 2024
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The ANAO’s performance audit program is one of the main assurance functions of the Auditor-General. The purpose of this information report was to provide analysis of 2023–24 performance audits.

Entity
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Published: Thursday 29 October 2020
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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 11 April 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Australian War Memorial is effectively managing the development project.

Entity
Australian War Memorial
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Published: Monday 23 November 2020
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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: Tuesday 9 October 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether effective arrangements have been established by Finance to achieve value for money outcomes for Commonwealth leased office property.

Entity
Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 24 March 2004
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This report covers a number of the discretionary compensation and debt relief mechanisms that are available to Commonwealth agencies, where individuals or entities have been disadvantaged by legislation, or actions by agencies or staff, or some other negative circumstances. It deals mainly with two legislative mechanisms, namely, act of grace payments and waivers of debt, and one administrative mechanism, the Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) scheme. This report also briefly covers two other mechanisms, namely ex gratia payments and payments in special circumstances relating to Australian Public Service (APS) employment. The main objective of the audit was to assess whether the management of claims for compensation and debt relief in special circumstances was in accordance with relevant legislative requirements and Commonwealth guidelines, and whether the current administrative policies and procedures were adequate.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Wednesday 30 October 2013
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s implementation of reforms to capability development since the introduction of the two-pass process for government approval of capability projects and government’s acceptance of the reforms recommended by the Mortimer Review. The scope of this audit included the requirements phase and, to a limited extent, the acquisition phase of major capability development projects, focusing upon changes flowing from the major reforms.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post) is meetings its Community Service and International obligations efficiently and the effectiveness of Commonwealth shareholders in monitoring value for money.

Entity
Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post); Department of Finance; Department of Communications and the Arts
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Published: Wednesday 17 June 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and establishment of the Regional Investment Corporation.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Tuesday 27 September 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Parliamentary Services’ arrangements for managing contracts and retail licences, including the extent to which the department has implemented recommendations from the previous ANAO audit.

Entity
Department of Parliamentary Services
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Published: Monday 23 September 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s implementation of the National Ice Action Strategy (NIAS).

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Thursday 23 April 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the (former) Department of Industry’s administration of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
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Published: Friday 18 May 2007
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Mr Ian McPhee - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Queensland Regional Heads Forum

Published: Tuesday 19 May 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Human Services’ management of Smart Centres’ Centrelink telephone services.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Thursday 11 February 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess how effectively Geoscience Australia provides geoscientific and geospatial information and services to assist the Australian Government and key stakeholders. Particular emphasis was given to:

  • the collection and management of geoscientific and geospatial data and information, including accessibility;
  • the provision of products and services; and
  • governance arrangements.

The ANAO examined a number of datasets and product and service projects to assess Geoscience Australia's performance in providing geoscientific and geospatial information and services.

Entity
Geoscience Australia
Published: Wednesday 28 January 2015
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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: Wednesday 24 June 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ arrangements for managing Disability Employment Services provider agreements.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Thursday 16 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT’s) achievement of value for money objectives in the delivery of Official Development Assistance (aid) through facility arrangements.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
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Published: Tuesday 2 June 2015
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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
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Published: Thursday 25 May 2023
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This report is the first of two reports each year and focuses on the results of the interim audits, including an assessment of entities’ key internal controls, supporting the 2022–23 financial statements audits. This report examines 27 entities, including all departments of state and a number of major Australian government entities. The majority of entities included in the report are selected on the basis of their contribution to the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of the 2021–22 Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Published: Monday 22 January 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Geoscience Australia’s 2020 to 2022 procurement of the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN).

Entity
Geoscience Australia
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Published: Wednesday 15 April 2015
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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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