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Published: Thursday 13 April 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s arrangements for identifying and reducing the income tax gap for individuals not in business.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Friday 14 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the selected entities’ implementation of arrangements for managing cyber security incidents in accordance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and relevant ASD Cyber Security Guidelines.

Entity
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; Services Australia
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Published: Tuesday 18 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' administration of the support arrangements designed to ensure that the Cape Class patrol boats are achieving contracted availability and performance requirements.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Thursday 20 February 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the mandatory minimum requirements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in major government procurements in achieving policy objectives. 

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police's management of its use of force regime.

Entity
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
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Published: Thursday 4 July 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber security risks by three government business enterprises or corporate Commonwealth entities. The entities selected for audit are ASC Pty Ltd, the Australian Postal Corporation and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Entity
ASC Pty Ltd; Australian Postal Corporation; Reserve Bank of Australia
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Published: Wednesday 11 March 2020
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This information report seeks to provide greater transparency on procurement activity in the Australian public sector. This information report is neither an audit nor an assurance review and presents no conclusions or opinions. The report is presented in a variety of ways, including tables and figures, publicly available data from public sector procurement activity recorded in AusTender.

Entity
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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: Thursday 1 September 2016
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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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Published: Tuesday 9 January 2024
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The aim of Insights: Audit Lessons is to communicate lessons from our audit work and to make it easier for people working within the Australian public sector to apply those lessons.

This edition of Insights: Audit Lessons is targeted at risk practitioners and officials responsible for government operations, projects, programs, services and regulatory activities. It would also be useful for accountable authorities, their senior executives and audit and risk committees.

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Published: Friday 11 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.

Entity
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Published: Monday 14 February 2022
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Safer Communities Fund was effective and consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
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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: Tuesday 11 March 2025
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The objective of the Risk Framework and associated programs of risk management activities is to support effective risk management across all ANAO operations.

Contact

Any queries about risk management in the ANAO should be directed to the Senior Director Governance, Corporate Management Group, through our contact page.

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: 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: Thursday 6 April 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of procurement complaints handling by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, the Department of Finance, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Entity
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Published: Wednesday 28 June 2023
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This audit examined the effectiveness of the National Archives of Australia’s implementation of the Building Trust policy and selected entities’ management of information assets (records, information and data).

Entity
Australian National Maritime Museum; National Archives of Australia; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Tuesday 2 February 2016
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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 26 November 2014
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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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Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
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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: Thursday 27 April 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s design and implementation of arrangements to select a preferred Strategic Partner for the Future Submarines Program.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Updated: Wednesday 16 July 2025
Updated

The Auditor-General is responsible for managing the ANAO within the arrangements of the broader Australian Public Service. These obligations are met by being transparent and reporting on the ANAO activities and operations.

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Published: Wednesday 22 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and award of funding for Round 6 of the Mobile Black Spot Program.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services' administration of the Financial Information Service.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Thursday 13 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the Australian Public Service Commission’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s Workplace Bargaining Framework.

Entity
Across entities (listed below)
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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: Tuesday 19 June 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) and Treasury’s management of compliance with foreign investment obligations for residential real estate.

Entity
Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Wednesday 5 November 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s implementation of those recommendations made in Report No. 28 2009–10 relating to:

  • a more strategic approach to election workforce planning;
  • the suitability and accessibility of polling booths and fresh scrutiny premises; and
  • the transport and storage of completed ballot papers, in respect to matters not fully addressed in ANAO Audit Report No.31 2013–14.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission
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Published: Tuesday 5 November 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages program was informed by appropriate departmental advice and that processes complied with the grants administration framework.

Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
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