2033 Items found
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess selected entities’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).

Entity
Australian Federal Police (AFP); Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC); Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's External Compliance Assurance Process pilot conducted with large business taxpayers.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

Published: Monday 16 December 2019
Published

The objective of this report is to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected major projects. The status of the selected major projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

Entity
Department of Defence
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 4 May 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of selected departments’ implementation of deregulation initiatives.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Communications and the Arts; Department of Health; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

Published: Tuesday 26 June 2018
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's design, implementation and administration of primary healthcare under the Indigenous Australians' Health Program (IAHP).

Entity
Department of Health
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
Published

The audit objective was to re-assess the three entities' compliance with the 'Top Four' mandatory strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). The audit also aims to examine the typical challenges faced by entities to achieve and maintain their desired ICT security posture.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page

Published: Wednesday 12 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA) procurement relating to My Health Record system infrastructure.

Entity
Australian Digital Health Agency
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

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.

Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to requests for audit through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 8 September 2021
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's workforce planning to support key activities.

Entity
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Responded: Tuesday 5 July 2022
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 5 July 2022 to correspondence from the Hon Richard Marles MP dated 31 May 2022, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to review the Workforce Australia procurement processes. 

Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to requests for audit through our contact page.

Published: Tuesday 22 February 2022
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s administration of funding for remote housing in the Northern Territory.

Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Friday 21 June 2019
Published

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
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Monday 12 September 2022
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's implementation of the National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019.

Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Thursday 17 January 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Agriculture) has addressed the recommendations from ANAO Audit Report No. 46 of 2011–12, Administration of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS).

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 22 March 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police’s, the Australian Financial Security Authority’s and the Attorney-General’s Department’s administration of property and funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Entity
Australian Financial Security Authority; Australian Federal Police; Attorney-General’s Department
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

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.

Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Tuesday 10 November 2015
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s management of compliance with the wildlife trade regulations under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Entity
Department of the Environment; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

Published: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Federal Court of Australia is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
Federal Court of Australia
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Friday 30 June 2017
Published

The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance engagement of the Department of Finance’s management of the lease between the Commonwealth of Australia and the New South Wales Rifle Association over the Malabar Headland. The limited assurance engagement examined whether the management was, in all material respects, in accordance with the Commonwealth Property Management Framework.

Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Tuesday 9 March 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs' (DVA's) planning and management of the Veteran Centric Reform (VCR) program.

Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 29 May 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design of the Growing Regions Program.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts; Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Friday 24 March 2023
Published

The ANAO provided an article to the March 2023 edition of the PASAI newsletter on the development of a methodology for auditing ethics. The article was titled SAI Australia develops methodology for auditing ethics.

Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on Thursday 27 February 2020 to correspondence from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young dated 16 February 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the eligibility guidelines and administration of grant funding arrangements set out under both the Environment Restoration Fund and Communities Environment Program, and the conduct of any relevant parties in relation to these grant funds. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator Hanson-Young on 24 July 2020. 

Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to requests through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 26 June 2024
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the transitional arrangements from the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) program to the Enhanced Income Management program.

Entity
Department of Social Services; Services Australia
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Monday 30 November 2020
Published

The objective of this report was to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected major projects. The status of the selected major projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

Entity
Department of Defence
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Thursday 27 June 2024
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) management of corporate credit cards.

Entity
Australian Research Council
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.

Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
Published

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
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page

Published: Friday 9 December 2022
Published

An Audit Committee Chairs Forum was held at the Hotel Realm on Friday, 9 December 2022. The communique from the forum is now available here.

Contact

For any enquiries, please contact External.Relations@anao.gov.au

Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements established by the Department of Education and Training to monitor the impact of Australian Government school funding.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
Contact

Please direct enquiries relating to reports through our contact page.

Published: Wednesday 28 June 2023
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the NDIA’s management of assistance with daily life supports.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
Contact

Please direct enquiries through our contact page.