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Published: Monday 24 November 1997
Published

The primary objective of this audit was to review the management and administration of travel undertaken by public sector employees to determine whether, and to what extent, it complied with approved policies and procedures. The other objective of this audit, as with all across-the-board FCA audits, is to identify, develop and report better practices. The audit dealt with short-term travel by Commonwealth public sector employees on official business.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Thursday 8 May 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the AEC’s implementation of the recommendation made in ANAO Audit Report No. 28 2009–10 relating to the transport and storage of completed ballot papers.

Entity
Australian Electoral Commission
Contact

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Published: Thursday 22 July 1999
Published

All persons, other than Australian nationals, are required to hold a visa to enter and stay in Australia. This audit's focus is on the entry component of the visa process and specifically the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). The ETA is an electronically-stored authority for travel, which facilitates the entry of tourists and short-term business travellers from countries where the risk of non-compliance with visa conditions is low, that is, in countries classified as ‘low risk'. The objective of the performance audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the ETA.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Published: Wednesday 16 June 2010
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether Army effectively administers the Army Individual Readiness Notice to support the achievement of its purpose.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2009
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department's administration of general recurrent grants for non-government schools. The audit examined key processes in the department's administration ofgeneral recurrent grants for non-government schools for 2005–08 in accordance with the Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Published: Thursday 26 May 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of AusAID’s management of tertiary training assistance.

Entity
Australian Agency for International Development
Published: Thursday 3 November 2011
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR‘s administration of the initial phases of the NP ECE. The high-level criteria used to make this assessment were the appropriateness of DEEWR‘s:

  • establishment of a sound foundation for implementation, including implementation plans, monitoring arrangements and an Indigenous strategy for universal access; and
  • ongoing monitoring and support activities, including assessing progress reports, making payments, maintaining relationships, improving data quality and public reporting.
Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Published: Wednesday 3 October 2007
Published

The objective of the audit was to determine whether the POI information recorded by Centrelink accords with relevant policy and thereby effectively supports informed decision-making regarding eligibility for the payment of various benefits to Centrelink customers

Entity
Centrelink; Department of Human Services
Published: Tuesday 25 November 1997
Published

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • assess the extent to which major program objectives were achieved;
  • identify major strengths and weaknesses related to the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of the program administration; and
  • identify areas of improvements and risks which should be addressed in arrangements with a private sector project manager.

Audit criteria were developed to address the areas of program planning and implementation, performance measurement and monitoring, responsiveness to emerging issues, dispute resolution mechanisms, risk management and program improvement measures.

Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Development
Published: Tuesday 29 August 2000
Published

The audit objective was to examine the administrative effectiveness of the ATO's use of AUSTRAC data. The audit reviewed the use of AUSTRAC data across three of the ATO Business Service Lines (BSLs) namely, Large Business and International (LB&I), Small Business (SB) and Individuals Non Business (INB). These are the most significant BSLs in terms of revenue collection. The audit focussed on the ATO's use of AUSTRAC data at the strategic and operational levels and its management of AUSTRAC data. Aspects examined include the ATO's relationship with AUSTRAC as well as training, data quality, data privacy and security issues.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 17 June 2004
Published

The overall objective of the audit was to assess CrimTrac's progress in achieving the key deliverables it was established to provide, given that the agency had been in operation for some three years. The Australian Government provided $50 million for the implementation of CrimTrac, with an expectation that significant progress would be made within the first three years. The audit further examined whether CrimTrac had progressed the key deliverables efficiently and effectively, and whether the data either held by CrimTrac, or accessed through CrimTrac, for matching purposes is secure.

Entity
CrimTrac
Published: Thursday 6 April 2000
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine Coastwatch's administration of the Australian civil coastal and offshore surveillance and response service. In particular, the audit focused on Coastwatch's:

  • coordination with its clients and external service providers;
  • surveillance and response operations; and
  • aspects of its corporate governance arrangements bearing on performance and associated accountability.
Entity
Australian Customs Service
Published: Wednesday 31 January 2007
Published

The objective of the audit was to:

  • assess, in a selection of FMA Act and CAC Act agencies, how well the revised Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines had been implemented; and
  • identify any better practice or common problem areas to assist other agencies in their future procurement activities.

The audit focused on procurement requirements that had changed as a result of the revised CPGs, rather than being a more general audit of compliance with all procurement requirements.
The audit was conducted in the following entities:

  • Australian Federal Police;
  • Bureau of Meteorology;
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO);
  • Department of Defence;
  • Department of Education, Science & Training;
  • Family Court of Australia; and
  • National Museum of Australia.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Wednesday 13 June 2007
Published

The objective of this audit was to evaluate whether selected Australian Government agencies were effectively managing security risks arising from the use of contractors. To address this objective, the audit evaluated relevant policies and practices in the audited agencies against a series of minimum requirements in the management of security issues in procurement and contracting activity. These minimum requirements were developed from the guidance and standards contained in the PSM and also from the ANAO's previous protective security audits.

The audit focused on two broad types of contracting arrangements: contracting of security functions; and contracting of any service or business function that requires, or which has the potential to require, contractors to access sensitive or security classified information.

The following Australian Government agencies were involved in this audit:

  • Australian Customs Service (Customs);
  • Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper);
  • Department of Finance and Administration (Finance); and
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

In addition, the Attorney-General's Department, which is responsible for the maintenance of the PSM and for providing advice on contemporary protective security policies and practices, was consulted during the audit.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 7 June 2001
Published

Quarantine policies and operations are the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA). The objective of this audit was to assess AFFA's management of plant and animal quarantine services, and the implementation and impact of the Government Response (1997) to the Quarantine Review Committee Report. The audit in particular assessed the setting of quarantine priorities through assessing and managing risk; management of the continuum of quarantine operations; and management of Import Risk Analyses to deliver and review quarantine policies. Stakeholder consultation and advisory processes were also assessed in addressing these issues. A key issue examined was the effectiveness of AFFA quarantine operations in international mail and airports preventing the entry of quarantinable material. The ANAO made eight recommendations aimed at improving operational risk based resource allocation; pre-border management of quarantine risk; the effectiveness of quarantine operations at the Australian border; and priority setting and transparency of the IRA process. AFFA agreed to all eight ANAO recommendations.

Entity
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia Department of Agriculture
Published: Monday 31 May 2004
Published

The audit objective was to provide independent assurance to the Parliament on the effectiveness of Australian Public Service organisations in the use and management of the HRIS to satisfy mandatory reporting requirements, as well as provide meaningful information to management. The audit also considered the use of employee self service facilities offered by the HRIS, which has the capacity to provide staff with access to their personal information, reduce manual processing and streamline processing.

Entity
Australian Sports Commission; Australian Securities and Investments Commission; Attorney-General’s Department; Department of Education, Science and Training
Published: Tuesday 22 April 2003
Published

The audit assessed DITR's and the ATO's administration of the R&D Tax Concession including review processes for registration and subsequent expenditure claims, by eligible companies. In particular, the audit focussed on measuring performance, risk management, and information systems including security and data integrity.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Industry Tourism and Resources
Published: Thursday 3 April 2003
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether DFAT had effective processes for issuing passports in Australia. In particular, the audit focussed on whether DFAT had effective strategies for managing passport services; provided quality client service; and had effective and secure processes for passport issue to entitled persons.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: Thursday 15 April 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of security awareness and training arrangements at selected Australian Government organisations, including whether they addressed selected security issues from the PSM.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department; CrimTrac; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of Health and Ageing; National Archives of Australia; National Gallery of Australia
Published: Friday 24 November 1995
Published

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented to the ASCPA Annual Public Sector Accounting Convention, Canberra

Published: Tuesday 21 June 2011
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme. Particular emphasis was given to the Fuel Scheme’s governance and reporting arrangements, risk management strategies and compliance management program.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 25 June 1998
Published

The audit assessed the effectiveness of the governance framework for the management of the transition from the existing red meat industry structures to new structures which increased industry's role in self determination and self regulation and minimised the involvement of Government. Matters considered included the effectiveness of:

  • planning for the implementation of the new arrangements;
  • management of the risks associated with the implementation of the new arrangements;
  • management structures used in the transition arrangements; and
  • accountability arrangements for ongoing Commonwealth involvement.
Entity
Across Agency
Published: Tuesday 23 February 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's performance in managing and coordinating enforcement operations against illegal foreign fishing in Australia's northern waters. The audit focused on Customs and Border Protection's role within the whole of government policy coordination framework; the effectiveness of its intelligence support for operational planning and policy and strategy development; its performance in planning, prioritising and administering effective enforcement operations; and its performance in measuring and reporting on the effectiveness of the program.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Published: Tuesday 23 April 2013
Published

The Australian National Audit Office has undertaken a pilot project to assess the status of the Australian Government performance measurement and reporting framework as a basis for implementation of a future program of audits of entities’ key performance indicators, and to develop a suitable audit methodology. This report presents a summary of the work completed to date.

Entity
Across Agencies
Published: Wednesday 4 April 2001
Published

Address by Richard Rundle, Executive Director, Business Assurance Services, at the Security in Government 2001 Conference

Published: Thursday 19 December 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Indigenous Land Corporation’s administration of the Land Acquisition Program.

Entity
Indigenous Land Corporation
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Published: Thursday 20 September 2001
Published

The objective of the audit was to provide assurance to Parliament on effectiveness of FMIS implementations by:

  • evaluating the effectiveness of selection and implementation management; and
  • evaluating whether the implemented FMIS met the needs of agencies.
Entity
Across Agency
Published: Tuesday 30 June 2009
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the strengthened two–pass approval process for major capital equipment projects is being implemented effectively.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2012
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of FaHCSIA's management of the Australian Government's responsibilities under the NPARSD. In this respect the ANAO considered whether:

  • planning processes enabled effective establishment of the remote service delivery model;
  • implementation of the key elements of the remote service delivery model effectively addressed the quality and timing requirements of the NPARSD; and
  • performance measurement systems were developed to enable the parties to the agreement to assess whether the NPARSD objectives are being met.
Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Wednesday 9 March 2005
Published

Given the importance of customer feedback to Centrelink's business, the ANAO considered it timely to conduct a series of performance audits relating to Centrelink's customer feedback systems, particularly in relation to its delivery of the services then provided on behalf of FaCS. The overarching objective of this series of ANAO performance audits of Centrelink's customer feedback systems was to assess whether Centrelink has effective processes and systems for gathering, measuring, reporting and responding effectively to customer feedback, including in relation to customer satisfaction with Centrelink services and processes.

Entity
Centrelink