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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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Published: Wednesday 29 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Services Australia’s arrangements for the management of contractors.

Entity
Services Australia
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Published: Tuesday 20 December 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and administration of the VET FEE-HELP scheme.

Entity
Department of Education and Training; Australian Skills Quality Authority; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
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Published: Monday 11 November 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the operations of the boards of four corporate Commonwealth entities in managing conflicts of interest.

Entity
Across entities
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Published: Monday 17 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s administration of the Renewable Energy Target scheme. 

Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
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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: Tuesday 30 August 2011
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The objective of this audit is to examine the effectiveness of the TGA’s administration of complementary medicines regulation in Australia. The primary focus is on listed complementary medicines, which comprise about 98 per cent of these medicines.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the integration of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Thursday 16 December 2004
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), a division of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, is responsible for the regulation of the manufacture and supply of therapeutic goods. The objective of the audit was to assess the TGA's regulation of non-prescription medicinal products. In particular, it reviewed the TGA's systems, procedures and resource management processes used to approve new manufacturers, monitor ongoing manufacturer and product compliance with mandated requirements, and manage non-compliance. The audit made 26 recommendations designed to improve the transparency, quality and reliability of regulatory decisions taken by the TGA and improve its accountability mechanisms by enhancing its management information systems.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Thursday 2 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether the National Capital Authority’s procurement activities are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
National Capital Authority
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Published: Thursday 11 July 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Department of Defence's procurement and implementation of the myClearance system to date.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 29 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s arrangements for the management of contractors.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 22 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA’s) implementation of reforms to agvet regulation and the extent to which the authority has achieved operational efficiencies and reduced the cost burden on regulated entities.

Entity
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
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Published: Tuesday 30 April 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) issuing, compliance and contracting activities related to Australian Carbon Credit Units.

Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
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Published: Wednesday 20 November 2024
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The audit objective was to examine whether the selected entities have implemented a selection of agreed parliamentary committee and Auditor-General recommendations.

Entity
Indigenous Business Australia; National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Monday 3 March 2025
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The purpose of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Sport Integrity Australia’s management of the National Anti-doping Scheme.

Entity
Sport Integrity Australia
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Published: Monday 20 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in Hearing Australia.

Entity
Hearing Australia
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Published: Tuesday 15 November 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Commonwealth's administration of the grants component of the R&D Start program. Lessons for the new Commercial Ready program have been identified in the audit. Accordingly, recommendations arising from this audit are directed, when appropriate, to the Commercial Ready program. As most financial assistance is in the form of grants, the loans component of the program was excluded from the audit.

Entity
Department of Industry Tourism and Resources; Industry Research and Development Board
Published: Thursday 4 October 2007
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEST's administration of its role in Australian Apprenticeships. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed DEST's performance to determine if DEST:

  • monitored whether Australian Apprenticeships was achieving its objectives;
  • effectively managed the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme; and
  • effectively managed its contracts with Australian Apprenticeships Centres.
Entity
Department of Education, Science and Training
Published: Monday 28 June 2021
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s administration of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency functions including the National Bushfire Recovery Fund.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Monday 29 November 2021
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian National University’s governance and control framework.

Entity
Australian National University
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Published: Thursday 10 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) management of compliance with visa conditions. To form a conclusion against this objective, the ANAO assessed whether DIBP:

  • effectively manages risk and intelligence related to visa holders’ non-compliance with their visa conditions;
  • promotes voluntary compliance through targeted campaigns and services that are appropriate and accessible to the community;
  • conducts onshore compliance activities that are effective and appropriately targeted; and
  • has effective administrative arrangements to support visa holders’ compliance with their visa conditions.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Published: Monday 14 April 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s exercise of its regulatory functions.

Entity
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
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Published: Thursday 16 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

Entity
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
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Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
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The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's management of the Mulwala Redevelopment Project.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 30 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of grant program management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Entity
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
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Published: Wednesday 21 May 2008
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The objective of the audit was to determine the effectiveness of DoHA's administration of the MoU between the Government and the pathology profession, including monitoring whether the MoU is achieving its objectives

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Monday 16 December 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Taxation Office's effectiveness in meeting its revenue and resourcing commitments for the Tax Avoidance Taskforce.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Published: Monday 28 August 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s management of non-compliance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 for unapproved therapeutic goods.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
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Published: Thursday 23 April 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation targets in intergovernmental funding agreements in achieving policy objectives.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Monday 14 December 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively managed risks related to the rapid implementation of COVID-19 economic response measures.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Thursday 14 November 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and award of funding for Round 1 of the Growing Regions Program.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts; Department of Industry, Science and Resources
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Published: Tuesday 11 July 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence has a fit-for-purpose framework for the management of materiel sustainment.

Entity
Defence
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Published: Thursday 30 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is effectively managing the use of corporate credit cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and entity requirements.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Published: Wednesday 18 December 2019
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The audit assessed the effectiveness of the rural research and development corporations’ management of probity.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Tuesday 7 May 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the awarding of funding for the construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) against the requirements of the Commonwealth's grants administration framework, which includes the Government’s policy requirements for the approval of grants, with a particular focus on the assessments undertaken of each proposed grant in terms of the guidelines for the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan (NUWDP); and identify any potential improvements in grants administration practices.

Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Thursday 28 June 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber risks by the Department of the Treasury, National Archives of Australia and Geoscience Australia.

Entity
Department of the Treasury; National Archives of Australia; Geoscience Australia
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Published: Tuesday 31 March 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC’s) regulation of charities.

Entity
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission; Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Tuesday 28 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s (NIAA’s) processes to design and transition to a new remote employment program.

Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
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Published: Wednesday 19 September 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Regional Australia’s management of the design and implementation of the first application round of the RDAF program.

The establishment of a new infrastructure program to fund projects identified by Regional Development Australia committees in regional areas was one of the initiatives established to deliver on the Government's September 2010 agreement with the Independent Members for Lyne and New England. The program was to fund projects that support the infrastructure needs and economic and community growth of Australia’s regions.

Entity
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Published: Wednesday 31 May 2023
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The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Anindilyakwa Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Entity
Anindilyakwa Land Council
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Published: Thursday 16 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s (TEQSA’s) regulation of higher education.

Entity
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
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Published: Wednesday 1 March 2006
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The audit scope covered development of the R2R Program, management of the initial R2R Program and changes made to the Program funding conditions and administrative guidance for Auslink Roads to Recovery. The scope did not include management of Auslink Roads to Recovery. The audit objectives were to: · assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the initial R2R Program; and · identify any opportunities for improvements to management of the Program.

Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Services
Published: Tuesday 27 May 2025
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s administration of the Future Fit Program.

Entity
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency and economy of the Department of Defence’s management of its general stores inventory.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 8 December 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s compliance management approach in the SME market.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 19 January 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Health and Aged Care has effectively managed the expansion of telehealth services during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
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Published: Wednesday 18 September 2024
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The objective of this audit is to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts effectively managed the approval and administration of the Australian Government’s $2.2 billion funding commitment towards Suburban Rail Loop East.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts; Infrastructure Australia
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Published: Friday 3 February 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has effectively established and implemented the Indigenous Advancement Strategy to achieve the outcomes desired by government.

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Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Wednesday 4 December 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether WSA Co Limited’s procurement framework and procurement activities are achieving value for money.

Entity
WSA Co Limited
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Published: Wednesday 3 February 2010
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The objective of the audit was to examine key aspects of the NBN RFP process, including:

  • the background to and conduct of the RFP process;
  • management of key risks associated with the process and outcome; and
  • stakeholder consultations.
Entity
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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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
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Published: Monday 11 February 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency of the processing of applications for citizenship by conferral by the Department of Home Affairs.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Wednesday 28 June 2023
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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
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Published: Wednesday 5 November 2003
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The primary objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) and the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) were administering a number of grant programs that are designed to enhance telecommunications infrastructure and services in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia according to better practice. The audit was also aimed at determining whether DCITA had implemented the recommendations of an earlier audit of Networking the Nation.

Entity
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Published: Wednesday 14 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether procurements of office furniture have been consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and are achieved value for money.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Services Australia
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Published: Monday 21 January 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s administration of the Biometric Identification Service project.

Entity
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
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Published: Friday 20 June 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Airservices’ contract management for the OneSKY program.

Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
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The objectives of this audit were to:

  • assess the current status of BCM and EM arrangements in Centrelink and identify opportunities for improvement; and
  • review Centrelink's response to the recommendations.
Entity
Centrelink
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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