1950 Items found
Published: Monday 27 March 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Army’s workforce planning.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 14 December 2022
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of selected non-corporate Commonwealth entities' arrangements for managing cyber security risks within their procurements and specific contracted providers under the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF).

Entity
Australian Federal Police; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Published: Thursday 14 March 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB’s) investigation of transport accidents and safety occurrences.

Entity
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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Published: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s arrangements to manage the security authorisation of its ICT systems.

Entity
Department of Defence
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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: Thursday 31 October 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which Australian Government entities have implemented the Digital Continuity 2020 policy, and how effectively the National Archives of Australia is monitoring, assisting, and encouraging entities to meet the specified targets of the policy.

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Wednesday 27 July 2016
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On 12 July 2016 the ANAO held the ANAO CFO Forum - The Interim Results of the 2015–16 Financial Statement Audits. The forum was a follow-on from our first held in February, and as we approach year-end provided an opportunity to discuss ways to facilitate working together on achieving a timely and efficient financial statement preparation and audit process in 2015–16 and beyond.

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Published: Tuesday 14 January 2020
Published

The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence's administration of the Future Submarine Program to date.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Responded: Tuesday 26 April 2016
Response provided

Response completed as a limited scope assurance review.

The Auditor-General responded on 26 April 2016 to correspondence from Mr Pat Conroy MP on 16 February 2016 regarding the government advertising campaign Welcome to the Ideas Boom.

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Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contractual arrangements that have been put in place for the delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will provide value for money and achieve the Australian Government’s policy objectives for the project.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 22 August 2018
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The objective of this audit was to examine the design and conduct of the award of funding under the Community Development Grants Program (CDGP).

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Responded: Monday 2 August 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 2 August 2021 to correspondence from the Hon Catherine King MP and Mr Andrew Giles MP dated 7 July 2021, requesting an audit into the entirety of the Morrison Government's $4.8 billion Urban Congestion Fund.

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Published: Thursday 16 December 2021
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence’s procurement of six evolved Cape class patrol boats.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 18 January 2021
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is effectively managing the Search and Rescue Aircraft contract.

Entity
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the department’s design, implementation and monitoring of select 2014–15 and 2015–16 Budget measures aimed at achieving $1.2 billion in savings and other benefits.

Entity
Department of Health
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Published: Monday 12 October 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence’s procurement and contract management of the Offshore Patrol Vessel program.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 11 July 2024
Published

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: Friday 20 June 2025
Published

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 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: Wednesday 5 December 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s preparations for the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter into Australian service and its subsequent sustainment. 

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 17 September 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s management of financial disclosures required under Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, including the extent to which the AEC is achieving accurate and complete financial disclosures.

Entity
Australian Electoral Commission
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Published: Wednesday 8 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs’ regulation of migration agents.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Monday 28 November 2016
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has effectively and efficiently administered the collection of North West Shelf royalty revenues.

Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Published: Monday 14 December 2020
Published

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: Wednesday 7 March 2018
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police in managing employee mental health.

Entity
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
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Published: Monday 30 September 2019
Published

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the Child Care Package.

Entity
Department of Education
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Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Department of the Environment for the funding and management of the Nimmie-Caira System Enhanced Environmental Water Delivery Project.

Entity
Department of the Environment
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Published: Tuesday 24 January 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' implementation of the new biosecurity legislative framework.

Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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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: Thursday 11 October 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Moorebank Intermodal Company’s achievement of value for money and management of probity in its operations and procurement activities.

Entity
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (MIC); Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 18 June 2025
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Attorney-General’s Department’s conduct of the procurements relating to two of the new child sexual abuse-related national services employed open and effective competition and achieved value for money, consistent with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

Entity
Attorney-General’s Department
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Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether nbn co limited effectively administered the National Broadband Network Satellite Support Scheme.

Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts; nbn co limited; Department of Finance
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Published: Tuesday 17 February 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and operation of the Early Years Quality Fund against the requirements of the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 and the Commonwealth grants administration framework.

Entity
Department of Education and Training; Department of Finance; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Published

The audit objective was to examine whether Airservices Australia has effective procurement arrangements in place, with a particular emphasis on whether consultancy contracts entered into with International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) in association with the OneSKY Australia project were effectively administered.

Entity
Airservices Australia
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Published: Monday 17 December 2018
Published

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 10 December 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Services Australia had effectively managed risks related to the rapid preparation for and delivery of COVID-19 economic response measures.

Entity
Services Australia
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Published: Thursday 6 November 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy of selected Australian Government entities’ practices and procedures to manage business continuity. To conclude against this objective, the ANAO adopted high-level criteria relating to the entities’ establishment, implementation and review of business continuity arrangements.

Entity
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Department of Finance, Department of Social Services
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Published: Thursday 19 October 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of controls being implemented and/or developed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) access decisions are consistent with legislative and other requirements.

Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency; Department of Human Services
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Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

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 16 July 2020
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine whether strategic water procurements by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment were conducted consistent with government policy, were supported by appropriate program design, were planned and executed appropriately, and achieved value for money.

Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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Published: Monday 26 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of grants for the Try, Test and Learn Fund transition projects.

Entity
Department of Social Services
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Published: Tuesday 11 September 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of light protected vehicles, under Defence project Land 121 Phase 4.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether value for money is being delivered by the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC’s) management of the Inland Rail pre‑construction program.

Entity
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC); Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection adopted sound contract management practices for the delivery of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Responded: Friday 18 May 2018
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 18 May 2018 to correspondence from Senator Whish-Wilson dated 24 April 2018, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of the implementation of declaration of interest and conflict of interest policies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

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Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and obtain value for money in respect to the $3.5 billion in Commonwealth funding committed to the NSW Government for the WestConnex project.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia
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Published: Thursday 26 November 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money to date of the Department of Defence’s acquisition of combat reconnaissance vehicles under project Land 400 Phase 2.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Monday 21 January 2019
Published

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: Monday 30 September 2024
Published

This Emissions Reduction Plan describes the priorities and actions the Australian National Audit Office is taking to reduce operational emissions and contribute to the APS Net Zero 2030 target.

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Published: Monday 14 February 2022
Published

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: Wednesday 14 December 2016
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s design and implementation of the Base Services contracts.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 11 May 2017
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Education and Training established the Apprenticeship Training – alternative delivery pilots program in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants and Rules Guidelines.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
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Published: Thursday 12 December 2019
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) is being delivered effectively. 

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Responded: Wednesday 14 April 2021
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 10 March 2021 to correspondence from Senator the Hon Kristina Keneally dated 11 February 2021, requesting that the Auditor-General consider conducting a performance audit of the Safer Communities Fund and the awarding of discretionary grants from the proceeds of crime. 

The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator Keneally on 14 April 2021. 

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Published: Wednesday 24 June 2020
Published

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 4 June 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) designed and is implementing its property investment strategy in a way that is delivering the intended benefits, and how any lessons learned are being reflected in a new strategy that is being developed.

Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.

Entity
Across entities
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Published: Thursday 27 April 2017
Published

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: Thursday 2 April 2020
Published

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of bilateral agreement arrangements between Services Australia and other entities.

Entity
Across Entities
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Responded: Tuesday 27 June 2017
Response provided

The Auditor-General responded on 27 June 2017 to correspondence from Mr Andrew Wilkie MP dated 26 May 2017, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an audit of Centrelink's automated debt recovery programs.

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