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Published: Thursday 9 April 2020
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence Housing Australia administers its functions efficiently and effectively, and in accordance with the Government Business Enterprise guidelines.

Entity
Defence Housing Australia; Department of Defence; Department of Finance
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Published: Tuesday 5 September 2023
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether compliance with trade measurement in Australia is being effectively administered.

Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
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Published: Wednesday 1 April 2026
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the management of funding under the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support program was effective in achieving the program objectives and consistent with the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Principles.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of Social Services
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Published: Wednesday 31 May 2006
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The overall objective of the audit was to assess whether the RSS Programme is effective and efficient in providing assurance on the levels of payment error and the resultant risks to the integrity of Australian Government outlays for payments administered by Centrelink. Specifically, the audit assessed whether: the RSS Programme meets the objectives outlined for it in the Portfolio Budget Statements under which funding was provided; there is an adequate methodology underpinning the RSS reviews; the RSS reviews are conducted effectively and efficiently, and adequate quality assurance mechanisms exist to assure the results obtained from the RSS reviews; and reporting by the agencies of the results of the RSS Programme is adequate and takes into consideration the issues identified in Audit Report No. 44 2002–03 Review of the Parenting Payment Single Program, and Audit Report No. 17 2002–03 Age Pension Entitlements.

Entity
Department of Family Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Education Science and Training; Centrelink
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Department of Defence's administration of rehabilitation services under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

Entity
Department of Defence; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Published: Monday 30 September 2019
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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: Friday 29 March 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.

Entity
Across Entities
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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: Thursday 22 February 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Office of Financial Management’s (AOFM) management of the Australian Government’s debt.

Entity
Australian Office of Financial Management
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Published: Thursday 19 November 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is effectively preparing for the 2021 Census.

Entity
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Published: Thursday 4 May 2006
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The objective of this audit was to form an opinion on the Australian Research Council's (ARC's) management of research grants. To achieve this, ANAO centred the audit around the following aspects of ARC's grants administration: governance and structure, particularly the roles and responsibilities of those parties involved in administering ARC's grants (Chapter 2); the processes for assessing and selecting ARC grants (Chapter 3);post-award management of grants under the Funding Agreements (Agreements) between ARC and those universities that receive and administer the ARC grants to researchers (Chapter 4); and ARC's monitoring of its grant programs for management, performance improvement and reporting (Chapter 5). In its assessment, ANAO considered ARC's compliance with relevant sections of the Australian Research Council Act 2001 (ARC Act) and the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act). The assessment also took account of the ANAO's Better Practice Guides, particularly the Better Practice Guide—Administration of Grants. The audit focused mainly on ARC's administration of Discovery Projects, the largest scheme in ARC's National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

Entity
Australian Research Council
Published: Thursday 12 May 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of administration of physical security in the revised Protective Security Policy Framework.

Entity
Attorney-General’s Department; Services Australia; Department of Social Services
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Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Agriculture have effectively administered the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme.

Entity
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
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Published: Tuesday 14 January 2020
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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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Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
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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
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Published: Tuesday 27 January 2026
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ and Services Australia’s administration of the age pension.

Entity
Services Australia; Department of Social Services
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Published: Monday 27 March 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' management of family-related visas.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Friday 7 December 2001
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The audit reviewed the broadcasting planning and licensing operations of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, which is responsible for planning the availability of segments of the broadcasting services bands used by radio and television for analogue and digital broadcasting. The objective was to assess the ABA's management of licence area planning and the subsequent issue of broadcasting licences, focussing on analogue radio planning and identifying improved administrative practices, where possible, together with the main factors that have contributed to the delays to date in achieving the planning timetable.

Entity
Australian Broadcasting Authority
Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Employment effectively designed and monitors the progress of the jobactive program.

Entity
Department of Employment
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Published: Wednesday 29 May 2024
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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
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Published: Wednesday 24 January 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s administration of the Parliamentary Expenses Management System project.

Entity
Department of Finance
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Published: Monday 12 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office in achieving revenue commitments established under specific Budget-funded compliance measures.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Monday 28 November 2016
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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 10 November 2025
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Office’s management of official residences and other assets.

Entity
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
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Published: Monday 9 September 2019
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Published: Thursday 31 October 2024
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether the procurements that Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade conducts through its Australian Passport Office are complying with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and demonstrating the achievement of value for money.

Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Published: Monday 25 November 2019
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the My Health Record system under the opt-out model.

Entity
Australian Digital Health Agency; Department of Health
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
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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: Wednesday 9 November 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Employment and the Department of Education and Training's administration of the Shared Services Centre to achieve efficiencies and deliver value to its customers.

Entity
Department of Employment; Department of Education and Training
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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: Tuesday 31 May 2005
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The objective of this audit was to the examine action taken by the ATO to improve TFN integrity, particularly through the implementation of the recommendations made in:Report No.37, taking into account any changed circumstances, or new administrative issues, affecting the implementation of those recommendations; and Numbers on the Run, taking into account that the Government has not formally responded to the report at this time.The audit also aimed to identify further opportunities for the ATO to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the TFN system. The report of this audit is necessarily detailed as it considers each of the recommendations and the extent to which they have been implemented.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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 6 May 2026
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s administration of National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy in achieving the outcomes of the program.

Entity
Department of Education
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Published: Tuesday 9 October 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether effective arrangements have been established by Finance to achieve value for money outcomes for Commonwealth leased office property.

Entity
Department of Finance
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Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) supports good governance in Indigenous corporations consistent with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI).

Entity
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact

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Published: Tuesday 21 August 2018
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Attorney-General’s Department’s design of the Data Retention Industry Grants program, including performance monitoring, reporting, evaluation and assurance arrangements.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
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The objectives of the audit were to:

  • assess the effectiveness of the ongoing administration of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework; and
  • assess the effectiveness of the selected entities’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework applying at the time, and relevant legal and government policy requirements.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact

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Published: Wednesday 14 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s management of the Australian Government’s Register of Lobbyists.

Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
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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
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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: 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 28 May 2020
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Homes Affairs has appropriately managed the procurement of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and PNG (Manus Island).

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Thursday 26 June 2025
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and establishment of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.

Entity
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation; Department of Industry, Science and Resources; Department of Finance
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Published: Tuesday 22 February 2022
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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
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Published: Wednesday 31 July 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contract for the acquisition of the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System demonstrably represents value for money.

Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Published: Thursday 23 January 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Bureau of Meteorology is effectively managing assets in its observing network.

Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
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Published: Thursday 30 March 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the procurement by the Department of the Environment and Energy of a replacement Antarctic icebreaking vessel will provide value with public resources.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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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: Monday 3 June 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) management of the Aids to Navigation maintenance procurement.

Entity
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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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: 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: 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: Wednesday 19 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation’s (ARPC) management of the Terrorism Reinsurance Scheme.

Entity
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
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Published: Monday 16 June 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management and oversight of compliance activities within the Child Care Subsidy program.

Entity
Department of Education; Services Australia
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Published: Thursday 18 June 2026
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Snowy Hydro Limited’s management of the delivery of Snowy 2.0 in support of achieving value for money.

Entity
Snowy Hydro Limited
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Published: Monday 12 February 2024
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s management and oversight of fraud control arrangements for the administration of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Monday 10 July 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s arrangements for the preparation and reporting of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions estimates and projections.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Published: Wednesday 10 May 2023
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s procurement of Hunter class frigates and the achievement of value for money to date.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 19 June 2012
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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: Monday 12 November 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education and Training’s design and implementation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Student Loans program.

Entity
Department of Education and Training
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