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Published: Tuesday 24 January 2006
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of ASIC's implementation of Australian financial services licences. In particular, the audit examined ASIC's planning for the introduction of financial services licences; the roles of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and ASIC in defining the effective scope of licensing; ASIC's assessment and processing of licence applications; and ASIC's supervision of licensees.

Entity
Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Published: Friday 21 June 2002
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Senate Occasional Lecture Series

Published: Thursday 11 January 2001
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Global Working Group Meeting, Washington

Published: Thursday 7 June 2001
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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: Thursday 29 June 2000
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The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess whether Defence had taken appropriate action on recommendations made in the ANAO's 1995 audit report on Management Audit Branch (MAB), which is responsible for internal audit in Defence, and to assess whether the internal audit function in Defence could be improved.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Monday 10 August 1998
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The objective of the audit was to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Austrade's management of customer services to Australian exporters, with particular reference to:

  • performance as a customer-focused organisation;
  • achievement of quality customer service through its client service initiatives; and
  • measurement and evaluation of its customer service performance.
Entity
Australian Trade Commission
Published: Monday 30 June 2003
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The objectives of the audit was to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of DIMIA's decision-making processes and management systems for delivering the parent and partner aspects of the family stream of the Migration Program.

The family stream of Australia's Migration Program enables the reunion of immediate family members of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens. It consists of four main categories;

  • Partner;
  • Child;
  • Parent; and
  • Other family.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 18 December 1997
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The main objectives of the audit were to examine and form an opinion on:

  • the efficiency, economy and administrative effectiveness with which the Commonwealth planned and coordinated implementation of the gun buy-back scheme;
  • the management of firearms surrender and destruction in the Australian Capital Territory by the Australian Federal Police; and
  • the management of the competitive tendering process for the national public education campaign.

Audit criteria were developed which examined program policy and planning, coordination with and payment of funds to the States.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department
Published: Monday 31 August 1998
Published

This report summarises audit and other related activities of the Australian National Audit Office in the period January to June 1998.

Entity
Audit Activity Report
Published: Monday 2 August 2004
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The audit assessed whether Centrelink effectively manages customer debt, excluding debt relating to Family Tax Benefit, consistently across its network, ensuring integrity of payments made on behalf of the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS). The audit assessed five components of Centrelink's debt management processes, including administration, prevention, identification, raising and recovery.

Entity
Centrelink