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Published: Thursday 12 September 1996
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The objectives for the audit were to examine Commonwealth guarantees, indemnities and letters of comfort in relation to:

  • the potential size of the Commonwealth's exposure to these instruments;
  • the extent to which the overall exposures of the Commonwealth are managed and monitored;
  • the adequacy of administrative reporting arrangements;
  • areas of better administrative practice relating to their management; and
  • to raise agencies' awareness of appropriate risk management and accountability practices in relation to these instruments.

The audit set out to quantify the Commonwealth's exposure to guarantees, indemnities and letters of comfort.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Monday 22 June 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' fraud control arrangements.

Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Published: Thursday 21 February 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine the extent to which the Department of Human Services (Human Services) has implemented the recommendations made by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2014–15 Management of Smart Centres’ Centrelink Telephone Services; as well as Human Services’ performance against call wait time and call blocking metrics.

Entity
Department of Human Services
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Published: Wednesday 14 December 2022
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This report complements the Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities financial statement audit report published in June 2022. It provides a summary of the final results of the audits of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government and the financial statements of Australian Government entities for the period ended 30 June 2022. 

Entity
Across Entities
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Published: Tuesday 17 June 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s regulation of appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards.

Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Published: Thursday 17 September 2020
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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: Thursday 29 January 2004
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The audit sought to assess how well the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) manages aggressive tax planning. We did this by exploring the nature of aggressive tax planning and the ATO's approach to its management. In the latter context, we looked at:

  • the ATO's previous experience with aggressive tax planning and action on previous significant external reviews, particularly dealing with mass marketed investment schemes;
  • strategy and operations, intelligence gathering and use; and the identification and management of promoters given their significant role in aggressive tax planning.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Tuesday 7 February 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of the Environment and Energy has implemented the recommendations from ANAO Report No. 43 2013–14 and strengthened its framework for the delivery of its regulatory activities.

Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

Entity
Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
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Published: Thursday 12 December 2019
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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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