Browse our range of reports and publications including performance and financial statement audit reports, assurance review reports, information reports and annual reports.
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 28 August 2003
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The audit reviewed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's (Health's) planning and conduct of the review undertaken to determine the recommendation to the Government on whether or not to exercise the extension option available to the Commonwealth under the Plasma Fractionation Agreement with CSL Limited. The audit was undertaken in response to a recommendation of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
- Maintaining complete and accurate governance and risk records supports an entity in providing assurance to the accountable authority on the proper use of public money in administering or delivering the policy or program.
- Pilots provide an opportunity to effectively evaluate new or amended policy and program design and activities to ensure expenditure is an efficient, effective, economical, and ethical use of public money.
- Reporting publicly on the progress of the implementation of recommendations from performance reviews, like AWI is doing through its Review of Performance Implementation Portal, supports transparency and accountability.
Insights: Audit lessons
Published: Friday 28 June 2024
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This edition of Audit Lessons is targeted at those responsible for administering or overseeing grants programs. The aim of Audit Lessons is to communicate lessons from our audit work and to make it easier for people working within the Australian public sector to apply those lessons.
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 2 March 1998
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The objective of the audit was to examine the operations of DEETYA International Services with a view to identifying the administrative issues and difficulties experienced by DEETYA in establishing a commercial entity and its subsequent operation within the framework of the Australian Public Service.
Entity
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2022–23)
Published: Wednesday 7 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Central Land Council
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Speeches and papers
Published: Monday 4 May 2015
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Mr Mr Ian McPhee, AO PSM - Auditor-General for Australia, reflected on his 10 years as Auditor-General for Australia during a presentation to the Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees in Adelaide, South Australia
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2000–01)
Published: Thursday 14 December 2000
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The objective of this audit was to establish whether Defence has developed sound fraud control arrangements that are consistent with better practice and fulfil its responsibilities for the protection of public property, revenue, expenditure, and rights and privileges from fraudulent exploitation.
Entity
Department of Defence
Major projects report (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 28 February 2017
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The objective of this report was to provide the Auditor‐General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected Major Projects, as reflected in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence, and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence, in accordance with the Guidelines endorsed by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.
Entity
Department of Defence