The audit reviewed the management of trust monies in five Commonwealth organisations. The objectives of the audit were to:

• assess whether selected Commonwealth organisations were managing trust monies in accordance with legal and administrative requirements and better practice principles;
• identify better practices in the management of trust monies; and
• recommend improvements in the controls and practices relating to the management of trust monies.

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

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Geoscience Australia’s 2020 to 2022 procurement of the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN).

This audit examined the effectiveness of the National Archives of Australia’s implementation of the Building Trust policy and selected entities’ management of information assets (records, information and data).

This audit would examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) regulation of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs), and include a follow-up audit on employer compliance with Superannuation Guarantee requirements.

Australians generally rely on superannuation as their main asset (other than the family home) to save for their retirement. The ATO’s role in the superannuation system includes regulating and supporting Self-Managed Superannuation Funds to comply with superannuation and taxation laws to safeguard retirement incomes, and to support employers to meet their superannuation obligations.

The ATO corporate plan 2024–25 identifies the maintenance of high levels of compliance across the superannuation system and avoiding any deterioration in performance as a core priority. The ANAO last examined the ATO’s approach to managing SMSFs in 2007, and addressing Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance in 2022.

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.

The audit sought to assess the efficiency of Defence property management; provide assurance that probity and compliance requirements are being met; and make practical recommendations for enhancing property operations. It focused on Infrastructure Division's property management, with recognition that other areas manage certain property service contracts, such as those for electricity supply and cleaning.

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the National Blood Authority’s management of the manufacture and supply of domestic fractionated blood plasma products.

The ANAO 2017–18 Corporate Plan is the ANAO's key strategic planning document. It guides our operating environment and sets out how we will deliver on our purpose. The corporate plan is complemented by the annual audit work program which reflects the ANAO's strategy and deliverables for the coming year.

The objective of the audit was to assess the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness, including accountability, of the management of boat people by the Department and the providers of major related services to DIMA such as: the Coastwatch Service within the Australian Customs Service and the Australian Protective Service within the Attorney-General's portfolio. The audit examined key issues in the management of boat people largely from a risk management perspective. The audit conclusions are presented in terms of: the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness, including the accountability, of operations; and the administrative functions which support the management of boat people, such as detection, reception of boats and costs.