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Published: Thursday 8 September 2011
Published

The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively entities had developed and implemented appropriate KPIs to support stated program objectives.

Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service; National Film and Sound Archive; Fair Work Australia; Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Published: Tuesday 7 May 2002
Published

The 30 per cent Private Health Insurance Rebate is a financial incentive for individuals to purchase health insurance cover. The rebate provides for a reimbursement or discount of 30 per cent of the cost of private health insurance. It is available to all Australians who are eligible for Medicare and have private health insurance. The objective of the audit was to determine the effectiveness of Commonwealth Government agencies administration of the rebate.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Finance and Administration; Department of Health and Aged Care; Department of the Treasury; Health Insurance Commission
Published: Wednesday 23 April 2008
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The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness of the department's administration of the PSPI. To achieve this, the ANAO considered the department's program planning and design, service delivery arrangements and monitoring, review and reporting activities. The decision which resulted in the replacement of ASSPA with PSPI was a policy decision of the Government and, thus, was beyond the scope of this audit.

Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Published: Wednesday 2 May 2007
Published

The audit objective was to assess whether the early stages of DIAC's preparations for the re-tendering of the detention and health services contracts were consistent with sound practice. The audit focused on governance arrangements, in particular the recordkeeping arrangements, roles and responsibilities of personnel, expert advisors and the probity auditor—matters raised in the previous audit report. The audit did not examine the RFT, which is not due to be issued until April 2007.

Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Tuesday 15 June 1999
Published

The objectives of the audit were to form an opinion on the management of Commonwealth agencies' compliance with the Commonwealth's energy efficiency requirements and to identify areas for better practice in energy management. The audit focussed on:

  • the implementation of the Energy Policy by Commonwealth Agencies; promulgation and coordination of energy use targets;
  • energy and associated reporting by Commonwealth agencies;
  • identification, examination and analysis of systemic and procedural impediments to achieving the Energy Policy; and
  • development and discussion of ways to address these impediments.
Entity
Department of Industry, Science and Resources; Australian Greenhouse Office
Published: Wednesday 11 December 2002
Published

The audit examined whether the Department of Health and Ageing had the performance information necessary to administer the Australian Health Care Agreements. A strong focus of the audit was accountability for performance given the significant size of Commonwealth financial assistance, more than $29.6 billion over 5 years, provided to the States and Territories for the provision of health care services.

Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
Published

The objective of the audit was to examine the application of the Australian Taxation Office's Compliance Effectiveness Methodology in evaluating the effectiveness of key compliance activities and shaping the development of strategies to promote voluntary compliance.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Published: Wednesday 21 April 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of AGD's arrangements for coordinating the development of the National Identity Security Strategy.

The ANAO's assessment was based on the following criteria:

  • governance arrangements for the NISS;
  • progress, to date, of the six NISS elements; and
  • AGD's administrative arrangements for developing the NISS.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department
Published: Friday 24 May 2002
Published

Robust internal budgeting processes are an essential part of effective financial management and are critical in the successful implementation of the accrual-based, outputs and outcomes framework. Effective internal budgeting should be closely intergrated with business planning processes and require a comprehensive and collaborative approach, involving input from throughout the organisation.

Entity
Across Agency
Published: Wednesday 21 April 2010
Published

During the preparation of the ANAO's Planned Audit Work Program 2006–07, JSCEM suggested that the ANAO consider a possible performance audit into the efficiency and effectiveness of the AEC's management of elections. JSCEM's suggestion was considered in the planning and preparation for this performance audit, which focuses primarily on the AEC's administration of the CEA in the lead-up to and conduct of the 2007 general election.

Entity
Australian Electoral Commission