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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2004–05)
Published: Tuesday 19 April 2005
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which the recommendations and major findings of the ANAO's 1999 audit of Commonwealth Debt Management have been addressed, and the impact of any changes.
Entity
Australian Office of Financial Management
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2006–07)
Published: Thursday 8 February 2007
Published
The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which DOTARS had implemented the nine recommendations contained in the original audit.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 1996–97)
Published: Thursday 5 June 1997
Published
The audit covered major program elements within the Department of Primary Industries and Energy and Environment Australia that are managed:
- directly by DPIE or Environment Australia;
- through the One-Stop-Shop project assessment process administered by the States/Territories; or
- by non-government organisations.
The purpose of the audit was to examine and benchmark the administrative processes established for these programs. The primary focus of the audit was to draw on the best elements of past practice (particularly in relation to programs involving the One-Stop-Shop) and highlight any shortcomings so that the risks to program effectiveness and accountability could be addressed in the implementation of the Natural Heritage Trust.
Entity
Across Agency
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 5 June 2008
Published
The objective of this follow-up audit is to examine DEEWR's implementation of the six recommendations made in the ANAO's 2003 report. This audit has had regard to the issues underlying the recommendations, and new administrative issues affecting their implementation.
Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2006–07)
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2006
Published
The audit examined the effectiveness and efficiency of the FAO's management of overpayments, within the FTB Programme. In particular, the ANAO considered the FAO's activities in relation to FTB debt prevention, identification, raising and recovery. The audit also compared the FAO's policy documentation and guidance material for staff, against relevant sections of Family Assistance legislation.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
- An agreed process for monitoring contract key performance indicators, with multiple reconciliation points, can ensure that performance is regularly assessed and that any discrepancies are identified and resolved in a timely manner.
- Contracts must be clear in terms of deliverables, milestones, performance measures and accountabilities, and the entity should have strong contract management capability in place with clear reporting lines.
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 1999–2000)
Published: Thursday 29 June 2000
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine program management in the Training and Youth Division of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. In broad terms, the audit focused on the management frameworks at both Divisional and program level. Three of the Division's programs were selected for more detailed review as follows:
- Workplace English Language and Literacy;
- Literacy and Numeracy; and
- Support for New Apprentices.
Entity
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
- Consistent with the accountability principles of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the entity allocated responsibility for the design and implementation of a program is accountable for the quality of any work undertaken by other entities to deliver the program. This includes the activities of contractors as well as whole of government shared services arrangements and service delivery hubs.
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 9 June 2015
Published
The audit objective was to examine whether the Department of Defence provides an efficient and effective security vetting service for Australian Government entities through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency.
Entity
Department of Defence
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