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Published: Tuesday 27 April 2004
Published

The audit examined ATSIS' implementation of recommendations from Audit Report No.39, 1998-1999 National Aboriginal Health Strategy - Delivery of Housing and Infrastructure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (the previous audit). In addition to assessing ATSIS' progress in implementing the recommendations of the previous audit, this follow-up audit examined ATSIS' performance reporting of the NAHS program, and concluded that the current level of aggregation of performance reporting makes it difficult to identify the particular contribution that the NAHS Program makes in improving services to Indigenous communities.

Entity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
Published: Monday 21 October 2002
Published

The IIF program is designed to redress the low level of provision in Australia of high risk venture capital for small new technology - based companies commercialising research and development. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the IIF program was being effectively managed by the Industry Research and Development (IR&D) Board and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to achieve the program objectives. The audit focused on corporate governance arrangements for program administration, the selection process to award licences, the safeguards to protect the Commonwealth's financial interests, management of licence agreements, and program performance management. The audit also examined program results to date from available data.

Entity
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources; Industry Research and Development Board
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s administration of DGR endorsements and associated arrangements.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Monday 14 August 2000
Published

This report summarises audit and other related activities of the Australian National Audit Office in the period January to June 2000.

Entity
Audit Activity Report
Published: Wednesday 3 May 2006
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected Australian Government entities were effectively supporting their business requirements through planning for, and management of, the acquisition, disposal and use of their IPE assets. The audit reviewed each entity's policies and practices against a series of audit criteria across the following components of asset management: control environment; planning; acquisitions; operations; and disposals.

Entity
Across agencies
Published: Thursday 29 October 1998
Published

The issues examined by the ANAO were considered on two levels. First, legal and ethical processes that focus on whether there are any impediments to the Government and public service implementing the CEIP in the way they have. The public interest issues turn largely on the question of whether the CEIP was for Government or party-political purposes. The other level on which these issues were considered is that of public accountability and the way in which decisions to spend public money are made. In turn, these issues raise questions about the relationship between, and authority of, the Government and Parliament. They may also involve consideration of what might be regarded as proper or responsible conduct by governments and the public service.

Entity
Department of Finance and Administration; Department of the Treasury
Published: Wednesday 28 September 2005
Published

This annual report documents the performance of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in the financial year ending on 30 June 2005. It includes highlights and areas of focus for the year; a forward by the Auditor-General; an overview of the report; a report on performance; details about management and accountability, and the financial statement for the year.

Published: Wednesday 23 August 2000
Published

The ANAO undertook an audit of the framework and systems that Industry, Science and Resources had in place to prevent, control, monitor, detect and investigate fraud. The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of these arrangements in relation to departmental administrative functions and program operations.

Entity
Department of Industry Science and Resources
Published: Thursday 24 May 2001
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The audit's main objectives were to:

  • examine the guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in contracts and agencies' use of such clauses;
  • develop criteria to assist agencies in determining what information in a contract is confidential; and
  • assess the effectiveness of the existing accountability and disclosure arrangements for Commonwealth contracts.
Entity
Across Agency
Published: Tuesday 25 November 1997
Published

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • assess the extent to which major program objectives were achieved;
  • identify major strengths and weaknesses related to the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of the program administration; and
  • identify areas of improvements and risks which should be addressed in arrangements with a private sector project manager.

Audit criteria were developed to address the areas of program planning and implementation, performance measurement and monitoring, responsiveness to emerging issues, dispute resolution mechanisms, risk management and program improvement measures.

Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Development