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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 19 September 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of entities’ implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Entity
Attorney-General’s Department; Office of the Australian Information Commissioner; Department of Social Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2022–23)
Published: Monday 5 June 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of the Community Health and Hospitals Program.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2023–24)
Published: Monday 20 May 2024
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and early implementation of the National Soil Strategy and the supporting National Soil Action Plan.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Contact
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Corporate
Published: Friday 4 May 2018
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This first e-newsletter of the Commonwealth Auditors General Group was produced by Sir Amyas Morse, UK Comptroller and Auditor General as guest editor, along with the editorial team of the Auditors General of Australia, Fiji, Jamaica and Tanzania. Cybersecurity is the theme for this newsletter, with articles from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Australia, Malta and the UK.
One of the main purposes of the e-newsletter is to share experiences and establish a dialogue based on the discussions that were started at the 23rd Conference of Commonwealth Auditors General in Delhi. For this edition the conversation is around ‘leveraging technology in public audit’, and it draws on international peers experiences and learnings from conducting cybersecurity audits.
Contact
If you have any thoughts on future technical content which you would like to propose, please contact international@nao.gsi.gov.uk
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2020–21)
Published: Tuesday 1 December 2020
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce in implementing the Australian Government’s COVID-19 priorities.
Entity
Australian Public Service Commission; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 22 February 2021
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Library of Australia and National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) have implemented effective collection management practices.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications; National Film and Sound Archive; National Library of Australia
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2024–25)
Published: Thursday 12 December 2024
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of conflicts of interest by Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL), Aboriginal Investment NT and Outback Stores.
Entity
Aboriginal Hostels Limited; Aboriginal Investment NT; Outback Stores Pty Ltd
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 23 May 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of underperformance in the Australian Public Service (APS) and identify opportunities for improvement.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 2 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s administration of enforceable undertakings.
Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2021–22)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2022
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s overseas crisis management and response arrangements in meeting the government’s objectives for returning Australians from overseas in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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