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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.
Entity
Department of Defence; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Health
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2024–25)
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Published: Monday 16 June 2025
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management and oversight of compliance activities within the Child Care Subsidy program.
Entity
Department of Education; Services Australia
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Request for audit
Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided
The Auditor-General responded on 25 May 2020 to correspondence from Senator Katy Gallagher dated 4 May 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an investigation to examine the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Government’s debt management given the significant and rapidly increasing Commonwealth government debt levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to Senator Gallagher on 24 July 2020.
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Request for audit
Responded: Friday 24 July 2020
Response provided
The Auditor-General responded on Thursday 27 February 2020 to correspondence from senators Janet Rice and Larissa Waters dated 7 February 2020, requesting that the Auditor-General investigate the decision-making process under the Community Sport Infrastructure — female facilities and water safety program, and the conduct of any relevant parties in relation to this matter. The Auditor-General provided a follow-up response to senators Rice and Waters on 24 July 2020.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2024–25)
Published: Wednesday 12 February 2025
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department’s strategic procurement of water entitlements to meet the Bridging the Gap target under the Basin Plan.
Entity
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 7 June 2021
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s effectiveness in responding to non-compliance with plant and animal biosecurity requirements.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 19 March 2018
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s design of the Threatened Species Prospectus.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 28 February 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Human Services' and the Department of Social Services’ management of selected fraud prevention and compliance Budget measures.
Entity
Department of Human Services; Department of Social Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2020–21)
Published: Tuesday 8 June 2021
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police’s framework to ensure the lawful exercise of powers in accordance with applicable legislation.
Entity
Australian Federal Police
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 15 April 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in delivering high quality interpreting services to its clients.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Department of Social Services
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