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Published: Monday 11 October 1999
Published

The Department of Defence spends some $2.4 billion a year on major equipment acquisition projects. The audit objective was to assess Defence's arrangements for higher-level management of major equipment acquisition projects. The principal aim was to formulate practical recommendations that would both enhance Defence's management of major acquisition projects and provide a degree of assurance about its ongoing apparent capacity to do so efficiently and effectively.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Monday 8 March 1999
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The purpose of the audit was to assess whether management of parliamentary workflow by the agencies reviewed was efficient and effective and to identify elements of good practice. In assessing agency effectiveness and efficiency, the audit focussed on issues of client service such as timeliness, quality and cost. It considered also the governance framework and accountability arrangements relevant to parliamentary workflow, as well as more operational considerations including the use of information technology, development of relevant management information and suitable benchmarking processes.

Entity
Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Aged Care
Published: Monday 25 October 1999
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The audit reviewed Australian Development Scholarships (ADS). ADS's are the principal mechanism by which Australia provides scholarship assistance for individuals from developing countries to undertake studies at Australian education institutions. The scholarships help to meet the human resource development needs of developing countries and contribute to their development across various sectors. Scholarships also have an important role in fostering and sustaining Australia's relations with developing countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective of the audit was to evaluate AusAID's management of the ADS scheme.

Entity
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Published: Tuesday 27 July 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Strategic Projects component of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program has been effectively designed and administered.

Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Published: Tuesday 23 December 1997
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The objectives for the audit were to report on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of selected agencies' procurement of air travel services. Specifically the audit was to:

  • identify the potential for more cost effective procurement in agencies' contracting for air travel services;
  • produce estimates of potential savings in expenditure by improved contracting arrangements in agencies where possible; and
  • outline any improvements to procurement management practices, including improvement in Commonwealth coordination activities.
Entity
Across Agency
Published: Thursday 24 June 2010
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess whether Defence is effectively managing the delivery of health services to ADF personnel in Australia (chiefly Garrison Health Services).

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Thursday 25 November 2010
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether, in relation to appeals to the SSAT and the AAT, Centrelink undertakes its role effectively, so as to support the timely implementation of the Tribunals' decisions about customers' entitlements. In assessing Centrelink's performance, the ANAO examined whether:

  • the information provided by Centrelink, in relation to appeals to the SSAT and the AAT, effectively supported customers' and Tribunals' decision-making;
  • the relationships and administrative arrangements between Centrelink, DEEWR and FaHCSIA supported the effective management of the appeal process and the capture of issues that may have broader implications for legislation, policy and service delivery; and
  • Centrelink implemented SSAT and AAT decisions in an effective and timely manner.

The audit focused on the external review and appeal mechanisms and completes the cycle of audits on Centrelink's review and appeal system. The audit examined those appeals where an implementation action was required and did not consider SSAT and AAT appeals that were dismissed, withdrawn or were not within the Tribunals' jurisdiction.

Entity
Centrelink; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 28 June 2007
Published

This is the first of two audit reports concerning the Tax Office's administration of SMSFs pursuant to the provisions of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
This audit report examines the efficiency and effectiveness of the Tax Office's approach to regulating and registering self managed superannuation funds. Specifically the ANAO examined the:

  • Environment in which SMSFs operate, including the Tax Office's regulatory roles and responsibilities;
  • Tax Office's governance of its SMSF regulatory role; and
  • Systems, processes and controls the Tax Office uses to register SMSFs, and enforce the lodgement of fund income tax and regulatory returns.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Thursday 31 May 2012
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of CSP’s feedback management system. CSP’s performance was assessed against the following criteria:

  • CSP has appropriate channels to collect customer feedback;
  • CSP effectively manages and resolves complaints; and
  • CSP accurately reports on customer feedback, and analyses the information to improve aspects of child support administration.
Entity
Department of Human Services
Published: Tuesday 18 June 2013
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) arrangements for processing financial intelligence, to assist domestic partner agencies and international counterparts in their operations and investigations.

Entity
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
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