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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. 16 of 1997–98)
Published: Sunday 26 October 1997
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The objectives of the audit were to examine the benefits of diversity management in the APS and review the progress made towards equity in employment in the APS, including the EEO Program. It included:
- an assessment of the progress towards achieving equity across the APS and by individual agencies;
- an assessment of the quality of agency EEO programs;
- an assessment of the role of the PSMPC in approving agency EEO programs and monitoring trends across the service;
- a consideration of legal obligations and agencies compliance with these; and
- the possible risks to, and opportunities for, equity under the WRA.
The audit concentrated on evidence of overall progress, the relative performance of individual agencies, and the examination of observed and underlying trends.
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Public Service and Merit Protection Commission and Other Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
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The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.
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Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the selected entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.
This audit assessed corporate plans for the 2016–17 reporting period, and complements the report published in August 2016 which assessed corporate plans for the 2015–16 reporting period.
Entity
Comcare; Department of Education and Training; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; National Library of Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess progress in implementing the corporate plan requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 9 March 1999
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This report summarises audit and other related activities of the Australian National Audit Office in the period July to December 1998.
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Audit Activity Report
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2000–01)
Published: Monday 14 August 2000
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This report summarises audit and other related activities of the Australian National Audit Office in the period January to June 2000.
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Audit Activity Report
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 2 March 1998
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This report is the second in a series of reports to be tabled at six-monthly intervals. It summarises the audit and other activities of the ANAO in the period July to December 1997.
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Audit Activity Report
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2000–01)
Published: Wednesday 7 February 2001
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The report summarises the audit and other related activities of the ANAO in the period June to December 2000. It provides a consolidated report of the ANAO's integrated audit products tabled during the period. Key issues examined in the ANAO's performance audit activity in the period were:
- risk management in a corporate governance framework;
- outsourcing and asset sales;
- contract management;
- service delivery;
- data management/management information systems; and
- legislative implementation.
The report also summarised the results of a report summarising the final results of the audits of the financial statements of Commonwealth entities; and dealt with issues regarding financial management issues, controls and processes arising from the financial audit activities conducted during the period.
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Audit Activity Report
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 14 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s management of the Australian Government’s Register of Lobbyists.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 31 August 1998
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This report summarises audit and other related activities of the Australian National Audit Office in the period January to June 1998.
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Audit Activity Report
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) supports good governance in Indigenous corporations consistent with the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI).
Entity
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 59 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ implementation of myGov as at November 2016.
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Department of Human Services; Digital Transformation Agency (DTA); Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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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. 55 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Northern Land Council
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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The objective of the audit was to continue to examine the progress of the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the PGPA Act and the PGPA Rule by the selected entities. The audit was also designed to:
- provide insights to entities more broadly, to encourage improved performance; and
- continue the development of the ANAO’s methodology to support the possible future implementation of annual audits of performance statements.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether select Australian Government entities are effectively managing and controlling the use of Commonwealth credit and other transaction cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.
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Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Fair Work Ombudsman; Australian Public Service Commission
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 7 February 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of the Environment and Energy has implemented the recommendations from ANAO Report No. 43 2013–14 and strengthened its framework for the delivery of its regulatory activities.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 5 May 1999
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The objective of the preliminary study was to form a view regarding the quality of, and controls over, the Budget estimates and to inform the decision whether to proceed to a full performance audit at this time. On the basis of the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the budget process undertaken during the study, the ANAO concluded that there are no apparent systemic problems in the cash-based estimating processes in the agencies reviewed that would, in themselves, lead to material statistical inaccuracies in the Budget's projected outcomes. The ANAO decided not to proceed with a full performance audit at this time.
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Department of Family and Community Services; Australian Customs Service; Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of the Treasury; Department of Finance and Administration
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 30 March 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the procurement by the Department of the Environment and Energy of a replacement Antarctic icebreaking vessel will provide value with public resources.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and governance of the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund.
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 31 October 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the transition of the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme to the Community Development Programme, including whether the Community Development Programme is well designed and administered effectively and efficiently.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Employment; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design process and monitoring arrangements for the National Innovation and Science Agenda by the relevant entities.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Innovation and Science Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 1996–97)
Published: Thursday 5 June 1997
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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.
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Across Agency
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2000–01)
Published: Friday 1 June 2001
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The audit examined the design, management and reporting of performance information for the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) which is administered by the Commonwealth Departments of Environment and Heritage, and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the performance information used to support the administration of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth financial assistance; and compliance with legislative requirements for performance monitoring and reporting.
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Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia; Department of the Environment and Heritage; Department of Agriculture
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2017–18)
Published: Friday 11 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA); Department of Home Affairs; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design process for the Rural Research and Development for Profit Programme, including performance measurement and reporting arrangements.
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 24 November 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's design and implementation of the Reef Trust.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's award of funding under the 20 Million Trees Programme.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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