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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 15 August 2017
Published

The Management of Risk by Public Sector Entities

The audit objective was to assess how effectively the selected public sector entities manage risk.

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Entity 
Department of Employment; Department of Health; Australian Communications and Media Authority; Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Communications
Employment
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 2 June 1999
Published

Food Safety Regulation in Australia Follow-up-Audit

The audit is a follow-up to Audit Report 12, 1995-96 Risk Management by Commonwealth Consumer Product Safety Regulators. The objectives of this follow-up audit were to determine the extent to which ANZFA had implemented the agreed recommendations contained in the 1995 Audit Report, and to determine the effectiveness of the implemented recommendations in improving food safety regulation.

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Entity 
Australian New Zealand Food Authority
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 1997–98)
Published: Wednesday 13 May 1998
Published

Australian Diplomatic Communications Network- Project Management

The Australian Diplomatic Communications Network was developed to provide a secure communication and automation capability for domestic offices and overseas posts. The audit focussed on project management of the ADCNET project, and in particular:

  • how effectively the ADCNET project was managed;
  • how effectively project risks were managed; and
  • the extent to which project management processes have established whether ADCNET meets the specifications set by, and the expectations held by, DFAT, as well as any lessons to be learnt for this and other future projects.
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Entity 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Sector 
Foreign Affairs
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2000–01)
Published: Tuesday 25 July 2000
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Drug Evaluation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration - Follow-up Audit

The follow-up audit, Drug Evaluation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration [TGA], reviewed the extent to which TGA had implemented recommendations made by the ANAO in 1996 on the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of TGA's evaluation and approval of prescription drugs for public use. This follow-up audit was conducted because of the importance of effective drug evaluation processes to public health.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Aged Care; Therapeutic Goods Administration
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 15 January 1999
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Use and Operation of Performance Information in the Service Level Agreements

The audit reviewed the use and operation of performance information in service level agreements between Centrelink and three agencies; the Department of Social Security, the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business. The objective of the audit was to establish whether the performance assessment framework specified in the agreements enabled the adequate assessment of achievements under purchaser/provider arrangements entered into by DSS, DEETYA and Centrelink.

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Entity 
Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs; Centrelink; Department of Social Security
Sector 
Centrelink
Education
Employment
Social Services
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2018
Published

Primary Healthcare Grants under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's design, implementation and administration of primary healthcare under the Indigenous Australians' Health Program (IAHP).

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Entity 
Department of Health
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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Health
Indigenous
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 7 December 1998
Published

Accounting for Aid - The Management of Funding to Non-Government Organisations - Follow-up audit

Consistent with the ANAO's practices, and in response to a request from AusAID, a follow-up audit was conducted in the period May to November 1998 to assess the extent of implementation of the recommendations of a 1996 audit into the Management of Funding to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)and whether the implementation of recommendations has effectively improved the management of funding to NGOs. The ANAO examined AusAID's key funding accountability documentation, tested the revised accountability arrangements and consulted a number of key stakeholders, including NGO representatives.

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Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Sector 
Foreign Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2000–01)
Published: Tuesday 12 June 2001
Published

Information Technology in the Health Insurance Commission

The audit was conducted as a joint financial statement and performance audit of HIC's IT systems. The objective of the financial statement component of the audit was to express an opinion on whether HIC could rely on its IT systems to support production of a reliable set of balances for the financial statements. The objective of the performance audit component was to determine whether HIC's IT systems' outputs met quality and service delivery targets.

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Entity 
Health Insurance Commission
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2016–17

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.
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Governance
Sector 
Employment
Energy
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Trade
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 1996–97)
Published: Tuesday 8 October 1996
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Drug Evaluation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration

The purpose of the audit was to examine the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the Therapeutic Goods Administration's performance in evaluating and approving prescription drugs for public use. In particular the audit focused on analysing elements of the regulatory process associated with the evaluation of prescription drugs. In this context the audit reviewed the administrative operations performed within the Department's Drug Safety and Evaluation Branch, the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee and the Business and Services Branch of the TGA, rather than any processes preceding or succeeding those activities.

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Department of Health and Family Services
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 8 March 1999
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Agency Management of Parliamentary Workflow

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.

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Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Centrelink
Defence
Health
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2000–01)
Published: Friday 15 June 2001
Published

The National Cervical Screening Program

The ANAO concluded that DHAC's administration of the National Cervical Screening Program is generally sound. The ANAO found that the department has a key role in the Program by providing secretariat services and other support to the NAC, which provides policy advice to AHMAC, and by supporting initiatives to further develop the Program. Some areas of DHAC's administration of the Program provide examples of good practice. Related examples are the early identification of the need to monitor the Program, the early identification of possible data sources for monitoring, and the use of an independent body to provide advice, through the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, on performance indicators and data sources. A further example is DHAC's administration of the provision of cervical screening funding assistance to the States and Territories through Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements, which complies with the principles for sound Specific Purpose Payments program administration advocated by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in their Report 362. On the other hand, the ANAO has identified areas for improvement in quality assurance for the analysis of Pap smears by pathology laboratories.

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Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2000–01)
Published: Wednesday 23 August 2000
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Fraud Control Arrangements in the Department of Health and Aged Care

The objective of the audit was to assess the framework and systems that DHAC has in place to prevent, control, monitor, detect and investigate fraud. The ANAO concluded that DHAC had taken appropriate steps to protect Commonwealth resources under its administration from fraudulent misappropriation by developing a sound fraud control framework, the effectiveness of which is illustrated by the relatively low incidence of reported fraud in the department over the last few years. The framework also includes key elements for preventing and dealing with fraud in line with the Commonwealth's Fraud Control Policy.

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Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 1996–97)
Published: Thursday 29 August 1996
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Accounting for Aid - The Management of Funding to Non-Government Organisations

The objective of the audit was to review AusAID's management of funding to Non-Government Organisations, to assess whether:

  • the objectives of overseas development programs to be delivered by NGOs were clearly established;
  • funding mechanisms for the delivery of aid programs by NGOs were clearly defined, consistently applied, and in compliance with the law; and
  • whether AusAID could provide assurances that NGOs delivering development projects using Commonwealth monies are accountable for: proper expenditure of Commonwealth monies; the achievement of stated objectives; and the achievement of value for money.

The ANAO examined AusAID documentation on overseas development programs delivered by NGOs, looking particularly for clear objectives, performance measures, and evaluation mechanisms. Three levels of documentation were examined:

  • government programs;
  • grants schemes; and
  • individual projects.
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Entity 
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Sector 
Foreign Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2000–01)
Published: Monday 24 July 2000
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Commonwealth Assistance to the Agrifood Industry

The audit was structured to provide an overview of the administration of Commonwealth assistance to the agrifood industry. In particular, the ANAO sought to form a view on the extent to which four key agencies (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Transport and Regional Services and Austrade) are able to demonstrate their success in achieving the Government's objectives for the Australian agrifood industry by assessing agencies' agrifood-related: planned outcomes; performance information; and reporting.

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Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia; Australian Trade Commission; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Transport and Regional Services
Sector 
Agriculture
Fisheries
Foreign Affairs
Forestry
Regional Development
Trade
Transport
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 31 October 2017
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The Design and Implementation of the Community Development Programme

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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Entity 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Employment; Department of Human Services
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Employment
Human Services
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 22 August 2017
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Efficiency of the Australia Council’s Administration of Grants

The audit objective was to determine whether selected grant programs are being administered efficiently by the Australia Council in relation to suitable comparators. The selected grant programs are collectively known as the Australia Council Grants Program.

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Entity 
Australia Council; Department of Social Services; National Health and Medical Research Council
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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Arts
Communications
Health
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 1995–96)
Published: Wednesday 24 April 1996
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Management of Small and Medium-Sized Overseas Posts

The management of Australia's overseas posts has not previously been scrutinised by the ANAO from a performance perspective. This audit is the first in a series planned to examine different aspects of the administration of Australian representation abroad, focusing particularly on DFAT and Austrade, as the agencies responsible for managing almost all overseas posts.

The diversity and complexity of issues at overseas missions of different sizes mean that posts generally cannot be treated as if they were all the same. This audit concentrated on small and medium-sized posts. The findings and conclusions should, therefore, not be regarded as automatically applicable to large posts.

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Australian Trade Commission; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Sector 
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 21 May 2018
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Efficiency through Contestability Programme

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Efficiency through Contestability Programme in supporting entities to improve the efficient delivery of government functions.

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Across Entities
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Activity 
Policy development
Sector 
Employment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Social Services
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 29 June 1998
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Evaluation Processes for the Selection of Hearing Devices

The objectives of the audit were to assist the Department in the timely identification of any deficiencies in the evaluation of responses from suppliers and options for addressing the deficiencies. The objectives were to:

  • test the Department's adherence to Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines for open and effective competition and to legislative and other Government specified requirements; and
  • provide a report to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process.

The scope of the audit was restricted to considering the processes employed by the Department in the selection of hearing devices for use under the voucher scheme.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Family Services
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2017–18)
Published: Friday 11 May 2018
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Mitigating Insider Threats through Personnel Security

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.

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Governance
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Defence
Health
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
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The Design, Implementation and Monitoring of Health's Savings Measures

The objective of this audit was to assess the department’s design, implementation and monitoring of select 2014–15 and 2015–16 Budget measures aimed at achieving $1.2 billion in savings and other benefits.

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Entity 
Department of Health
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 1996–97)
Published: Thursday 17 October 1996
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Export Market Development Grants Scheme

Grants Scheme in Audit Report No.33 of 1993-94. The major recommendations in that report related to:

  • improved quality of claims and control measures;
  • optimisation of management planning and control;
  • rationalisation of the strategic planning structure;
  • improved responsiveness of the scheme; and
  • improved accountability to Parliament.

The objective of this follow-up audit was to form an opinion on Austrade's progress with implementing the recommendations of Audit Report No.33 of 1993-94.

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Australian Trade Commission
Sector 
Trade
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Assurance review  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 15 May 2018
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Achieving Value for Money from the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Recovery Program

The objective of this review was to determine whether the establishment and early implementation of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Recovery Program by the Department of Jobs and Small Business has provided a sound basis for achieving value for money.

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Department of Jobs and Small Business
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Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2017–18)
Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
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Effectiveness of Monitoring and Payment Arrangements under National Partnership Agreements

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and payment arrangements under National Partnership Agreements.

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Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Health
Infrastructure
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Regional Development
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 12 July 2017
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jobactive: Design and Monitoring

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Employment effectively designed and monitors the progress of the jobactive program.

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Department of Employment
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Service delivery
Sector 
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 13 November 1997
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

The objective of the audit was to evaluate the Department's performance in pursuit of selected PBS program objectives and outcomes, including to investigate and evaluate the economy, efficiency, administrative effectiveness and accountability of the management of the listing process as a significant element of the program. This involved a review of the developments in the listing process over recent years including: the establishment of a comprehensive database of major applications for PBS listing between 1991 and 1996, which facilitated a detailed analysis of the time taken to list drugs on the PBS schedule; a technical consultancy into the DHFS' Guidelines to industry for preparation of applications for PBS listing, and into the use of the economic analysis in assessing proposals for PBS listing; and a review of the selection process including the operations of the PBS advisory committees.

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Department of Health and Family Services
Sector 
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 8 December 1998
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Planning of Aged Care

The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness and efficiency of DHAC's processes for planning the Commonwealth's Aged and Community Care program, in particular, on the questions of how well the planning process has contributed to realising the program objectives of achieving an equitable distribution of places between regions, and selecting suitable service providers.

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Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 8 August 2017
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Protecting Australia’s Missions and Staff Overseas: Follow-on

The audit objective is to examine the effectiveness of measures taken to strengthen the protection of Australia’s missions and staff overseas.

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Governance
Sector 
Foreign Affairs
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