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Assurance Activities

In addition to conducting performance and financial statement audits, the Auditor-General undertakes other assurance activities. These generally consist of reviews undertaken by agreement with the client, either at the request of the client or in response to requests from stakeholders, including Ministers and Parliamentary Committees. These activities include the Defence Materiel Organisation's Major Projects Report. Individual assurance activities may be handled through the issue of a formal report or by correspondence.

Defence Materiel Organisation - Major Projects Report

Increased transparency and accountability on progress with major Defence equipment acquisitions has been a focus of Parliamentary interest for some time. Beginning in 2007-08, an annual program has been established in conjunction with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) to enable the ANAO to review and report to the Parliament on the status of  major Defence acquisition projects, as set out in the DMO's Major Projects Report. The review includes information relating to the cost, schedule and capability performance of individual projects as at 30 June each year.

ANAO reports on the DMO Major Projects are made publicly available through the ANAO website.

Click here to view all the DMO Major Projects Reports.

Government Information and Advertising Campaigns

On Wednesday 31 March 2010 the Government announced a policy decision that amends the governance framework for government advertising and information campaigns undertaken by Departments and Agencies. The decision abolishes the role of the Auditor-General in providing an independent review report to the Minister responsible for the agency undertaking the campaign on the proposed campaign's compliance with the Government's guidelines.

The Independent Review of Government Arrangements 26 February 2010, the Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns by Australian Government Departments and Agencies March 2010, and the Auditor-General's letter to the Special Minister of State in response to the review may be accessed via the link below.

The Auditor-General's review reports on government advertising campaigns up to 31 March 2010 are still publicly available below.

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  • National Missing Persons Week 2009 Campaign

    Friday 26th June 2009

    The campaign aims to educate the public that people living with Alzheimer's and/or Dementia are at risk of becoming a missing person, and the public can help by "keeping an eye out" for these people who may affected by memory loss and while in a state of confusion, may not be able to find their way home or remember who they are. The campaign also aims to drive people to seek further information, via the website and call centre.

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  • New Employment Services Campaign 2009 - Employer print and radio materials

    Thursday 25th June 2009

    The campaign's objective is to inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

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  • New Employment Services Campaign 2009 - Jobseeker print and radio materials

    Wednesday 24th June 2009

    To inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia

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  • New Employment Services Campaign 2009 - Direct Mail-out Materials only

    Tuesday 23rd June 2009

    The campaign's objective is to inform jobseekers of the change from the Job Network system to Job Services Australia.

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  • Tax Bonus 2009 Campaign (Phase Four) -Additional Material in Languages other than English

    Saturday 13th June 2009

    The communications campaign is to encourage people to lodge at an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO and to manage expectations about the arrival date for the funds, and what to do if the monies are not received.

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  • Defence Force Recruitment Army Job Specific Advertising Campaign June 2009

    Thursday 11th June 2009

    This campaign aims to attract the right people to sustain and enhance Defence capability by generating enough enquiries to successfully meet Australian Defence Force's recruitment target. The commercials advertise a variety of specific Army positions and have been developed to enhance and support the current suite of Army commercials.

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  • National Security Hotline Campaign (May-June 2009)

    Friday 29th May 2009

    The campaign's objective is to promote the National Security Hotline (NSH) and remind Australians to be vigilant and report possible signs of terrorism to the NSH.

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  • National Sexually Transmissible Infections Prevention Program: Sexual Health Campaign (May 2009 - June 2010) Digital Materials and Street Posters

    Thursday 28th May 2009

    The campaign for the National STI Prevention Program is designed to inform young Australians aged 15-29 years about the transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention of STIs, and encourage safe sexual behaviour, to contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of sexually transmissible infections among this age group.

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  • Tax Bonus 2009 Campaign (Phase Four) - Additional Materials in Languages other than English

    Wednesday 27th May 2009

    The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

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  • Tax Bonus 2009 Campaign (Phase Four) - Materials in Languages other than English

    Wednesday 27th May 2009

    The campaign's objectives are to encourage people, for whom English is not a convenient language, to lodge an 07/08 tax return and to update their address and direct deposit details with the ATO, to manage expectations about the arrival date for the payments and provide information about what to do if the payments are not received.

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