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  • Processing of Incoming International Air Passengers

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 16th November 2009
    Report Number:
    10
    Portfolio:
    Attorney General
    Department:
    Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
    The objective of this audit is to assess Customs and Border Protection's processing of incoming international air passengers in the primary line, in particular the extent to which: (a) systems and controls effectively support the referral of incoming air passengers who pose a risk and those carrying prohibited items; (b) air passengers presenting an immigration risk are processed appropriately; and (c) Customs and Border Protection has arrangements in place to effectively promote co-operation and information sharing between Customs and Border Protection and DIAC.


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  • Airservices Australia's Upper Airspace Management Contracts with the Solomon Islands Government

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 5th November 2009
    Report Number:
    9
    Portfolio:
    Department:
    Airservices Australia Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
    The objective of the follow-up audit was to assess the extent to which Airservices Australia, and where relevant, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (DITRDLG), have implemented the four ANAO recommendations contained in the previous audit report.


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  • The Australian Taxation Office's Implementation of the Change Program: a strategic overview

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 29th October 2009
    Report Number:
    8
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of this audit was to provide a strategic review on the progress of the Tax Office's implementation of the Change Program.
     
    To achieve this, the ANAO examined:

    • the planning for, and governance of, the Change Program, particularly in relation to the management of risk and the assurance framework established by the Tax Office, and its management of contractual arrangements for the project;
    • implementation issues associated with Releases 1 and 2 of the Change Program, and more specifically in relation to Release 3, the first use of the new ICP system to process FBT returns; and
    • the funding of the Change Program, including measurement and attribution of the costs of the project and consideration of any benefits realisation to date. 
       


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  • Administration of Grants by the National Health and Medical Research Council

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 20th October 2009
    Report Number:
    7
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    National Health and Medical Research Council

    The audit objective was to form an opinion on the effectiveness of the NHMRC's grant administration. To meet this objective the NHMRC was assessed against four criteria:

    • the NHMRC's governance arrangements provide appropriate accountability that it is meeting its objectives and obligations to Government (Chapter 2);
    • there are strategic and systematic processes for developing and implementing grant programs (Chapter 3);
    • the NHMRC manages grants post-award effectively, and complies with legislative requirements and program directives (Chapters 4 and 5); and
    • the NHMRC monitors and evaluates its business to demonstrate that outcomes are being met (Chapter 6). 
       


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  • Confidentiality in Government Contracts - Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2008 Compliance)

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 28th September 2009
    Report Number:
    6
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agencies
    The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (the Senate Order/the Order) was introduced in June 2001. The Order is one of several measures that the Senate introduced in recent years, to improve public knowledge of information on procurement and the expenditure of public funds. The main principle that underpins the Senate Order is that the Parliament's and public's access to this information should not be restricted by the inclusion of confidential information in contracts unless there is a sound basis for doing so. Public knowledge of information on contracted goods and services delivered to the government, can lead to better results for the Australian Government and the public. The Senate Order requirements have been amended over time to improve agency reporting, for example, on grants.


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  • Protection of Residential Aged Care Accommodation Bonds

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 17th September 2009
    Report Number:
    5
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    Department of Health and Ageing
    The audit objective was to assess DoHA's administration of prudential arrangements for the protection of residential aged care accommodation bonds.


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  • The Management and Processing of Annual Leave

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 15th September 2009
    Report Number:
    4
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

    The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected Australian Government organisations had effective processes for managing the annual leave entitlements of their staff, and whether systems and controls over the processing of annual leave were working as intended. In addressing this objective, the audit also assessed progress being made by the audited organisations in implementing the recommendations in ANAO Audit Report No.16 2005-06.


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  • Administration of Parliamentarians' Entitlements by the Department of Finance and Deregulation

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 8th September 2009
    Report Number:
    3
    Portfolio:
    Department:
    Department of Finance and Deregulation

    The focus of this audit was on those entitlements administered by Finance. Similar to the 2001-02 Audit Report, the audit scope did not include entitlements provided to persons employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (MOP(S) Act). It also did not examine the administration of entitlements provided through other agencies (such as Parliamentarians' salary and electorate allowance, which are paid by the Chamber Departments, and entitlements provided to Ministers by their home department).


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  • Campaign Advertising Review 2008-09

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 7th September 2009
    Report Number:
    2
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agencies
    As an element of the arrangements implemented to support the role of the ANAO in reviewing campaigns' compliance with the Guidelines announced on 2 July 2008, the ANAO advised the chair of the JCPAA that the ANAO will provide regular summary reports to Parliament. Section 25 of the Auditor-General's Act 1997 provides for the tabling of such reports.


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  • Representations to the Department of the Treasury in Relation to Motor Dealer Financing Arrangements

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 4th August 2009
    Report Number:
    1
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Department of the TreasuryDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

    In two letters dated 19 and 22 June 2009, the Prime Minister requested a performance audit of a range of matters relating to representations to the Treasury regarding automotive finance arrangements for car dealers. In response to these requests, the Auditor-General decided that ANAO would undertake a performance audit under section 18 of the Auditor-General Act 1997 (Auditor-General Act). The audit objective, based on the matters raised in the Prime Minister's correspondence and in the Parliament, was to examine and report on:

    • any representations to the Treasury since October 2008 from all sources regarding automotive finance arrangements for car dealers, including any made in relation to John Grant Motors;
    • the nature of these representations;
    • the manner in which the representations were responded to by officials, having regard to any relevant standards and procedures; and
    • any related administrative matters that came to attention.


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