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  • Interim Phase of the Audit of Financial Statements of General Government Sector Agencies for the Year ending 30 June 2008

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 25th June 2008
    Report Number:
    44
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:

    This report presents the results of the interim phase of the 2007-08 financial statement audits of all portfolio departments and other major General Government Sector (GGS) agencies that collectively represent some 95 per cent of total GGS revenues and expenses. The results of the final audits of these departments and agencies will be included in a second report to be tabled in the Parliament in December 2008 following completion of the financial statement audits of all entities for 2007-08.


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  • Third Tranche Sale of Telstra Shares

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 24th June 2008
    Report Number:
    43
    Portfolio:
    Finance and Deregulation
    Department:
    Department of Finance and Deregulation

    The objectives for the audit of the third tranche sale of Telstra shares were to:

    • assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved, including maximising overall value for money;
    • assess the effectiveness of the management of the sale; and
    • identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate potential improvements in any future asset sales.


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  • Management of Customer Debt-Follow-up Audit

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 19th June 2008
    Report Number:
    42
    Portfolio:
    Human Services
    Department:
    Centrelink Department of Employment, and Workplace Relations Department of Families, Housing and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

    The objective of this follow-up audit was to examine Centrelink's progress in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.


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  • Management of Personnel Security-Follow-up Audit

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 18th June 2008
    Report Number:
    41
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:

    The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of personnel security arrangements at selected Australian Government organisations, including whether they satisfied the requirements of the PSM.
    To address this objective, the audit examined the extent to which the selected organisations implemented the 14 recommendations from the three previous reports.


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  • Taxpayers' Charter-Follow-up Audit

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 11th June 2008
    Report Number:
    40
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of this audit was to assess the Tax Office's implementation of the nine recommendations of Audit Report No.19 2004–05 Taxpayers' Charter, having regard to any changed circumstances affecting the implementation of the recommendations. This involved an examination of the Tax Office's:

    • systems and processes used to develop, maintain and update the Charter;
    • strategic commitment to implementing the principles of the Charter;
    • integration of Charter principles with its business processes;
    • systems for resolving disputes according to Charter principles; and
    • monitoring and reporting of its performance against commitments in the Charter.


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  • Managing e-Business Applications-Follow-up Audit

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 5th June 2008
    Report Number:
    39
    Portfolio:
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
    Department:
    Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

    The objective of this follow-up audit is to examine DEEWR's implementation of the six recommendations made in the ANAO's 2003 report. This audit has had regard to the issues underlying the recommendations, and new administrative issues affecting their implementation.


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  • Administration of Job Network Service Fees

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 4th June 2008
    Report Number:
    38
    Portfolio:
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
    Department:
    Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

    The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR's administration of Job Network service fees. The ANAO examined DEEWR's arrangements to:

    • specify the nature and level of services to be supplied by JNMs and to communicate this to the JNMS;
    • calculate and pay service fees in accordance with the Employment Services Contract (ESC) 2006–2009 it has with JNMs; and
    • obtain assurance that JNMs have delivered services in accordance with the contract.


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  • Management of Credit Cards

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 3rd June 2008
    Report Number:
    37
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:

    The objective of this audit was to assess whether agencies had effectively administered credit cards, including having complied with legislative and internal requirements.


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  • The Australian Taxation Office's Strategies to Address Tax Haven Compliance Risks

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 29th May 2008
    Report Number:
    36
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of the audit was to assess the Tax Office's strategies to address tax haven compliance risks. Particular emphasis was given to the Tax Office's:

    • management arrangements relating to the administration of tax haven compliance risks;
    • risk management framework for the identification and evaluation of compliance risks, specifically the activities of the Offshore Compliance Program (OCP); and
    • risk mitigation strategies.

    The audit did not include an examination of cases related to the promoters of tax haven related schemes nor the criminal use of tax havens.


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  • Building Certification of Residential Aged Care Homes

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 22nd May 2008
    Report Number:
    35
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    Department of Health and Ageing

    The objective of the audit was to assess DoHA's administration of building certification of residential aged care homes. The ANAO examined DoHA's arrangements to: plan for, and report on, the certification program; manage the delivery of certification services; and manage stakeholder relations.

    The audit did not seek to validate assessments made under the program by DoHA's contracted assessor and, therefore, does not form an opinion on whether residential aged care homes should or should not have been certified.


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