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  • Interim Phase of the Audit of Financial Statements of General Government Sector Entities for the Year Ending 30 June 2005

    Tabled Date:
    Friday 24th June 2005
    Report Number:
    56
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    This report presents the results of the interim phase of the 2004-2005 financial statement audits. The audits have encompassed a review of governance arrangements related to entities' financial management responsibilities, and an examination of internal control, including information technology system controls for all portfolio departments and other major General Government Sector entities as at 31 March 2005. An examination of such issues is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes. All ANAO findings have been reported to entities and summary reports provided to the relevant Minister(s).


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  • Workforce Planning

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 23rd June 2005
    Report Number:
    55
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    The objective of the audit was to consider the status of workforce planning by APS agencies against the background of the ANAO's 2001 Better Practice Guide Planning for the Workforce of the Future, in light of there commendations made in the MAC Organisational Renewal 2001 and the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report Recruitmentand Training in the Australian Public Service 2003. Workforce planning was defined as a continuous process of shaping the workforce to ensure it is capable of delivering organisational objectives now and in the future.


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  • Administration of Health Care Cards

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 22nd June 2005
    Report Number:
    54
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Health Insurance Commission Department of Health and Ageing Centrelink Department of Family and Community Services

    A Health Care Card (HCC) is one of three types of concession cards issued by Centrelink for the Australian Government. The objectives of the audit were to assess: the effectiveness of whole of government approaches to administering HCCs by FaCS, Centrelink, Health and HIC; the adequacy ofperformance information relating to HCCs, including monitoring the use of the card and its budgetary impact, as well as the cost of administering HCCs; and the effectiveness of controls relating to the issue, maintenance and cancellation of the HCC; and to limit its incorrect or fraudulent use.


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  • The Home Ownership Programme

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 21st June 2005
    Report Number:
    53
    Portfolio:
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    Department:
    Indigenous Business Australia
    The objective of the audit was to express an opinion on the effectiveness of HOP management having regard to: compliance with applicable Australian Government policies; compliance with internal guidelines to assist loans officers to assess applications and manage loans; and programme performance reporting.


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  • Legal Services Arrangements in the Australian Public Service

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 20th June 2005
    Report Number:
    52
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    The objectives of the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) performance audit were to: examine the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies' procurement and management of legal services arrangements; determine adherence to Australian Government policy requirements; examine the effectiveness of the OLSC's monitoring of agencies' compliance with Government policy requirements; examine the OLSC's role in assisting agencies to comply with Government policy.


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  • DEWR's oversight of Job Network services to job seekers

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 15th June 2005
    Report Number:
    51
    Portfolio:
    Employment and Workplace Relations
    Department:
    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Centrelink

    The objective of this audit was to assess whether DEWR's oversight of the Job Network ensures that job seekers are provided with high quality services. In particular, the ANAO examined whether DEWR had: an appropriate strategic approach to, and focus on, service quality across the Job Network; appropriate specification of the services to be provided to eligible job seekers, and of the quality of service provision; provided job seekers with a high quality of service at key Job Network service points; and appropriately monitored and reported the quality of service delivery, and appropriately managed service performance. As well, the ANAO examined whether the Job Network has appropriate mechanisms for identifying, assessing and implementing improvements to service delivery.


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  • Drought Assistance

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 2nd June 2005
    Report Number:
    50
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    The objective of this audit was to assess the administration and implementation of the drought assistance measures. The audit focussed on EC, including prima facie EC, and key aspects of the additional drought assistance measures.


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  • Administration of Fringe Benefits Tax

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 2nd June 2005
    Report Number:
    49
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    The objectives of the audit were to:determine whether entities had established effective internal control frameworks and processes to mitigate the risks associated with FBT obligations and transactions;assess whether the internal control frameworks and processes supported the payment of FBT and the reporting of reportable fringe benefit amounts (RFBAs) on employee payment summaries in accordance with the legislation;identify sound and better practices in the administration, management and operation of systems for collecting, collating, calculating, reporting and remitting FBT; and as necessary, recommend improvements in the controls and practices relating to the administration of FBT in the audited entities.


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  • Internationalisation of Australian Education and Training

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 2nd June 2005
    Report Number:
    48
    Portfolio:
    Education, Science and Training
    Department:
    Department of Education Science and Training

    The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of DEST's support for the Australian education and training export industry, including its regulatory and associated roles, and how it monitors and reports on its performance in undertaking these roles.


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  • Australian Taxation Office Tax File Number Integrity

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 31st May 2005
    Report Number:
    47
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of this audit was to the examine action taken by the ATO to improve TFN integrity, particularly through the implementation of the recommendations made in:Report No.37, taking into account any changed circumstances, or new administrative issues, affecting the implementation of those recommendations; and Numbers on the Run, taking into account that the Government has not formally responded to the report at this time.The audit also aimed to identify further opportunities for the ATO to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the TFN system. The report of this audit is necessarily detailed as it considers each of the recommendations and the extent to which they have been implemented.


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