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  • Protecting Australian Missions and Staff Overseas

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 21st February 2005
    Report Number:
    28
    Portfolio:
    Foreign Affairs
    Department:
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Trade Commission

    The overall objective of this audit was to assess the management of the physical protection of Australian missions and staff overseas. The high-level criteria for the audit are set out at Appendix 1 of the report.


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  • Management of the Conversion to Digital Broadcasting

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 15th February 2005
    Report Number:
    27
    Portfolio:
    Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
    Department:
    Australian Broadcasting Agency and Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
    The overal objective of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) audit was to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the conversion to digital broadcasting by the national broadcasters. This encompasses, among other things, addressing the request from the former Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (the Minister) for an audit of the actual cost of digital conversion, the sources of funds applied and the efficiency of funds utilisation. It also involved an examination of the broadcasters' management processes to deliver their Strategies and to 'minimise the call on the Budget'.


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  • Measuring the Efficiency and Effectiveness of E-Government

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 10th February 2005
    Report Number:
    26
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    This audit was designed to identify the methods used by selected agencies to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of their delivery of services through the Internet, and to evaluate the adequacy of these methods. ANAO also identified better practices, lessons learned and opportunities for improvements.


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  • Army Capability Assurance Processes

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 1st February 2005
    Report Number:
    25
    Portfolio:
    Defence
    Department:
    Department of Defence

    The audit examined the relationship between the strategic guidance and capabilities provided by Army, through analysis of the Army capability management and reporting framework. The objectives of the audit were to: Assess Army capability management and reporting processes; determine whether these processes efficiently and effectively manage resources to provide Army capability; and accurately indicate the capability provided by Army.


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  • Integrity of Medicare Enrolment Data

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 27th January 2005
    Report Number:
    24
    Portfolio:
    Finance
    Department:
    Health Insurance Commission Medicare Australia Human Services
    Medicare is Australia's universal health insurance scheme. Underpinning Medicare is one of Australia's largest and more complex computer databases the Medicare enrolment database. At the end of 2004 the Medicare enrolment database contained information on over 24 million individuals. This audit examines the quality of data stored on that database and how the Health Insurance Commission (HIC) manages the data.


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  • Audit Activity Report: July to December 2004

    Tabled Date:
    Friday 21st January 2005
    Report Number:
    23
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Audit Activity Report

    The Audit Activity Report: July to December 2004 summarises the activity and outputs of the Australian National Audit Office for the first half of the 2004-05 reporting year. The Report outlines the key findings of performance and financial control audits, and summarises audits tabled and better practice guides during July to December 2004.


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  • Investment of Public Funds

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 18th January 2005
    Report Number:
    22
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    The objective of the audit was to examine the investment of public funds by selected entities, including: compliance with relevant legislation, delegations and instructions; the value for money of investment strategies; and reporting of investment activities. Six entities were selected for audit, comprising three FMA Act agencies and three Commonwealth authorities. The six entities had aggregrate investments of $1.64 billion as at 30 June 2004 and realised investment earnings of some $80.4 million during 2003/04.


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  • Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2004

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 12th January 2005
    Report Number:
    21
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agency

    This report provides a summary of the final audit results of the audits of the financial statements of all Australian government reporting entities, including the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government.


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  • The Australian Taxation Office's Management of the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 21st December 2004
    Report Number:
    20
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The audit concluded that the ATO has an administratively effective framework for managing the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme (EGCS), introduced in mid-2003. The planning, monitoring and reporting framework is structured and appropriate, the risk and compliance management framework is generally well-developed and the processes and controls framework is comprehensive. Changes in the Scheme, as foreshadowed in Government's Energy White Paper, Securing Australia's Energy Future, present the opportunity to enhance the transparency of Scheme objectives and develop ways to evaluate performance against these objectives


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  • Taxpayers' Charter

    Tabled Date:
    Friday 17th December 2004
    Report Number:
    19
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) was to examine how the ATO manages its responsibilities under the Taxpayers' Charter as an important element of its performance. This involved an examination of the ATO'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; and monitoring and reporting of its performance against commitments in the Charter.


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