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Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 1997–98
Evaluation Processes for the Selection of Hearing Devices
Published
Monday 29 June 1998
Portfolio
Health and Ageing
Entity
Department of Health and Family Services
Sector
Ageing
Health
The objectives of the audit were to assist the Department in the timely identification of any deficiencies in the evaluation of responses from suppliers and options for addressing the deficiencies. The objectives were to:
- test the Department's adherence to Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines for open and effective competition and to legislative and other Government specified requirements; and
- provide a report to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process.
The scope of the audit was restricted to considering the processes employed by the Department in the selection of hearing devices for use under the voucher scheme.