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Published: Thursday 26 September 2002
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This annual report documents the performance of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in the financial year ending on 30 June 2002. It includes a comment by the Auditor-General on Audit independence and effectiveness; an overview of the Auditor-General’s role and responsibilities; a report on performance; details about management and accountability, and the financial statement for the year.

Published: Saturday 26 June 2004
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AO) - Auditor-General for Australia, an Occasional Paper

Published: Thursday 30 January 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s administration of the Strengthening Basin Communities Program.

Entity
Department of the Environment
Published: Tuesday 11 September 2007
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The objective of this audit was to examine Australia's preparedness to respond to a human influenza pandemic and an outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry. The audit assessed:

  • the whole of government arrangements for an influenza pandemic;
  • action taken by DAFF to implement the recommendations from Exercise Eleusis, which tested the response arrangements for avian influenza;
  • DoHA's planning for, and execution of, Exercise Cumpston, which tested the preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic; and
  • the establishment, management and deployment arrangements of the National Medical Stockpile.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Published: Monday 4 September 1995
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented to the Australian Society of CPAs, Canberra

Published: Wednesday 10 March 1999
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Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the Secretaries' Forum

Published: Thursday 19 July 2007
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The audit objective was to form an opinion on the effectiveness of DEST's planning, assessment, and Funding Agreements management for the Australian Technical Colleges programme. At the time of the audit fieldwork (prior to the 2007–08 Budget) the Government had announced the establishment of 21 of the then target of 25 colleges. After fieldwork was completed the Government announced its intention to fund an additional three colleges in three new regions.

The criteria for this audit were designed to test whether DEST's management of the programme complied with its plans, procedures and guidelines, with the Act, and better practices for grants administration. For these purposes, the ANAO focused on DEST's:

  • planning for the implementation of the programme;
  • assessment of proposals to establish and operate the colleges; and
  • management of the Funding Agreements.
Entity
Department of Education, Science and Training
Published: Wednesday 25 February 2004
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This report relates to the fifth audit of Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) agencies' compliance with the Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts, (the Senate Order) to list, on the Internet, contract details for the Financial Year 2002-2003 reporting period. The audit was conducted in accordance with the Senate Order request for the Auditor - General to undertake twice - yearly examinations of agency contracts listed on the Internet, and to report whether there had been any inappropriate use of confidentiality provisions. The objectives of the audit were to assess agency performance in relation to compiling the Internet listings required by the Senate Order and the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality of provisions in Commonwealth contracts.

Entity
Australian Industrial Registry; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts; Department of the Environment and Heritage; Federal Court of Australia; National Office for the Information Economy
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2007
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The objective of this performance audit was to assess the administration of the National Black Spot Programme. It was undertaken in a manner similar to the audit of the Roads to Recovery Programme. Specifically, the audit approach involved:

  • examination of DOTARS records and discussions with officers in DOTARS and four of the State road transport authorities responsible for administering the Programme;
  • analysis of project monitoring, reporting and payment arrangements; and
  • selecting a sample of 45 LGA areas across four States so that ANAO could examine projects delivered with Commonwealth funding.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Published: Thursday 11 May 2006
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The objectives of the audit were to provide assurance that Artbank was effectively meeting its charter of: acquiring art by contemporary artists; expanding the number of public places that Artbank's collection is rented and displayed; and managing its collection and rental scheme. The audit also examined Artbank's governance arrangements, and its programmes for marketing, client development, performance management, budgeting, debt management and also sought client feedback on Artbank's operations via a survey.

Entity
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Australia; Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts