Performance audit reports
Our performance audit work contributes to improved public sector administration and accountability through objective reporting on the performance of Australian Government programs and entities.
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Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
Monitoring the Impact of Australian Government School Funding
The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements established by the Department of Education and Training to monitor the impact of Australian Government school funding.
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Published: Thursday 7 June 2001
Managing for Quarantine Effectiveness
Quarantine policies and operations are the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA). The objective of this audit was to assess AFFA's management of plant and animal quarantine services, and the implementation and impact of the Government Response (1997) to the Quarantine Review Committee Report. The audit in particular assessed the setting of quarantine priorities through assessing and managing risk; management of the continuum of quarantine operations; and management of Import Risk Analyses to deliver and review quarantine policies. Stakeholder consultation and advisory processes were also assessed in addressing these issues. A key issue examined was the effectiveness of AFFA quarantine operations in international mail and airports preventing the entry of quarantinable material. The ANAO made eight recommendations aimed at improving operational risk based resource allocation; pre-border management of quarantine risk; the effectiveness of quarantine operations at the Australian border; and priority setting and transparency of the IRA process. AFFA agreed to all eight ANAO recommendations.
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia Department of Agriculture
Published: Friday 22 December 2000
Program Administration in Training and Youth Division - Business Process Reengineering
The audit was undertaken in the Training and Youth Division TYD) of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the application of Business Processing Reengineering(BPR) principles would identify improvements to the business processes of the TYD. The TYD was used in this audit to illustrate the application of BPR as a tool for agencies to identify efficiencies and enhance program effectiveness.
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Published: Friday 15 September 2000
AQIS Cost-Recovery Systems
The objective of the audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of AQIS cost-recovery systems and provide assurance to the Parliament that the cost-recoverable programs are identifying and recovering the full costs of services provided, without cross-subsidisation.
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
Published: Monday 24 July 2000
Commonwealth Assistance to the Agrifood Industry
The audit was structured to provide an overview of the administration of Commonwealth assistance to the agrifood industry. In particular, the ANAO sought to form a view on the extent to which four key agencies (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Transport and Regional Services and Austrade) are able to demonstrate their success in achieving the Government's objectives for the Australian agrifood industry by assessing agencies' agrifood-related: planned outcomes; performance information; and reporting.
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia; Australian Trade Commission; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Transport and Regional Services