This report: informs Parliament of major issues the ANAO is confronting in working with agencies to encourage a better performing and more accountable public sector administration at this time; provides Parliament with a consolidated summary of the audit reports that have been tabled in the last six months as well as details of the better practice guides and audit services provided in the period; and focus on, and highlights, some of the major lessons learnt from the work of the ANAO in order to assist agencies and Parliament to improve public sector administration.
The Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) performance audits are an independent and objective assessment of agency programs, policies and/or systems designed to inform the Parliament and to provide a stimulus for improved public sector performance and accountability. A performance audit can be undertaken in a single agency or as a cross‐agency audit involving multiple agencies and a commonly performed function, or where more than one agency is involved in program delivery. Performance audits typically give consideration to the efficiency and effectiveness of agency administration and consistency with legislative and policy settings. In this way, performance audits can assist agency chief executives fulfil their responsibilities to promote proper use of resources when managing the affairs of the agency."--Summary.
This performance audit of the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) audit management processes is the final phase of a three phase process of performance audits undertaken as a function of my role as the independent auditor of the ANAO. This review focused on detailed client engagement management for the Performance Audit Services Group (PASG), the Business Assurance Services Group (BASG), and the Assurance Audit Services Group (AASG).
The objective of the audit was to assess the management practices undertaken by APS agencies to achieve value for money and transparency in dealing with contracts for non-APS workers.
The objectives of the audit were to assess the extent to which agencies' performance management systems, strategies and plans are consistent with the strategic framework set out in the Management Advisory Committee Report and to provide assurance that the administration of performance management is being implemented efficiently and effectively in accordance with better practice principles.
The Australian National Audit Office has undertaken a pilot project to assess the status of the Australian Government performance measurement and reporting framework as a basis for implementation of a future program of audits of entities’ key performance indicators, and to develop a suitable audit methodology. This report presents a summary of the work completed to date".-- Source of summary: "The Australian Government Performance Measurement and Reporting Framework ... [summary]", last modified April 23 2013, accessed May 21 2013, http://www.anao.gov.au/Publications/Audit-Reports/2012-2013/The-Australian-Government-Performance-Measurement-and-Reporting-Framework.
The objective of the follow-up audit was to outline the present situation regarding the retention of military personnel and assess the extent to which Defence has implemented the recommendations made in the original audit report (Audit Report No. 35, 1999-2000 Retention of military personnel).
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