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Chapter 2 Audits of Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities

[1]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2010, p. 36.

[2]       For example, ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2010.

[3]       For example, ANAO Audit Report No. 50 Interim phase of the Audit of the Financial Statements of Major General Government Sector Agencies for the year ending 30 June 2010.

[4]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 15–16.

[5]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 258.

[6]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 20.

[7]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 22–26.

[8]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 20–27.

[9]       ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 43.

[10]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p.p. 15–16.

[11]     Australian Taxation Office and the Productivity Commission. See ANAO Audit Report No.22 2010–11, p. 41.

[12]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 13.

[13]     Mr Ian McPhee, Auditor-General, Australian National Audit Office, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p.1.

[14]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 43–46.

[15]     Dr Stein Helgeby, Deputy Secretary, Department of Finance and Deregulation, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 2.

[16]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 1-2.; and Dr Stein Helgeby, Deputy Secretary, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 2.

[17]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 246.

[18]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 5.

[19]     Mr McPhee, and Mr Michael Watson, Group Executive Director, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp.5–6.

[20]     Dr Helgeby, Deputy Secretary, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 8.

[21]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 33–34.

[22]     Finance is the administrator of the Australian Government’s superannuation schemes.

[23]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 149–150.

[24]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 2.

[25]      Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 2–3.

[26]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 65.

[27]     Mr Peter Gibson, Assistant Secretary, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 3.

[28]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 3.

[29]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 3.

[30]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 3.

[31]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 14.

[32]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 20.

[33]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 1.

[34]     Produced by Stanford University under the guidance of Comeback America Initiative CEO <http://siepr.stanford.edu/system/files/shared/documents/policybrief_04_2011.pdf> - the report lists Australia as first in the overall Sovereign Fiscal Responsibility Index rankings.

[35]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 6.

[36]    Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 3.

[37]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[38]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[39]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[40]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[41]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[42]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 20-22.

[43]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 5.

[44]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 5.

[45]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p.5

[46]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, p. 22. Federal, state and territory governments are in the first tier. However, entities controlled by these governments and all universities may opt for either tier, subject to the requirements of their regulators.

[47]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010–11, pp. 22–23.

[48]     Mr McPhee, ANAO and Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 7–8.

[49]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 8.

[50]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 8.

[51]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 6–7.

[52]     Mr Gibson, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 6–7.

[53]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 5.

[54]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 7.

[55]     ANAO Audit Report No. 22 2010-11, p. 37 and ANAO Audit Report No. 12 2010–11 Home Insulation Program.

[56]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, pp. 5–6.

[57]     Audit Report No.41 2009–10 Effective Cross-Agency Agreements, available at <http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Uploads/Documents/2009%2010_audit_report_41.pdf>.

[58]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 6.

[59]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 4.

[60]     Recommendation 10, JCPAA Report 419 - Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997.

[61]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 4.

[62]     Dr Helgeby, Finance, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 14 September 2011, p. 5.

Chapter 3 Digital Education Revolution – National Secondary Schools Computer Fund

[1]       DEEWR, Digital Education Revolution, <http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/DigitalEducationRevolution/Pages/default.aspx>, accessed on 4 November 2011.

[2]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, Digital Education Revolution – National Secondary Schools Computer Fund, p. 13.

[3]       A copy of the report is available on DEEWR’s website at <http://www.deewr.gov.au/schooling/DigitalEducationRevolution/Computerfund/Documents/TheGrimesReview.pdf>.

[4]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 33.

[5]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 13.

[6]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 13-14.

[7]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 14-15.

[8]       According to the ANAO’s report, Round 1 funding agreements provided education authorities two years for schools to achieve a computer to student ratio of 1:2. Further rounds were then undertaken to bring schools up to the 1:1 ratio by the start of the 2012 school year.

[9]       ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 15-16.

[10]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 17-18.

[11]     Ms Bloor, DEEWR, Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee Hansard, Canberra 20 October 2011, pp. 57-58.

[12]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p.18.

[13]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p.38.

[14]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 17-20.

[15]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 27-28.

[16]     Mr Ian McPhee, Auditor-General, Australian National Audit Office, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 1.

[17]     Dr Evan Arthur, Group Manager, National Schools and Youth Partnerships Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, pp. 1-2.

[18]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 2.

[19]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 1.

[20]     The 2011-12 DEEWR Portfolio Budget Statement is available at <http://www.deewr.gov.au/Department/Budget/Documents/20112012/2011-2012_DEEWR_PBS_04_Outcome_2.pdf , pp.66-67>.

[21]     Mr McPhee, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 1.

[22]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, pp. 1-2.

[23]     A copy of Dr Grimes’ report on the Review of Legitimate and Additional Funding Implications of the National Secondary School Computer Fund can be accessed at http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/DigitalEducationRevolution/Documents/ReviewofLegitimateandAdditionalFinancialImplicatio.pdf.

[24]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 32-33.

[25]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 5.

[26]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[27]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[28]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 83-84.

[29]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 83-84.

[30]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 78-79.

[31]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 9.

[32]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[33]     Dr Evan Arthur, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[34]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[35]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 3.

[36]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, pp. 123-124.

[37]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 4.

[38]     For example: T Chilcott, 27 October 2011, Parents pay for 'free laptops' in Queensland as schools charge computer levy, Courier Mail,  <http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology-old/you-pay-for-free-laptops/story-e6frep1o-1226177767730> accessed 4 November 2011.

[39]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 4.

[40]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 4.

[41]     Ms Rhyan Bloor, Branch Manager, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 4.

[42]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 4.

[43]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, pp. 4-5.

[44]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 40-41.

[45]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 49.

[46]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 6.

[47]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 7.

[48]     Ms Bloor, DEEWR, Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee Hansard, Canberra 20 October 2011, pp. 57-58.

[49]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 5.

[50]     Mr Robert Oakeshott, Member for Lyne and Chair of the JCPAA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 2.

[51]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 2.

[52]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 25.

[53]     Ms Deb O’Neill MP, Member for Robertson, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 7.

[54]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 7.

[55]     Becta was a UK government agency tasked with ensuring the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. Becta closed on 31 March 2011. The Department for Education and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will continue key areas of Becta's work. For further details see: http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/armslengthbodies/a00192537/becta

[56]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 7.

[57]     T Chilcott, ‘Doomadgee State School produces stunning NAPLAN results thanks in part to technological advancements in teaching’ Courier Mail 15 September 2011 <http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/doomadgee-state-school-produces-stunning-naplan-results-thanks-in-part-to-technological-advancements-in-teaching/story-e6freoof-1226137211426> viewed 4 November 2011.

[58]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 9.

[59]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 9.

[60]     Dr Arthur, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 9.

[61]     Mr Mark Simpson, Acting Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group, ANAO, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 8.

[62]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 122.

[63]     Ms Bloor, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 8.

[64]     ANAO Audit Report No. 30 2010-11, p. 25.

[65]     The Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee’s  (AICTEC) website states the group is a national, cross-sectoral committee responsible for providing advice to all Australian Ministers of Education and Training on the economic and effective utilisation of information and communications technologies in Australian education and training and on implementation of the Digital Education Revolution.

[66]     Ms Bloor, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 2 November 2011, p. 9.

[67]     Details of the NBN-enabled Education and Skills Services program are available at http://www.dbcde.gov.au/digital_economy/programs_and_initiatives/nbn-enabled_education_and_skills_services_program.

Chapter 4 Maintenance of the Defence Estate

[1]       The following information is taken from ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, Maintenance of the Defence Estate, pp. 11–14 and pp. 25–33.

[2]       Department of Defence, Defence Annual Report 2009–10 Volume 1, Canberra, pp. 227–228. Buildings and infrastructure are valued at $15.7 billion.

[3]       Department of Defence, 2008 Audit of the Defence Budget, Canberra, pp. 240–241.

[4]       The Pappas Report recommended that Defence move to the smallest number of super-bases consistent with the strategic requirements and the ‘raise, train, sustain’ mission of the three Services over the next 20 to 30 years.

[5]       The White Paper noted the importance of environmental management as an aspect of sustainability of the Defence estate. Defence is required to identify, conserve and protect its heritage assets under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

[6]       ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 28–29.

[7]       ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 12.

[8]       Risk Managed Works are used by Defence to prioritise and manage its planned general estate works.

[9]       ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 12–13.

[10]     DSG now has five regions across Australia, namely Central and Western Australia, Queensland, Northern New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, and Victoria-Tasmania. Given the new structure, the former 12 regions will be referred to as sub-regions within this report.

[11]     An additional $20.1 million was spent in 2009–10 on airfield maintenance, managed centrally by DSG.

[12]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 12–13.

Services provided under the GSS contracts include, among others: grounds maintenance, access control, accommodation management, hospitality and catering and cafeteria services.

[13]     The following information is taken from Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 34–35.

[14]     The following information is taken from Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp 14–16.

[15]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 14.

[16]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 18 and pp. 64–65.

[17]     For more details on the priority rankings to determine buildings’ contribution to Defence capability and how priority works are then determined, see Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 84–87.

[18]     This approach is heavily focused on maintaining significant Defence operational capabilities. For example, occupational health and safety works are given highest priority, while asset preservation receives third priority.

[19]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 18.

[20]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 15.

[21]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 17–18.

[22]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 15.

[23]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 65.

[24]     The following information is taken from ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp 15–16.

[25]     Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 16.

[26]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 21–22.

[27]     These requirements are part of the Model Work Health and Safety Act, which is discussed in more detail as part of this section.

[28]     Mr Simon Lewis, Deputy Secretary, Defence Support, Department of Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, pp. 2–3.

[29]     Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 3.

[30]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 3.

[31]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 3.

The Force Posture Review was announced on 22 June 2011 by the Minister for Defence Stephen Smith. The Review is to assess whether the Australian Defence Force is ‘correctly geographically positioned to meet Australia’s current and future strategic challenges’. For more information see Department of Defence website <http://www.defence.gov.au/oscdf/adf-posture-review/>

[32]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 66.

[33]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 21.

[34]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, pp. 1–2.

[35]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1.

[36]     Mr Mark Jenkin, Head Defence Support Operations Division, Department of Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 4.

[37]     Mr Jenkin, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 4.

[38]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 4.

[39]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1.

[40]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1 and p. 4.

[41]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1.

[42]     The ANAO examined delivery of estate maintenance in four of Defence’s former 12 regions. DSG now has five larger regions.

[43]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 19.

[44]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 19–20 & p. 22.

[45]     This encompasses a review of maintenance services currently delivered through CMS, GSS and Base Services contracts.

[46]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1.

[47]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 1 and p. 4.

[48]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 28–29.

[49]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, pp. 3–4.

[50]     Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 42.

[51]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, pp. 42–43.

[52]     For a more detailed listing of the objectives of GEMS see ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 83.

[53]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 5.

[54]     The objective of the Model Work Health and Safety Act is to provide for a nationally consistent framework for work health and safety across all jurisdictions. The Commonwealth along with the states and territories are required to enact laws that reflect the model health work and safety laws. For more information on the Model Work Health and Safety Act, see Safe Work Australia’s website <http://safeworkaustralia.gov.au/Legislation/ModelWHSAct/Pages/ModelWHSAct.aspx>

[55]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 5.

[56]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 18 and p. 87.

[57]     ANAO Audit Report No. 41 2010–11, p. 18.

[58]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 5.

[59]     Mr Lewis, Defence, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 21 September 2011, p. 5.

Chapter 5 Management of Student Visas

[1]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46, Management of Student Visas 2010–11, p. 13.

[2]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 35.

[3]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46, 2010–11, p. 15.

[4]       Budget 2011–12—Budget Paper No. 1 – Statement 2: Economic Outlook, pp. 2.26-2.27.

[5]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 17.

[6]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 33.

[7]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 35–36.

[8]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 14.

[9]       ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 154–156.

[10]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 34–35.

[11]     A. Metcalfe, ‘Migration as a policy tool to manage the global economic crisis’, address to the Australian and New Zealand School of Government, 3 September 2009, p. 7.

[12]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 39.

[13]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 38-39.

[14]     A. Metcalfe, ‘Migration as a policy tool to manage the global economic crisis’, address to the Australian and New Zealand School of Government, 3 September 2009, p. 9.

[15]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 16.

[16]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 16.

[17]     The Baird Review is available at <http://www.aei.gov.au/About-AEI/Current-Initiatives/ESOS-Review/Documents/ESOS_REview_Final_Report_Feb_2010_pdf.pdf>

[18]     B. Baird, Final Report February 2010, p. 29.

[19]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 43.

[20]     For details see AEI, ESOS Review, <http://www.aei.gov.au/About-AEI/Current-Initiatives/ESOS-Review/Pages/default.aspx> viewed 3 November 2011.

[21]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 44.

[22]     Knight Review Fact Sheet <http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/2011-fact-sheet.pdf> accessed on 4 November 2011. Details of the Knight Review and the Government response are available at: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/knight/.

[23]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 17.

[24]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 45.

[25]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 17–20.

[26]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 18.

[27]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 18–19.

[28]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 18.

[29]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 19–20.

[30]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 29–30.

[31]     Mr Kruno Kukoc, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2; and Mr Colin Walters, Group Manager, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p.3.

[32]     For example see ‘Visa to Vice’ Sydney Morning Herald 12 October 2011, which can be viewed at <http://www.smh.com.au/national/visa-to-vice-migration-agents-linked-to-sex-workers-20111011-1lj80.html>

[33]     Mr Robert Illingsworth, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p.4.

[34]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 4.

[35]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 1.

[36]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2; and Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p.3.

[37]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 29-30.

[38]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, pp. 2–3.

[39]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, pp. 2-3.

[40]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 3.

[41]     According to ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p.22, eVisa is an electronic lodgement and payment service for selected visa classes, including student visas.

[42]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2.

[43]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2.

[44]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 3.

[45]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2.

[46]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 113.

[47]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p.6.

[48]     The ANAO created flow charts outlining the student visa application lodgement process and decision making process. These overviews are available at Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp.152–153.

[49]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 77.

[50]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 22.

[51]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 22. It is possible through this system to be granted a visa (autogrant) with no involvement by processing staff.

[52]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010-11, p. 22.

[53]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 7.

[54]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [6].

[55]     Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program 2010-11 (Knight Review) <http://www.immi.gov.au/students/knight/>accessed 4 November 2011.

[56]     The full press release is available at <http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2011/cb172439.htm>.

[57]     Ms Paula Williams, Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 7.

[58]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 7.

[59]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 7.

[60]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 7.

[61]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 8.

[62]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 8.

[63]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [7].

[64]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 24-25.

[65]     Mr Illingsworth, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 4.

[66]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [5].

[67]     The ANAO (ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p.19) defined a Non-Compliance Notice (NCN) as an internal notification within DIAC of a change to a student’s circumstances that is automatically generated by reports received from education providers via DEEWR. NCNs attach to the student’s data record within DIAC’s processing system. Not all NCNs relate to breaches of mandatory visa conditions, which trigger visa cancellation action, but all NCNs prevent further visa grants to the student until the NCN has been examined by DIAC compliance staff and finalised.

[68]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 18-19.

[69]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 4.

[70]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 4.

[71]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [2].

[72]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [2].

[73]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [2].

[74]     Audit Report No. 46 2010-11, p. 48.

[75]     Mr Todd Frew, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 5.

[76]     Mr Frew, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 9.

[77]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 124.

[78]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 27.

[79]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 2.

[80]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, pp. 137–138.

[81]     Ms Williams, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 9.

[82]     DIAC submission no.1, p. [4].

[83]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 3.

[84]     Mr Walters, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 3.

[85]     Mr Kukoc, DIAC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 12 October 2011, p. 9.

[86]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 26.

[87]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 128.

[88]     ANAO Audit Report No. 46 2010–11, p. 129.

Appendix D - DIAC–DEEWR Strategic Student Visa Policy Group Guidelines[1]

[1]       Department of Immigration and Citizenship submission no.1, p. [4].

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