Appendix A – Conduct of the Committee’s review
Selection of Audit Reports 2006-07 and 2007-08
At various times throughout 2007 and
2008, the Committee considered the following Audit Reports which were tabled in
Parliament in the period from 7 August 2007 to 26 August 2008:
n No. 48 2006-07, Superannuation
Payments for Contractors Working for the Australian Government – Follow-up
Audit;
n No. 49 2006-07, Non-APS Workers;
n No. 50 2006-07, The
Higher Education Loan Programme;
n No. 51 2006-07, Interim
Phase of the Audit of Financial Statements of General Government Sector
Agencies for the Year Ending 30 June 2007;
n No. 52 2006-07, The
Australian Taxation Office's Approach to Regulating and Registering Self
Mananged Superannuation Funds;
n No. 53 2006-07, Australian
Federal Police Overseas Operations;
n No. 1 2007-08, Acquisition
of the ABRAMS Main Battle Tank;
n No. 2 2007-08, Electronic
Travel Authority – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 3 2007-08, Australian
Technical Colleges Programme;
n No. 4 2007-08, Container
Examination Facilities Follow-up;
n No. 5 2007-08, National
Cervical Screening Program-Follow-up;
n No. 6 2007-08, Australia 's Preparedness for a Human Influenza Pandemic;
n No. 7 2007-08, The
Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2006
Compliance);
n No. 8 2007-08, Proof
of Identity for Accessing Centrelink Payments;
n No. 9 2007-08, Australian
Apprenticeships;
n No. 10 2007-08, Whole
of Government Indigenous Service Delivery;
n No. 11 2007-08, Management
of the FFG Capability Upgrade;
n No. 12 2007-08, Administration
of High Risk Income Tax Refunds in the Individuals and Micro Enterprises Market
Segments;
n No. 13 2007-08, The
Australian Taxation Office's Approach to Managing Self Managed Superannuation
Fund Compliance Risks;
n No. 14 2007-08, Performance
Audit of the Regional Partnerships Programme;
n No. 15 2007-08, Administration
of Australian Business Number Registrations – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 16 2007-08, Data
Integrity in the Child Support Agency;
n No. 17 2007-08, Management
of the IT Refresh Programme;
n No. 18 2007-08, Audits
of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period
Ended 30 June 2007;
n No. 19 2007-08, Administration
of the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme;
n No. 20 2007-08, Accuracy
of Medicare Claims Processing;
n No. 21 2007-08, Regional
Delivery Model for the National Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for
Salinity and Water Quality;
n No. 22 2007-08, Administration
of Grants to the Australian Rail Track Corporation;
n No. 23 2007-08, The
Management of Cost Recovery by Selected Regulators;
n No. 24 2007-08, DIAC's
Management of the Introduction of Biometric Technologies;
n No. 25 2007-08, Administering
Round the Clock Medicare Grants;
n No. 26 2007-08, Tasmanian Forest Industry Development and Assistance Programs;
n No. 27 2007-08, Emergency
Management Australia;
n No. 28 2007-08, Defence's
Compliance with the Public Works Committee Approval Processes;
n No. 29 2007-08, Parent School Partnerships Initiative;
n No. 30 2007-08, The
Australian Taxation Office's Use of Data Matching and Analytics in Tax
Administration;
n No. 31 2007-08, Management
of Recruitment in the Australian Public Service;
n No. 32 2007-08, Preparation
of the Tax Expenditures Statement;
n No. 33 2007-08, The
National Capital Authority's Management of National Assets;
n No. 34 2007-08, Administration
of the Pathology Quality and Outlays Memorandum of Understanding;
n No. 35 2007-08, Building
Certification of Residential Aged Care Homes;
n No. 36 2007-08, The
Australian Taxation Office's Strategies to Address Tax Haven Compliance Risks;
n No. 37 2007-08, Management
of Credit Cards;
n No. 38 2007-08, Administration
of Job Network Service Fees;
n No. 39 2007-08, Managing
e-Business Applications – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 40 2007-08, Taxpayers'
Charter – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 41 2007-08, Management
of Personnel Security – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 42 2007-08, Management
of Customer Debt – Follow-up Audit;
n No. 43 2007-08, Third
Tranche Sale of Telstra Shares;
n No. 44 2007-08, Interim
Phase of the Audit of Financial Statements of General Government Sector
Agencies for the Year ending 30 June 2008;
n No. 45 2007-08, Specific
Purpose Payments: General Recurrent Grants for Government Schools;
n No. 46 2007-08, Regulation
of Commercial Broadcasting;
n No. 1 2008-09, Employment
and Management of Locally Engaged Staff; and
n No. 2 2008-09, Tourism
Australia.
The JCPAA discussed the above audit
reports and considered whether the issues and findings in the reports warranted
further examination at a public hearing. In making this assessment the
Committee considered, in relation to each audit report:
n the significance of
the program or issues canvassed in the audit report;
n the significance of
the audit findings;
n the response of the
audited agencies, as detailed in each audit report; and
n the extent of any
public interest in the audit report.
The Committee selected the following
reports for review:
n Audit Report No. 10
2007-08, Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery;
n Audit Report No. 21
2007-08, Regional Delivery Model for the National Heritage Trust and the
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality;
n Audit Report No. 32
2007-08, Preparation of the Tax Expenditures Statement;
n Audit Report No. 42
2007-08, Management of Customer Debt – Follow Up Audit; and
n Audit Report No. 46
2007-08, Regulation of Commercial Broadcasting.