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Review of the Auditor-General's Report no. 19: Administration of State and Territory Compliance with the Australian Health Care Agreements

15 August 2007

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 31KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 73KB)
Australian health care agreements Commonwealth responsibilities State and territory responsibilities Committee report – The Blame Game Structure of the report

Chapter 2 Auditor-General’s report	(PDF 70KB)
Audit objectives Audit conclusion Audit recommendations Guidance to the states on assessment principles Improve data on emergency and inpatient waiting times Role of external auditors

Chapter 3 Adherence to clause 6 principles	(PDF 109KB)
Clause 6 principles of the AHCAs Assumption of adherence Complaints and allegations Hospital services as of 1 July 1998 Treatment in a clinically appropriate time Elective surgery waiting times Emergency department waiting times Committee assessment of waiting times Equitable access Benchmarks Rewarding good practice Dispute resolution

Chapter 4 Financial reporting by the states and territories	(PDF 60KB)
Measuring expenditure Independent verification

Chapter 5 Performance reporting by the states and territories	(PDF 67KB)
Compliance assessment requirements Public accountability Burden of data collection on the states

Chapter 6 Conclusion	(PDF 84KB)
Performance audits in the states and territories

Appendix A - Witnesses at public hearing	(PDF 33KB)

Appendix B – Relevant recommendations in The Blame Game[1] report	(PDF 83KB)

Appendix C - State and Territory Auditors-General	(PDF 85KB)
Performance audit reporting Audit reports on services funded under AHCAs

Appendix D – Sample Australian Health Care Agreement[1]	(PDF 163KB)