The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Government Reconstruction Inspectorate, supported by the National Disaster Recovery Taskforce, in providing assurance that value for money is being achieved in respect to Queensland reconstruction projects. Overall conclusion The flooding that occurred in Queensland during the spring and summer of 2010–11 was...

The personal services income (PSI) regime is one of many taxation measures administered by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Australia’s principal revenue collection agency with responsibility for administering Australia’s taxation and superannuation systems. In 2011––12, the ATO collected $301 billion in net revenue from taxpayers, working within a departmental operating budget of $3.4 billion and...

This audit is the fifteenth in a series of audits and fulfils the Senate’s request for the Auditor‐General to provide an annual report on the use of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts. The audit objective was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts for the...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the administration, by Department of Health and Ageing and the Commonwealth partners, of the 2008 and 2011 Heads of Agreement for the management, operation and funding of the Mersey Community Hospital. Overall conclusion In November 2007, the Australian Government purchased the MCH from the Tasmanian Government in response to...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Liveable Cities Program, including the assessment and approval of applications. Overall conclusion Through the LCP, a total of $20 million in grant funding was awarded to 26 projects located in 14 major cities across all states and territories. These included seven infrastructure projects...