This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s and Australian Hearing’s administration of the Community Service Obligations program for hearing services. Audit objective, criteria and scope The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoH’s and Australian Hearing’s administration of the CSO program for hearing services. To form a conclusion...

The NSW public university sector is in a good financial position, according to these audits of all ten NSW universities’ 2013 financial statements. Introduction This report sets out the results of the financial statement audits of the ten NSW universities and their controlled entities for the year ended 31 December 2013. Unqualified audit opinions were...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s application of the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for prescription medicines. Overall conclusion The Department of Health, through the TGA, administers the Australian regulatory framework for therapeutic goods, providing assurance to the community that prescription medicines, whether of Australian or overseas origin, are manufactured in...

This report argues that the strength of the Commission of Audit’s conclusions is not supported by the depth of its evidence. Overview Governments are not like businesses. They provide services because the citizens demand them, not because delivering them is profitable. They collect taxes from citizens, not charge prices from customers. While a business has...

This audit assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s implementation of a previous recommendation relating to the transport and storage of completed ballot papers.