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Report 414: Review of Auditor-General's Reports tabled between August 2007 and August 2008

22 June 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 135KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Membership of the Sectional Committee Committee Secretariat List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 70KB)
Background to the review The Committee’s report

Chapter 2 Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery Arrangements	(PDF 159KB)
Audit Report No. 10 2007-2008 Background The approach adopted in the Indigenous Affairs Arrangements (IAAs) Funding of the IAAs Mainstream expenditure Indigenous-specific expenditure Australian Government Indigenous Expenditure The Audit Audit conclusion Implementation of the IAAs and the role of a lead agency Whole of government governance and accountability arrangements Collaborative efforts to support effective service delivery including the development of joint funding agreements Programs responding flexibly to Indigenous need ANAO recommendations The Committee’s review Structural changes since the audit report Risk management and lessons learned Operating in a whole of government context Mainstreaming Operating with a lead agency Target setting, monitoring and performance management Conclusion

Chapter 3 Regional Delivery Model for the National Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality	(PDF 178KB)
Audit Report No. 21 2007-2008 Background Natural resource management programs The regional delivery model The Audit Overall conclusion ANAO recommendations The Committee’s review Bilateral relationships with States and Territories Lessons learned from previous NRM programs Monitoring and evaluation The regional delivery model Conclusion

Chapter 4 Preparation of the Tax Expenditures Statement	(PDF 184KB)
Audit Report No. 32 2007-2008 Background Reporting on tax expenditures The Audit Audit conclusion ANAO recommendations The Committee’s review Modelling Reporting Data Conclusion

Chapter 5 Management of Customer Debt – Follow-up Audit	(PDF 137KB)
Audit Report No. 42 2007-2008 Background The Audit Audit conclusion ANAO recommendations The Committee’s review Actions taken since the initial audit The debt base Cost effectiveness of debt recovery Debt prevention Aged pension debts Conclusion

Chapter 6 Regulation of Commercial Broadcasting	(PDF 149KB)
Audit Report No. 46 2007-2008 Background Co-regulatory approach Challenges facing ACMA The Audit Audit conclusion ANAO recommendations The Committee’s review The complaints process Internal ACMA resources for complaint handling Performance measurement and reporting Broadcaster compliance with licence conditions Australian music content on commercial radio Measuring community standards Conclusion

Appendix A – Conduct of the Committee’s review	(PDF 73KB)

Appendix B – List of Submissions	(PDF 35KB)

Appendix C – Witnesses Appearing at Public Hearings	(PDF 58KB)