Highlights
Highlights for 2005–2006 are set out below.
- The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) delivered a comprehensive program of financial and performance audits and related products to inform the Parliament and the Government about public sector administration and performance.
- We made 237 recommendations in our performance audit reports to improve agency performance and accountability, of which 235 (99 per cent) were agreed or agreed with qualification.
- We continued to work closely with Parliamentary committees, particularly the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, to assist with their inquiries.
- Our client surveys again provided very positive feedback on the work of our Assurance and Performance audit services.
- We continued to invest in resources and tools to enhance the coverage and quality of financial statements audits, including the purchase and implementation of new audit software.
- A new three year Workplace Agreement was negotiated and accepted by over 80 per cent of staff who voted.
- We achieved IT security certification (I-RAP) for the ANAO network — a first in the APS.
- We continued to host visitors from many countries as part of our commitment to assisting with the development of the auditing profession internationally. We also commenced a three year project funded by AusAID to develop the capacity of the Indonesian Board of Audit in the areas of financial and performance audit.