International Journal of Government Auditing – October 2007
Australia
Annual Review of Top 30 Defense Capital Equipment Projects
Following a recommendation from one of Australia’s parliamentary committees (the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit), the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is seeking funding for an annual review of the top 30 major defense capital equipment projects. Believing that continuous monitoring of these projects, as well as looking back at individual projects, could deliver significant benefits to defense, the Parliament, and the country, the ANAO is working cooperatively with Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation to develop an appropriate report for the Parliament. The proposed report would evaluate the top 30 major defense projects by capability, schedule, and cost and would also identify systemic issues that improve or impede performance.
Training Assistance Project with Indonesia
The ANAO and the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia recently completed the first year of a 3-year assistance program to develop the Audit Board’s capacity to carry out performance and financial audits.
During the first year, a performance audit workshop for 20 Indonesian Audit Board staff was conducted in Jakarta in September 2006. In addition, pilot performance audits were carried out for (1) the National Land Authority (NLA), (2) the BR—the agency responsible for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh following the 2004 tsunami—and (3) actions to control bird flu. The audit teams performed joint work in Jakarta in January and March 2007, and the NLA audit team adopted the ANAO audit approach. Four financial auditors and two performance auditors from the Indonesian Audit Board were also seconded to the ANAO for periods of 7 to 11 months. The four financial auditors recently completed their secondments and have returned to the Audit Board of Indonesia.
The assistance is being funded under the Government Partnership Fund of the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development and administered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
Participants and instructors at the performance audit workshop the ANAO conducted for the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta in September 2006.
For additional information, contact the ANAO:
Fax: ++61 (2) 62 73 5355
E-mail: ag1@anao.gov.au
Web site: http://www.anao.gov.au