http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss central government agencies - Ministries, Departments, State-owned enterprises, or Crown entities. daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2008-09 February 2010, ISBN 978-0-478-32647-5. No publisher rachael B.29 Central government 2010-02-25T01:17:12Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/social-development October 2009: Two years ago, the Ministry made changes designed to help sickness and invalids' beneficiaries prepare for, make the transition to, and stay in work. We looked at how well the changes were operating and whether they were starting to have the intended effect... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-10-20T20:47:26Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2007-08 May 2009, ISBN 978-0-478-32625-3. No publisher yashodha B.29 Central government 2009-06-02T02:02:25Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/workforce-planning May 2009: We carried out a performance audit of the workforce planning within the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). We focused on how CRIs identify their workforce needs, establish initiatives to address their needs, and monitor and evaluate those initiatives... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-05-29T01:07:02Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/parole February 2009: We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Department of Corrections (the Department) manages offenders on parole. This audit has led to 20 recommendations... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-04-21T03:42:35Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/primary-health October 2008: We audited how the Ministry of Health has monitored progress toward the Primary Health Care Strategy’s goals. Overall, the Ministry needs to review its measures to ensure that it can assess progress toward all of the goals in the Strategy’s vision statement... No publisher rachael Health Performance audit Central government 2008-11-20T03:31:23Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/acc June 2008: The Accident Compensation Corporation has carried out useful work leading the strategy, but progress has been uneven. We identified two matters for ACC's immediate attention - its leadership mandate and the evaluation framework... No publisher yashodha Health Performance audit Central government 2009-06-25T03:52:29Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/benefit-fraud June 2008: Overall, the Ministry has good systems, policies, and procedures for preventing, detecting, and investigating benefit fraud. We have made eight recommendations... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2008-06-18T02:03:47Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2006-07 May 2008, ISBN 978-0-478-32602-4. No publisher yashodha Parliamentary B.29 Central government 2008-08-26T22:15:04Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/ird-partnerships April 2008: We looked at an IRD programme that sought to reduce the incidence of undeclared income from cash transactions... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2008-04-15T02:05:10Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/audit-committees April 2008: This guide sets out the principles and good practices needed to set up and effectively operate an audit committee in the public sector... No publisher yashodha Guidance Central government 2008-07-16T00:31:31Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/nzdmo June 2007: We looked at NZDMO’s performance in managing the Crown’s public debt and financial asset portfolios. This report is very technical because of the specialist functions undertaken by NZDMO. Non-technical readers can be assured that the audit did not identify any fundamental concerns with the performance of NZDMO... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-27T02:02:01Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/immigration June 2007: The Department has systems, processes, procedures, and relationships with relevant external agencies in place for the prevention, detection, and investigation of identity fraud within the skilled migrant and United Nations quota refugee entry categories. However, we noted several areas where improvements need to be made... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-26T01:58:55Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/roading June 2007: Transit New Zealand and district councils have separate statutory responsibilities for state highways and local roads respectively. In three districts, they have joined forces in different ways to manage and maintain local roads and state highways. We looked at how well these collaborative agreements are working, and what cost savings and other benefits they bring... No publisher yashodha Transport Central government Performance audit 2007-06-26T01:57:50Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/customs-service June 2007: We conducted a performance audit that assessed the Service’s arrangements for collecting customs duties, excise, and Goods and Services Tax on imported goods. The Service’s arrangements for collecting customs revenue are sound, and its information technology systems are performing effectively... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-19T04:25:19Z Folder