Report on the Operations of the Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs) for 2008–09

Evaluations and Audits in 2008-09

In 2008-09, the Office completed three evaluations and eight performance audits. Summaries of the findings of completed reports can be found at Attachment A. At 30 June 2009, work continued on a further five evaluations and seven performance audits. Details of all of these evaluations and audits are provided in Tables 2-5, below.

Table 2: Evaluations completed in 2008-09
Program Portfolio
Legal Aid for Indigenous Australians Program Attorney-General’s
Service Delivery in Remote Indigenous Communities Cross Portfolio
Law and Justice Advocacy Development Program Attorney-General’s
Table 3: Evaluations in progress at 30 June 2009
Program Portfolio Status at 30 June 2009
National Arts and Crafts Industry Support Program Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Finalising report
Capacity Building Program Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) Finalising report
Community Development Employment Projects Program Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Discussion paper
Primary Health Care Funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Health and Ageing Finalising report
Indigenous Youth Mobility Program Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Fieldwork
Table 4: Performance audits completed in 2008-09
Performance Audit Portfolio
Aboriginals Benefit Account Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
English as a Second Language – Indigenous Language Speaking Students Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Indigenous Land Corporation – Follow-up Audit of Aspects of the ILC’s National Indigenous Development Centre Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Australian Hearing Special Program for Indigenous Australians Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; and Health and Ageing; and Human Services
Centrelink Community Agents Program Human Services
Indigenous Professional Support Units Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Indigenous Community Volunteers Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
School Nutrition Program Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Table 5: Performance audits in progress at 30 June 2009
Performance audit Portfolio Status at 30 June 2009
Indigenous Money Management Services Strategies Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Finalising report
Indigenous Heritage Program Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Fieldwork
International Repatriation Program Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Fieldwork
Residential Aged Care for Indigenous Australians Health and Ageing Finalising report
Indigenous Leadership Program Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Fieldwork
Government Business Managers Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Planning
Sporting Chance Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Finalising report

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