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Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997

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On Wednesday, 22 December 2010, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit tabled its report on the inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997 entitled Report 419 - Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters and 3 appendices.

Report 419: Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997

Preliminary pages (PDF 180KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 227KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 233KB)
Legislative support for new functions

Chapter 3 (PDF 437KB)
Clarification of rights and responsibilities

Chapter 4 (PDF 226KB)
Strengthening the audit independence of the Auditor-General

Chapter 5 (PDF 302KB)
Jurisdictional issues - 'following the dollar'

Appendix A (PDF 55KB)
List of Submissions

Appendix B (PDF 64KB)
List of Exhibits

Appendix C (PDF 99KB)
List of Public Hearings


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