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Navigation: Contents | Next Page Preliminary pagesForewordThis report, The role of the Auditor-General in scrutinising government advertising, completes an inquiry by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit of the 42nd Parliament. After consideration of the report and its findings the current Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has decided to adopt this report. I would like to commend the Chair of the previous committee, Ms Sharon Grierson, and all Committee members on the work of this inquiry and this report. The report is a comprehensive consideration of the issues which resulted from the Auditor-General having a role in scrutinising government advertising. The current Committee agrees with the only recommendation of the report and reiterates that it is important that any substantial proposed changes to the role of the Auditor-General are first reviewed by this Committee on behalf of the Parliament. The Committee seriously considered the option of continuing to scrutinise government advertising, due to it being such a subjective area of government spending. However, following advice from the Auditor-General, the Committee satisfied itself that the Auditor-General’s forward works program will achieve this same purpose. The current Committee therefore looks forward to hearing from the Auditor‑General in the forthcoming report regarding the implementation of the new system for scrutinising government advertising, due to be tabled in the Spring 2011 parliamentary session. This report will examine both the processes involved and agencies’ compliance with the Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns for Australian Government Departments and Agencies (March 2010).
Mr Robert Oakeshott MP Chair Membership of the Committee43rd Parliament
42nd Parliament
Committee Secretariat
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Secretary |
Mr Russell Chafer |
Inquiry Secretary |
Ms Sharon Bryant |
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Mr Muzammil Ali |
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Ms Pauline Cullen |
Research Officers |
Ms Fiona Gardner |
ACTU |
Australian Council of Trade Unions |
ALP |
Australian Labor Party |
ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
AUASB |
Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
CAB |
Communications Advice Branch |
CAS |
Central Advertising System |
ESSP |
Economic Security Strategy Payment |
Finance |
Department of Finance and Deregulation |
FMA Act |
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
GCU |
Government Communications Unit |
ICC |
Independent Communications Committee |
IDCC |
Interdepartmental Committee on Communications |
IPAA |
Institute of Public Administration Australia |
JCPAA |
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
MCGC |
Ministerial Committee on Government Communications |
NESB |
Non-English speaking backgrounds |
PM&C |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
The Committee recommends that any substantial proposed changes
to the role of the Auditor-General, in accordance with his standing as an
Independent Officer of the Parliament, be first reviewed by the Joint Committee
of Public Accounts and Audit.
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