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Report No. 32, 57th Parliament - Examination of Auditor-General Report 17: 2020-21—Local government 2020
COMMITTEE'S Report
The committee tabled its report on Monday, 28 November 2022.
View: Report
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Overview
Role of the Auditor-General
The role of the Auditor-General is to provide Parliament with independent assurance of public sector accountability and performance. This is achieved through reporting to Parliament on the results of its financial and performance audits.
About the Auditor-General Report
The report summarises the audit results of Queensland’s 77 local government entities (councils) and the entities they control.
The report contains a number of recommendations.
For councils, recommendations include improving financial reporting processes, strengthening the security of information systems and enhancing procurement and contract management practices.
For the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning recommendations include requiring all councils to establish audit committees with an independent chairperson, developing new financial sustainability ratios and providing greater certainty to councils over long term funding.
Referral to Committee
The committee is responsible for assessing the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by examining government financial documents and considering reports of the Auditor-General.
The Committee of the Legislative Assembly referred this Auditor-General report to the committee for consideration on 23 April 2021.
Resolved by Committee
The committee will also consider recurring issues contained in the following Auditor-General’s reports as part of its examination:
- Auditor-General’s Report No. 2: 2019-20—Managing the sustainability of local government services
- Auditor-General’s Report No. 13: 2019-20—Local government entities: 2018-19 results of financial audit
- Auditor-General’s Report No. 18: 2018-19—Local government entities: 2017-18 results of financial audits
These reports were initially referred to the former Economics and Governance Committee but the examination lapsed on dissolution of the 56th Parliament in October 2020.
PUBLIC BRIEFING
The committee held a public briefing with the Auditor-General on Monday, 20 June 2022 - Program - Broadcast - Transcript
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