Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1999-00, First Quarter

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

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Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1999-00, First Quarter

Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that knowledge of, and appropriate use of, financial information be identified in all managers performance agreements.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that Chief Executive Officers support the use of financial information by:

  • requiring managers to use the diagnostic questionnaire provided in Building a Better Financial Management Framework; and
  • providing targeted assistance to managers on the basis of their responses to the questionnaire.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that agencies define and restrict access rights to certain persons at particular levels for information technology systems.