Public Accounts and Audit (Joint Statutory)


Public Accounts and Audit (Joint Statutory)

1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008

Appointment

Pursuant to Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951.

Membership

Ms Grierson MP (Chair), Mr Georgiou MP (Deputy Chair), and Senators Bishop, Boyce, Bushby, Feeney and Lundy, and Mr Bevis MP, Mrs B. Bishop MP, Mr Bradbury MP, Mr Briggs MP, Mr Butler MP, Ms King MP, Mr Neumann MP and Mr Robert MP

Former members

Senators Chapman, Hogg, Murray and Watson and Mr Baldwin MP and Mr Morrison MP

Secretary

Mr Russell Chafer

Phone
(02) 6277 4615

Fax
(02) 6277 2220

Current inquiries

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • Review of Auditor-General's reports (ongoing)
  • Inquiry into financial reporting and equipment acquisition at the Department of Defence and the Defence Materiel Organisation (reported 8 August 2008)
  • Inquiry into the effects of the ongoing efficiency dividend on smaller public sector agencies (reported 4 December 2008)

Reports presented

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • Report 411: Progress on equipment acquisition and financial reporting in Defence (08.08.08)
  • Report 412: Audit Reports reviewed during the 41st Parliament (25.08.08)
  • Report 413: The efficiency dividend and small agencies: Size does matter (04.12.08)

Government responses received

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

  • Response to Report 409: Developments in Aviation Security since the Committee's June 2004 Report 400: Review of Aviation Security in Australia (response received 21.10.08)
  • Response to Report 410: Tax Administration (response received 13.11.08)

Meetings/hours

1 July 2008–31 December 2008

Full committee:

  9:15

Sectional committees:

25:51

Total Hours:

35.06

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