Public Accounts and Audit (Joint Statutory)

1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009

Appointment

Pursuant to Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951.

Membership

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

Former members

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

Secretary

Current inquiries

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

• Review of Auditor-General's reports (ongoing)
• Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997
• The role of the Auditor-General in scrutinising government advertising campaigns
• Biannual public hearing with the Commissioner of Taxation (ongoing)
• Annual public hearing on the Defence Major Projects Report (ongoing)

Reports presented

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

• Report 415: Review of Auditor General's Reports tabled between September 2008 and January 2009 (tabled 17 November 2009)
• Report 416: Review of the major projects report 2007–08 (tabled 17 November 2009)

Government responses received

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

• Report 412: Audit reports reviewed during the 41^st Parliament