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Our mission is to improve public sector performance and accountability by reporting independently to Parliament and entities. You can view our latest reports below.

07 Mar 2019

Audit Results Report – Annual 2017-18 Financial Audits of Local Government Entities

This report summarises the results of 42 local government entities’ annual financial report audits.

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07 Mar 2019

Management of Supplier Master Files

The focus of this audit was to assess whether entities had suitable policies, procedures and controls for the…

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13 Feb 2019

Opinions on Ministerial Notifications

This report deals with 4 decisions by the Minister for Transport not to provide information to Parliament.

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Annual Report

Our 2017-18 Annual Report provides a comprehensive look at our performance and the services we have delivered during the year to inform Parliament on public sector accountability and performance. It describes the functions and operations of the Office and presents the audited financial statements and performance indicators for the year ended 30 June 2018.

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A/Deputy Auditor General Don Cunninghame presents @OAG_WA's first #LocalGovernment financial audit results report at the @LG_PRO_WA Finance Professionals Conference.

Read the report at: https://t.co/K48GDRzKvL

We're back at this year's @LG_Pro_WA Finance Professionals Conference chatting to local governments about all things audit. If you'd like to know more about our local government audit mandate see our website: https://t.co/t1ebGRNvvG

Auditor General finds improvement is needed in public sector management and monitoring of external supplier information in a report tabled in Parliament today.

Read the report’s key findings, recommendations and better practice guidelines at https://t.co/VU6ehNVPnx #wapol

#OAG_WA has presented its first annual #financial #audit report of WA local government entities in Parliament today.

Check out the video for an overview or download the report and media release at https://t.co/VU6ehNVPnx
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