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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.

09 Apr 2019

Records Management in Local Government

The audit objective was to determine if local government entities effectively manage their records to promote accountable and…

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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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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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Do you work in local government and have #recordkeeping responsibilities in your role? If so, check out @OAG_WA’s better practice principles to help your LG review their records management practices: https://t.co/oxY0GTOirt

OAG report confirms the 146 local governments we checked have approved #recordkeeping plans, but an audited sample were poorly implemented. Read the report at https://t.co/VU6ehNVPnx

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A/Auditor General Sandra Labuschagne is talking at today’s @TenancyWA conference about our Managing Disruptive Behaviour in Public Housing report. Read the report here: https://t.co/6px0KFRfd2 #MakeRentingFairWA

Congratulations to all of today's @ipaawa Lonnie Award winners including the Department of Treasury for taking home the @OAG_WA award for transparency and accountability, and to the WA Country Health Service for winning the Lonnie trophy!

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