The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has around 200 employees who work across six business units: four operational and two non-operational.

 

Caroline Spencer, Auditor General
BBus, FCPA, FCA, GAICD, FGIA, FCIS

Caroline was appointed Auditor General in May 2018. Caroline led a public sector audit and governance firm in Canberra prior to her appointment. She has held a number of board and committee roles in various sectors across several jurisdictions. Caroline is an ex-officio member of the State Records Commission and a member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

 

Sandra Labuschagne, Deputy Auditor General and Chief Operating Officer
BCompt, Hons BCompt, CA (SA), CA

Sandra joined the OAG in 2012 and was appointed Deputy Auditor General in December 2018. She was designated as Chief Operating Officer in 2020. Sandra has extensive public and private sector auditing experience in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

 

Grant Robinson, Assistant Auditor General Financial Audit
BCom, FCA, FAICD

Grant joined the OAG in 2021 as Assistant Auditor General Financial Audit. Prior to this he was a partner of KPMG and has more than 38 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant and business advisor, as well as being a non-executive director of various organisations. Grant is experienced in external audit, financial analysis, compliance, governance and risk management.

 

Aloha Morrissey, Assistant Auditor General Information Systems and Performance Audit
BBus, Grad Dip Bus Admin, CPA

Aloha joined the OAG in 2002 and was appointed Assistant Auditor General in 2019. Prior to joining the OAG, Aloha held a range of investigation and audit positions with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Taxation Office.

 

Jason Beeley, Assistant Auditor General Performance Audit
BA Hons (Oxon), Dip Strategic Studies

Jason joined the OAG in 2006 and was appointed Assistant Auditor General in 2009. Jason previously worked with the UK National Audit Office conducting and managing value for money studies, mainly of the Ministry of Defence.

 

Carl Huxtable, Assistant Auditor General Forensic Audit
BCom (Acc), CA

Carl joined the OAG in 2020 and was appointed Assistant Auditor General in January 2022. A registered liquidator for 15 years prior to joining the OAG, Carl has extensive experience in financial investigations involving fraud and misconduct, many of which resulted in reports to regulators, enforcement entities and the courts.

 

Wian Oosthuizen, Acting Assistant Auditor General Technical and Audit Support
BAcc, Hons BCompt, Hons BAcc, CA (SA), CA

Wian joined the OAG in 2021 and since January 2022 has been Acting Assistant Auditor General of Technical and Audit Support. He has 17 years of State and local government auditing experience of which 13 years was with the Auditor General of South Africa, mostly working as a Senior Technical Manager.

 

Michael Cooper, Executive Director Corporate Services
BSc, GAICD, AFAIM

Michael joined the OAG in 2020 and was appointed Executive Director Corporate Services in September 2021. He has over 15 years’ experience in the information technology sector and extensive experience leading large, dynamic teams across both public and private sectors.

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