❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns raised by the Auditor General's report on public universities and TAFE colleges, specifically regarding the Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE's accounting controls, asset management, and disaster recovery capabilities. The Minister expresses confidence in the TAFE's disaster recovery ability.
AnsweredQoN 1180Legislative Council
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I refer to the recent report by the Auditor General on public universities and technical and further education colleges for 2002. (1) What steps has the minister taken or what steps will he take to ensure that the Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE’s controls over accounting meet the required standards? (2) What action has the Department of Education and Training initiated to ensure better management of the systems asset register? (3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(1) What steps has the minister taken or what steps will he take to ensure that the Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE’s controls over accounting meet the required standards? (2) What action has the Department of Education and Training initiated to ensure better management of the systems asset register? (3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(2) What action has the Department of Education and Training initiated to ensure better management of the systems asset register? (3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
(1) What steps has the minister taken or what steps will he take to ensure that the Eastern Pilbara College of TAFE’s controls over accounting meet the required standards? (2) What action has the Department of Education and Training initiated to ensure better management of the systems asset register? (3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(2) What action has the Department of Education and Training initiated to ensure better management of the systems asset register? (3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(3) Does the minister have confidence in the TAFE’s ability to recover in the event of a disastrous computer system failure? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(1)-(2) The administration of the new Pilbara college is implementing strategies to address the issues identified by the Office of the Auditor General. These strategies include the recent appointment of a new finance manager and asset officer; monthly reconciliations to be reviewed by the senior finance officer; a complete asset revaluation and stocktake; review of controls over the coding of payments to the general ledger; and asset data to be entered into the new Finance One system on completion of the revaluation and stocktake. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
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