❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding fraud and control weaknesses detected in agency audits for the 2008-2009 financial year. The Auditor General's response indicates no fraud detected through standard procedures and refers to upcoming reports for details on control weaknesses.
AnsweredQoN 1704Legislative Assembly
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With reference to page 5 of the 2008–2009 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General:
(a) how many instances of fraud were detected within agencies during the audits of agencies from the 2008–2009 financial year, sorted by agency;
(b) please provide a listing of the financial and information system control weaknesses within agencies found during the audits of agencies from the 2008–2009 financial year, sorted by agency; and
(c) for each control weakness identified in (b), please describe the action(s) undertaken to address and remedy the control weakness?
(a) how many instances of fraud were detected within agencies during the audits of agencies from the 2008–2009 financial year, sorted by agency;
(b) please provide a listing of the financial and information system control weaknesses within agencies found during the audits of agencies from the 2008–2009 financial year, sorted by agency; and
(c) for each control weakness identified in (b), please describe the action(s) undertaken to address and remedy the control weakness?
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Answered
19 November 2009
Response time
30 days
The Auditor General has provided the following information in response to the questions asked:
(a) No instances were detected by the Office of the Auditor General through standard audit procedures. Although audit staff were informed of and considered the effect of fraud (either proven or still to be proven) at a number of agencies, greater assurance about the incidence of fraud could be obtained from police records.
(b) The Auditor General reports to Parliament on the results of audits of agencies twice each year. The Audit Results report for 2008-09 Assurance Audits is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on 11 November 2009.In accordance with the Auditor General Act, the report will identify any matters of significance arising from these audits.
(c) Agencies are responsible for addressing and remedying any control weaknesses identified during audit.Details of individual control weaknesses and action taken to address them would need to be obtained from individual agencies.
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(a) No instances were detected by the Office of the Auditor General through standard audit procedures. Although audit staff were informed of and considered the effect of fraud (either proven or still to be proven) at a number of agencies, greater assurance about the incidence of fraud could be obtained from police records.
(b) The Auditor General reports to Parliament on the results of audits of agencies twice each year. The Audit Results report for 2008-09 Assurance Audits is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on 11 November 2009.In accordance with the Auditor General Act, the report will identify any matters of significance arising from these audits.
(c) Agencies are responsible for addressing and remedying any control weaknesses identified during audit.Details of individual control weaknesses and action taken to address them would need to be obtained from individual agencies.
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