❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses concerns about the quality and timeliness of financial reporting by agencies under the Mental Health portfolio, specifically the Mental Health Commission and the Drug and Alcohol Office. The Minister provides assurances of improvement.
AnsweredQoN 3323Legislative Council
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I refer to the WA Auditor General Audit Results Report Annual 2009-10 Assurance Audits Report 10 Nov 2010, in section five ‘Quality and Timeliness of Financial Reporting’ on page 30 where it refers to too many Agencies providing documents of unsatisfactory quality, causing audit costs to rise, often significantly, which can delay the issuing of the opinion and the tabling of the annual report, and I ask -
(1) What are the Agencies under the Minister’s portfolio that the audit is referring to?
(2) Have any Annual Reports of these Agencies been delayed because of the unsatisfactory quality of their documents for audit?
(3) What action has been taken to ensure these Agencies are able to improve their financial statements for audit?
(4) Can the Minister give an assurance that these Agencies will implement better quality control processes to improve the material they submit in time for the next audit?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(1) What are the Agencies under the Minister’s portfolio that the audit is referring to?
(2) Have any Annual Reports of these Agencies been delayed because of the unsatisfactory quality of their documents for audit?
(3) What action has been taken to ensure these Agencies are able to improve their financial statements for audit?
(4) Can the Minister give an assurance that these Agencies will implement better quality control processes to improve the material they submit in time for the next audit?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
34 days
Mental Health Commission
(1) There were no delays in the Mental Health Commission's audit for 2009-10.
(2-5) Not applicable
Drug and Alcohol Office
(1) The Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority.
(2) No.
(3) Resources will be applied to enable earlier presentation of financial statements for audit.
(4) Yes, see (3) above.
(5) Not applicable.
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(1) There were no delays in the Mental Health Commission's audit for 2009-10.
(2-5) Not applicable
Drug and Alcohol Office
(1) The Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority.
(2) No.
(3) Resources will be applied to enable earlier presentation of financial statements for audit.
(4) Yes, see (3) above.
(5) Not applicable.
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