❓ A Member of Parliament questions the Minister for State Development regarding audit findings of unsatisfactory financial reporting quality within agencies under the Minister's portfolio, seeking details on affected agencies, report delays, corrective actions, and assurances of improved quality control.
AnsweredQoN 3289Legislative 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) 4Can 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) 4Can 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?
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Answered
15 March 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
28 days
Department of State Development advises:
(1) Although the Department of State Development is within the Minister for State Development's portfolio, it was named a "better practice agency" for 2009-10 in the WA Auditor General's Audit Results Report Annual 2009-10 Assurance Audits Report.
(2-4) The Department of State Development does not have the information to answer this question.
(5) Not applicable.
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(1) Although the Department of State Development is within the Minister for State Development's portfolio, it was named a "better practice agency" for 2009-10 in the WA Auditor General's Audit Results Report Annual 2009-10 Assurance Audits Report.
(2-4) The Department of State Development does not have the information to answer this question.
(5) Not applicable.
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