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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (4 September) . . Page.. 3076 ..

THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS' REPORT

No. 26 REVIEW OF AUDITOR GENERAL'S REPORT NO. 11 OF 1996 -

I am pleased to table the Government's Response to the review by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts of the Auditor General's Report No. 11 of 1996 - Financial Audits with Years Ending to 30 June 1996.

The Government is appreciative of the work of the Committee in helping to achieve open and accountable government. The Government as always is responding to the Committee's recommendations in a positive manner.

The Government agrees with all the Committee's recommendations. This response provides detailed advice to the Assembly on all of the Committee's comments and recommendations.

One of the Committee's recommendations relates to progress in the responding to the PAC's Recommendation in its Report No. 24 of April 1997 concerning mutual recognition arrangements in relation to collection of fines owed by persons resident outside the ACT.

The Government has previously responsed to the Committee's Report Number 24 which was tabled in the Assembly on Wednesday 25 June 1997 by the Attorney-General.

Further developments on this matter are outlined in the response.

Another of the Committee recommendations relates to progress by the working party established to develop policies in dealing with changes in accounting for the values of infrastructure assets.

The Government is pleased to advise the Legislative Assembly that the Department of Urban Services has developed policies in dealing

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