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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 12 Hansard (14 November) . . Page.. 3674 ..


Mrs Dunne: To a later hour this day-and, in the meantime, that we could get some advice from yourself and the Clerk.

Mr Hargreaves: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: was that a point of order? Do I have to stop in midstream?

MR SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne sought my guidance on a matter. I suggested that, if she were to move a motion of adjournment, that might be a way forward.

Debate (on motion by Mrs Dunne ) adjourned to a later hour.

Public Accounts-Standing Committee

Statement by chair

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, pursuant to standing order 246A, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has resolved that I make the following statement regarding Auditor-General's report No 4 of 2002, entitled Framework for internal auditing in territory agencies. I seek leave to table the statement.

Leave granted

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, I present the following paper:

Public Accounts-Standing Committee-Auditor-General's Report No 4 of 2002-Framework for internal auditing in territory agencies-Statement to the Assembly, dated 6 November 2002.

The Public Accounts Committee has considered the Auditor-General's report No 4 of 2002-Framework for internal auditing in territory agencies-along with the government's response. The committee accepts the government's responses, and wishes to make no further comment.

Mr Speaker, pursuant to standing order 246A, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts has resolved that I make the following statement regarding the Auditor-General's report No 3 of 2002, entitled Governance arrangements of selected statutory authorities. I seek leave to table the paper and make a short statement.

Leave granted.

MR SMYTH: Mr Speaker, I present the following paper:

Public Accounts-Standing Committee-Auditor-General's Report No 3 of 2002-Governance arrangements of selected statutory authorities-Statement to the Assembly, dated 6 November 2002.

The Public Accounts Committee has considered the Auditor-General's report No 3 of 2002-Governance arrangements of selected statutory authorities-along with the government's response. The committee notes that the Auditor-General found that the legislative governance arrangements for statutory authorities are inadequate. The


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