International Journal of Auditing – July 2008
New Zealand
Recent Auditor-General Reports Presented in Parliament
Three recent reports that the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General presented in Parliament may be of special interest to other SAIs. Each is available on the office’s Web site.
A guide entitled Public Sector Purchases, Grants, and Gifts: Managing Funding Arrangements with External Parties sets out the basic principles for different types of funding arrangements and the choices public entities need to make when they plan for, and enter into, such arrangements with external parties. The report is available at www.oag.govt.nz/2008/funding-arrangements/.
The Auditor-General also updated and replaced the 2001 good practice guide on procurement entitled Procurement Guidance for Public Entities. This report is available at www.oag.govt.nz/2008/procurement-guide/.
A third report, Managing Funding to Non-Government Organisations—From Principles to Practice, describes how one public entity has applied the principles for funding nongovernmental organizations. It is available at
www.oag.govt.nz/2008/ngos-practice/.
For additional information, contact the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General:
E-mail: enquiry@oag.govt.nz
Web site: www.oag.govt.nz and www.auditnz.govt.nz