Parliamentary Interest
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) is reviewing Audit Report No. 21 of 2005–2006, Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2005. The JCPAA is also undertaking an inquiry into financial reporting and equipment acquisition at the Department of Defence and the Defence Materiel Organisation. Further, the JCPAA is undertaking a joint review of Audit Report No. 11, The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Financial Year 2004-2005 Compliance); Audit Report No. 27, Reporting of Expenditure on Consultants; and Audit Report No. 23, IT Security Management. At the time of preparing this report, these inquiries were in progress.