Australian National Audit Office
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The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is the national auditor for the Parliament of Australia
and Government of Australia
. It reports directly to Parliament but is administratively located in the Portfolio of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
. The Auditor-General is responsible, under the Auditor-General Act 1997, for providing auditing services to the Parliament and public sector entities.
Ian McPhee was appointed as Auditor-General for the Commonwealth of Australia on 11 March 2005.
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Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
and Government of Australia
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
. It reports directly to Parliament but is administratively located in the Portfolio of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Role of the ANAO
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) supports the Auditor-General of Australia, who is an independent officer of the Parliament of AustraliaParliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
. The Auditor-General is responsible, under the Auditor-General Act 1997, for providing auditing services to the Parliament and public sector entities.
Ian McPhee was appointed as Auditor-General for the Commonwealth of Australia on 11 March 2005.
History
In 1986 the ANAO hosted XII INCOSAI, the twelfth triennial convention of the International Organization of Supreme Audit InstitutionsInternational Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions is a worldwide affiliation of governmental entities. Its members are the Chief Financial Controller/Comptroller General Offices of nations.INTOSAI was founded in 1953 in Havana, Cuba...
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