Andrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

() (): On behalf the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit I present Report 450: Annual Report 2014-15—Report, August 2015.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a parliamentary paper.

by leave—The report details the activities of the committee, including reviewing reports of the Auditor-General on behalf of the parliament; reviewing the Defence Materiel Organisation's major projects report; inquiring into the operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office; scrutinising the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and the development of the Commonwealth performance framework, including improving the key performance reporting documents, such as annual reports, corporate plans and portfolio budget statements; considering the work plans and resources of the Australian National Audit Office and the Parliamentary Budget Office; approving the nomination for the appointment of the Auditor-General; and encouraging parliamentary and public awareness of the financial and related operations of the government.

I would like to thank the members of the JCPAA, particularly the deputy chair, Mr Pat Conroy, for their excellent work. On behalf of the committee, I affirm our commitment to continue the committee's proud tradition of proper scrutiny of the use of public resources by the executive and its agencies. I would also like to thank the committee secretariat for all of their support and assistance, including in the preparation of this report. I thank departmental and Audit Office representatives who have appeared at public hearings for assisting the committee in its important role of holding Commonwealth agencies to account for the efficiency and effectiveness with which they use public moneys. I commend the report to the House.

I ask leave of the House to present executive minutes on reports of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

Leave granted.

I present executive minutes on report No. 445, recommendations (1) and (3) to (7) and report No. 447, recommendations (5) and (9) to (10).

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