http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968, non-pecuniary conflicts of interest, or conflicts of interest in general. daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/environment-canterbury December 2009: We have concluded that the councillors have breached section 6(1) of the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968. However, we have decided that a prosecution would be unlikely to result in a conviction and that it would not be appropriate in these circumstances to seek to have the councillors prosecuted... No publisher yashodha Environment Inquiry Local government Conflicts of interest 2009-12-21T21:00:07Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/thames-coromandel November 2009: Although our findings are of greatest interest to people in the Thames-Coromandel district, we note that most local authorities have extensive land holdings. Our findings from this inquiry reinforce the importance for all local authorities to have in place effective systems and processes to manage their land well on behalf of their communities... No publisher rachael Inquiry Local government Conflicts of interest 2009-11-23T00:55:53Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2006-07/part12.htm Local government: Results of the 2006/07 audits. No publisher yashodha Conflicts of interest 2008-10-23T00:01:08Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/auckland-dhbs November 2007: We looked at how conflicts of interest are dealt with in each of the three Auckland District Health Boards (the Auckland DHB, the Counties Manukau DHB, and the Waitemata DHB)... No publisher yashodha Health Performance audit Conflicts of interest 2007-11-07T00:54:38Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2005-06/part5/index.htm Local government: Results of the 2005/06 audits. No publisher rachael Conflicts of interest 2008-10-23T00:03:39Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/conflicts-public-entities June 2007: This guidance will be useful for all public entities, and relevant not only to people who exercise governance and management roles, but to everyone who works for or with a public entity... No publisher rachael Guidance Central government Conflicts of interest 2007-06-12T01:59:46Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/conflicts-members June 2007: This is a guide to the law about conflicts of interest for members of the governing bodies of territorial authorities, regional councils, tertiary institutions, and those other public bodies that are covered by the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968... No publisher rachael Guidance Local government Conflicts of interest 2007-06-12T02:00:19Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2004-05/part5.htm Local government: Results of the 2004-05 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Conflicts of interest 2007-03-12T03:47:49Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2006/conduct June 2006: The Local Government Act 2002 created a new legal requirement for each local authority to adopt a code of conduct for its elected members. We examined councils' experiences in developing and using their codes... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Performance audit Local government Conflicts of interest 2007-03-21T01:59:43Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2004-05/part9.htm Central government: Results of the 2004-05 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Conflicts of interest 2007-03-12T00:33:33Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/moh December 2005: The findings in this report are a reminder that public entities need to manage contracting for services to ensure two outcomes. The first is that they are receiving value for money. The second is that the risks of actual or perceived impropriety, especially those associated with concurrent or former employment with the entity, are managed in a transparent way... No publisher CJ Wells Inquiry Health Purchasing/contracting Central government Conflicts of interest 2007-03-02T03:33:47Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/twoa December 2005: This audit and inquiry followed a request for assurance from the then Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education). There were concerns about possible conflicts of interest in transactions worth large sums of money. Other issues emerged as we began our inquiry... No publisher CJ Wells Maori Central government Conflicts of interest Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Education Purchasing/contracting 2008-11-20T06:05:08Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/speeches-and-papers/managing-conflicts-of-interest-in-the-public-sector November 2005, presentation to the LexisNexis Public Sector In-house Counsel Forum. No publisher rachael Presentation Conflicts of interest 2007-03-02T00:41:33Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/chs October 2005: The findings of this inquiry highlight the need for schools to carefully consider the ethical dimensions of conflicts of interest... No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Education Inquiry Conflicts of interest 2007-03-02T03:30:50Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2003-04/part5-1.htm Local government: Results of the 2003-04 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Conflicts of interest 2007-03-11T21:49:20Z Page