Office of the Auditor-General search results http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss sensitive expenditure. daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z Controlling sensitive expenditure: Guidelines for public entities http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/sensitive-expenditure February 2007: These guidelines are our view of good practice that public entities should use to control sensitive expenditure. The guidelines outline expectations and guidance that we may use when carrying out performance audits or inquiries, or in annual financial audits... No publisher cj Guidance Sensitive expenditure 2007-03-04T06:44:03Z Folder Inquiry into certain aspects of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/twoa December 2005: This audit and inquiry into Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWOA) followed a request for assurance from the then Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) in September 2004. 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 2007-03-21T02:00:43Z Folder Cambridge High School's management of conflicts of interest in relation to Cambridge International College (NZ) Limited 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 Part 6: Board chairpersons’ expenses http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2003-04/part6.htm Central government: Results of the 2003-04 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure 2007-03-12T00:22:56Z Page New Zealand Trade and Enterprise: Administration of the Visiting Investor Programme http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/nzte-vip December 2004: We looked at the establishment of the Visiting Investor Programme, the policies and procedures governing it, how it has operated, and its evaluation. We also examined the expenditure incurred, and considered whether or not it was appropriate... No publisher CJ Wells Funding/grant programmes Sensitive expenditure Performance audit Central government 2007-03-04T07:40:42Z Folder Conflicts of interest - A guide to the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968 and non-pecuniary conflicts of interest http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/conflicts-2004 August 2004: This booklet 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 CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Local government Conflicts of interest 2007-06-12T01:06:00Z Folder Inquiry into Expenses Incurred by Dr Ross Armstrong as Chairperson of Three Public Entities http://www.oag.govt.nz/2003/armstrong December 2003: The matter of Dr Armstrong's expenses was the subject of a complaint to us by Hon Murray McCully MP following parliamentary and media comment. These events prompted us to instigate a detailed review in order to address more fully the issues raised... No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Central government Conflicts of interest 2007-03-04T08:25:51Z Folder Inquiry into Public Funding of Organisations Associated with Donna Awatere Huata MP http://www.oag.govt.nz/2003/huata November 2003: In January 2003, Hon Richard Prebble MP, leader of the ACT New Zealand parliamentary party, asked the Auditor-General to inquire into certain allegations of financial impropriety involving one of his party’s list members, Donna Awatere Huata MP... No publisher CJ Wells Parliamentary Funding/grant programmes Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Conflicts of interest 2007-03-04T08:22:54Z Folder Certain Matters Arising from Allegations of Impropriety at Transend Worldwide Limited http://www.oag.govt.nz/2002/transend December 2002: After its 2000-01 financial review of New Zealand Post, the Finance and Expenditure Committee recommended that we provide assurance that Transend has made improvements to its policies and procedures, following allegations about its operations... No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Central government 2007-03-02T02:10:30Z Folder Severance Payments in the Public Sector http://www.oag.govt.nz/2002/severance-pay May 2002: "Golden handshake" payments have come regularly to our attention over the past few years. In this document we report, in general terms, on the lessons that can be drawn from some of these cases... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Inquiry Sensitive expenditure Central government 2007-03-01T22:58:59Z Folder Inquiry into events surrounding the chartering of aircraft by the Department of Work and Income http://www.oag.govt.nz/1999/chartering-aircraft October 1999: This report sets out the results of our inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the chartering of aircraft by the Department of Work and Income to enable its service centre managers to attend a course at Wairakei Resort on 3 and 4 June 1999... No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Central government 2007-03-05T04:21:43Z Folder Follow-up Inquiry into Financial Management by Te Mangai Paho http://www.oag.govt.nz/pre-1998/follow-up-inquiry-into-financial-management-by-te-mangai-paho April 1997. No publisher rachael Sensitive expenditure Inquiry 2007-03-12T02:29:29Z Page Report on financial management by Te Mangai Paho http://www.oag.govt.nz/pre-1998/te-mangai May 1995. No publisher rachael Sensitive expenditure Inquiry 2007-03-12T02:34:09Z Page Expenditure on the Base Commander's residence at RNZAF Ohakea http://www.oag.govt.nz/pre-1998/ohakea March 1994. No publisher rachael Sensitive expenditure Defence Inquiry 2007-03-12T02:36:41Z Page