http://www.oag.govt.nz daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/charging-fees June 2008: This guide is intended for all public entities that have statutory authority to charge fees for the goods and services that they are obliged to provide... No publisher yashodha Guidance 2008-06-26T02:15:05Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/procurement-guide June 2008: This guide outlines our view of the good practice that public entities should use to procure goods or services... No publisher yashodha Funding/grant programmes Guidance Purchasing/contracting 2008-06-19T02:08:03Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/funding-arrangements June 2008: The aim of this guide is to help public entities make informed decisions and manage risks when funding an external party... No publisher yashodha Funding/grant programmes Guidance Purchasing/contracting 2008-06-19T02:03:35Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/audit-committees April 2008: This guide sets out the principles and good practices needed to set up and effectively operate an audit committee in the public sector... No publisher yashodha Guidance Central government 2008-07-16T00:31:31Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/decision-making September 2007: This guide sets out the Auditor-General’s and the local government sector’s views on current good practice. The guide updates our 1998 report, and should be useful for local authorities and the public... No publisher yashodha Guidance Local government 2009-02-25T02:22:25Z Folder 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/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 http://www.oag.govt.nz/2006/funding-ngos June 2006: This good practice guide takes a principles-based approach to guide public entities’ decisions when they enter into funding arrangements with NGOs. The guide has been developed for both the central government and local government sectors – and the Auditor-General expects all public entities to demonstrate that they have considered and acted in keeping with these principles... No publisher CJ Wells Funding/grant programmes Guidance Local government Central government 2007-03-02T02:43:56Z Folder 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/2006/public-private February 2006: This report draws on the experience of overseas jurisdictions, and provides examples of partnering arrangements that have been entered into in this country. The aim is to inform leaders and decision-makers about the key issues they need to consider across the public sector and for individual projects... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Local government Central government Purchasing/contracting 2007-03-02T02:25:33Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/working-together May 2004: Working together can be a practical and cost-effective way for local authorities to share experience and resources, tackle common tasks, or take advantage of economies of scale. Working together can bring significant benefits that may not always be in the form of cost savings... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Performance audit Local government 2007-03-04T07:20:26Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/public-communications April 2004: Local authorities will have to determine what practical application they make of our good practice guidance in particular situations. We recommend that the adoption and application of the guidance in this publication be incorporated in a formal communications policy... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Advertising Local government 2007-03-04T07:18:45Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2003/key-success-factors October 2003: We used the findings from our examination of co-ordination and collaboration in the criminal justice sector, and the results of our analysis, to identify principles that can be used more widely for other agencies that are required to work together to meet the Government’s outcomes... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Central government 2007-03-04T08:18:41Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2002/edi August 2002: We undertook this study prompted by concerns about potential liabilities and risks associated with local authorities’ endorsement of, and (often) tangible support for, a wide range of economic development initiatives... No publisher CJ Wells Guidance Performance audit Local government 2007-03-02T00:31:08Z Folder