Public Auditor

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The Public Auditor is the independent chief official responsible for overseeing audits and accountability of government operations and finances.

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Label Occurrences
Public Auditor canonical 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf accountability institution ⓘ
government oversight role ⓘ
public office ⓘ
aimsTo improve effectiveness of public programs ⓘ
improve efficiency of government operations ⓘ
protect public resources ⓘ
collaboratesWith anti-corruption agencies ⓘ
internal audit units of ministries ⓘ
supreme audit institutions ⓘ
ensures accountability in use of public funds ⓘ
integrity of public sector financial information ⓘ
transparency of government financial reporting ⓘ
hasPower to access government records ⓘ
to conduct investigations into misuse of public funds ⓘ
to examine accounts of public bodies ⓘ
to issue audit reports ⓘ
to make recommendations for corrective action ⓘ
hasResponsibility to assess compliance with laws and regulations ⓘ
to detect and report fraud risks ⓘ
to evaluate internal controls in government entities ⓘ
to support legislative oversight of the executive branch ⓘ
hasRole chief audit executive of the public sector ⓘ
independent oversight authority ⓘ
isGuidedBy international public sector auditing standards ⓘ
principles of independence and objectivity ⓘ
mayBeAppointedBy legislature ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
president ⓘ
mayHaveTitle Auditor General ⓘ
Comptroller and Auditor General NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supreme Audit Institution head ⓘ
mayReportTo head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
mustBe free from political interference ⓘ
independent from audited entities ⓘ
operatesAt national level ⓘ
subnational level ⓘ
oversees audits of government finances ⓘ
audits of government operations ⓘ
compliance audits of public entities ⓘ
performance audits of public programs ⓘ
produces annual audit reports ⓘ
performance audit findings ⓘ
special audit reports ⓘ
reportsTo congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
requires ethical conduct ⓘ
knowledge of public finance ⓘ
professional competence in auditing ⓘ
supports public financial management reforms ⓘ

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