An updated annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022 has been released by the Auditor-General, Andrew Richardson.
Summarising reports on 105 Agencies audited in 2021-22 but not included in the annual report to Parliament in September, Mr Richardson explained that not every Agency he was required to audit needed to be included in his annual report.
“Some audits were unfinished at the time, and some I use my discretion to exclude,” the Auditor-General said.
“I give priority to areas I assess as important enough to be included.”
He said that of the 105 Agencies his new report gives particular focusses on Agencies with:
* A modified Independent Auditor’s Report;
* Significant matters raised through the audit; and
* Other matters which in his opinion needed to be brought to the attention of the Parliament and the SA Government.
He said that in any case, financial reports relating to the Agencies concerned were published on the Auditor-General’s Department website once their audits were finalised.
Mr Richardson said that of the 105, 89 unmodified opinions were issued as were 16 modified opinions.
“Individual matters were raised with Agencies as part of their financial statement audit,” he said.
He said the later significant findings included:
*Segregation of duties could be improved in some cases;
* The independent review of some key reconciliations and changes to expenditure records could be improved;
* There is a the need to review key payroll reports;
* Reviews of the authority to approve payroll changes could be improved in some cases.
The Auditor-General’s 101-page Update to the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022 can be accessed at this PS News link.
