1998 Report On Reviews of Departments and Crown Agencies

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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

To the House of Assembly

for the Year Ended
31 March 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

  

Part

Page
1 Auditor General's Overview    
  Introduction 1.1 2
  Format of the Report 1.2 2
  Highlights 1.3 2
  Acknowledgments 1.4 5
2 Comments on Public Sector Accountability    
  Framework of Accountability 2.1 8
3 Comments on Audits and Additional Examinations    
  Monitoring Agencies of the Crown 3.1 13
  Monitoring Expenditures of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 3.2 17
  Treasury Board Secretariat    
  3.3 26
  3.4 31
  3.5 38
  3.6 41
  Department of Development and Rural Renewal    
  3.7 46
  Department of Education    
  3.8 62
  3.9 72
  3.10 87
  3.11 93
  3.12 98
  Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture    
  3.13 105
  Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods    
  3.14 118
  Department of Government Services and Lands    
  3.15 126
  Department of Health and Community Services    
  3.16 144
  3.17 163
  3.18 168
  Department of Industry, Trade and Technology    
  3.19 171
  3.20 174
  3.21 176
  Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs    
  3.22 179
  3.23 183
  3.24 185
  Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation    
  3.25 188
  3.26 193
4 Update on Prior Years’ Report Items   199
5 General Matters and Work of the Audit Office    
  Operations of the Office of the Auditor General 5.1 258
Appendices      
  Auditor General Act I 274
  Departmental Audits Performed by the Auditor General II 283
  Financial Statement Audits and Additional Examinations of Agencies of the Crown Performed by the Auditor General III 284
  Agencies of the Crown and Other Entities Whose Financial Statement Audits are Performed by Private Sector Auditors IV 286