2000 Report On Reviews of Departments and Crown Agencies

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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

To the House of Assembly

On Reviews of Departments and Crown Agencies

for the Year Ended
31 March 2000

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 3
  Acknowledgments

 		 1.4 9
2 Comments on Public Sector Accountability    
  Framework of Accountability

 		 2.1 12
3 Comments on Audits and Additional Examinations    
 
Monitoring Agencies of the Crown
3.1
17
 
Monitoring Expenditures of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
3.2
22
 
Treasury Board Secretariat		    
  3.3 41
  3.4 47
  3.5 54
  Department of Development and Rural Renewal    
  3.6 59
  3.7 64
  3.8 68
  Department of Education    
  3.9 78
  3.10 115
  Department of Environment and Labour    
  3.11 121
  Department of Finance    
  3.12 126
  3.13 141
  Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods    
  3.14 163
  3.15 177
  Department of Government Services and Lands    
  3.16 179
  3.17 183
  Department of Health and Community Services    
  3.18 202
  3.19 209
  Department of Industry, Trade and Technology    
  3.20 215
  Department of Justice    
  3.21 226
  Public Service Commission    
  3.22 239
  Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation    
  3.23 256
  3.24 267
  Department of Works, Services and Transportation    
  3.25 278
  3.26 302
  3.27 312
4 Update on Prior Years' Report Items   326
 
 		    
5 General Matters and Work of the Audit Office    
  Operations of the Office of Auditor General 5.1 362



Appendices

      
  Auditor General Act

 		 I 380
  Departmental Audits Performed by the Office of the Auditor General

 		 II 389
  Agencies of the Crown and Other Entities Whose Financial Statement Audits are Performed by the Office of the Auditor General 

 		 III 390
  Agencies of the Crown and Other Entities Whose Financial Statement Audits are Performed by Private Sector Auditors

 		 IV 392