What We Do…and Some Things We Don’t
At the Office of the Auditor General we develop audits that examine how well the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador manages its resources and operations.
The Auditor General has sole discretion in identifying and selecting the projects the Office undertakes. When selecting audits the Auditor General considers a number of factors, including financial magnitude, impact of the subject matter on residents, and public interest.
Our Office also works with the province’s Public Accounts Committee, which traditionally reviews our various reports, selecting matters from those reports on which to hold hearings. This Committee also reviews the audited accounts of the House of Assembly, the Clerk’s role as accounting Officer of the House, and inquires into other matters it may decide on relating to the Public Accounts of the Province.
We respond to questions about our mandate, the audits we conduct, and our activities.
We do not respond to inquiries related to these topics. For example, the OAG does not:
- intervene in disputes between private citizens, between private citizens and government departments, or between private citizens and businesses or banks;
- review legal decisions, provide legal opinions, or audit matters that are before the courts;
- audit areas under the exclusive jurisdiction of Indigenous, provincial, or municipal governments;
- examine judges, lawyers, or laws;
- audit bands, or band councils, or determine or adjust Indigenous contribution amounts; or
- provide forms, reports or other publications, or other information about provincial entities other than what is contained in audit reports.
The Office of the Auditor is unable to respond to inquiries which do not relate to our mandate and role. Inquires on provincial government operations can be directed to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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