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The first
Auditor-General took office in 1846, and before that audit functions were carried out in the Colonial Secretaryβs Office. From 1 January 1842 until the appointment of Dr Knight in 1846, accounts were certified by a board consisting of three Commissioners of Audit. The 20th (and current)
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The Office of the
Auditor-General carries out strategic audit planning, sets policy and standards, appoints auditors and oversees their performance, carries out performance audits, provides reporting and advice to Parliament, and carries out inquiries and other special studies.
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Audit New
Zealand carries out annual audits allocated by the Auditor-General. It also provides other assurance services to public entities, within the Auditor-Generalβs mandate and in keeping with the Auditor-Generalβs Auditing Standard on the independence of auditors.
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Audit New
Zealand's auditors examine the financial statements of public entities and handle special governance, risk, and contract and project management assignments. Audit New Zealand has specialist Tax Audit and Information Systems Assurance Audit teams.
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The
Auditor-General employs staff in two business units β the Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand β and contracts with private sector accounting firms. The two business units share a Corporate Services Team.
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public bodies. John Ryan began his seven-year term as
Controller and Auditor-General on 2 July 2018. The Deputy Controller and Auditor-General is Andrew McConnell. Their mandate and responsibilities are set out in the
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Auditor-General is independent of executive government and
Parliament in discharging the functions of the statutory office, but is answerable to Parliament for stewardship of the public resources entrusted to her.
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The
Auditor-General is a member of INTOSAI, and also contributes to the international auditing community by accepting requests to host delegations from overseas audit offices and other government bodies.
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In 1878, Charles Batkin was appointed as
Assistant Controller and Auditor, a new role created to create continuity in the event of the Auditor-General's absence.
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The Auditor-General employs the public sector organisation Audit New Zealand and contracts with private sector accounting firms to carry out these annual audits.
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565:"New Deputy Controller and Auditor-General"
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644:State sector organisations in New Zealand
569:Office of the Auditor-General New Zealand
544:Office of the Auditor-General New Zealand
115:John Ryan, Controller and Auditor-General
359:1965β1970 Bernard David Arthur Greig CBE
368:1983β1992 Brian Henry Charles Tyler CBE
121:, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General
100:Speaker of the House of Representatives
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350:1945β1952 John Porteous Rutherford CBE
256:international liaison and involvement.
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292:International liaison and involvement
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500:"Total Appropriations for Each Vote"
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394:2018-Present John Ryan
223:district health boards
204:government departments
162:New Zealand Parliament
61:100 Molesworth Street,
195:Public Audit Act 2001
171:Public Audit Act 2001
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89:Minister responsible
236:other public bodies
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