DPS—Fraud control certification



DPS—Fraud control certification

DPS ref: 11/257/34

21 September 2011

Mr Harry Jenkins MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Senator the Hon John Hogg
President of the Senate
Parliament House  
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Mr Speaker and Mr President

DPS—Fraud control certification

  1. I am writing to you to inform you about the status of fraud control in the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS), as required by paragraph 5.8 of the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines 2011.

  2. I am satisfied that

    1. fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans have been prepared
    2. DPS has appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, data collection and reporting procedures in place; and
    3. DPS has taken all reasonable measures to minimise the incidence of fraud including action to investigate and recover the proceeds of fraud.
  3. For more details about fraud control in DPS, please refer to Part 6—Management and Accountability of the Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010–11.

Yours sincerely

Alan Thompson
Secretary