Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

41st Parliament Current Inquiries (November 2004 - present)

Review of Auditor General's Reports Nos. 43 - 6 (2005-2006) (current)

Review of a range of taxation issues within Australia (current)

Further Review of Aviation Security in Australia (current)

Review of Auditor-General's Reports (Audit Reports tabled between 18 January and 18 april 2005)

Report 406 - Developments in Aviation Security since the Committee's June 2004 Report 400, Interim Report
Parliamentary Paper: 432/2005; Tabled 7 December 2005
Government response: no response to date

Report 405 - Annual Report 2004-2005
Parliamentary Paper: 460/2005; Tabled 28 November 2005
Government response: no response to date

Report 404 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports
Parliamentary Paper: 394/2005; Tabled 7 November 2005
Government response: no response to date

Report 403 - Indigenous Law and Justice Inquiry
Parliamentary Paper: 166/2005; Tabled 22 June 2005
Government response: no response to date

40th Parliament (February 2002 - August 2004)

Report 402 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2003-2004, First and Second Quarters
Parliamentary Paper: 218/2004; Tabled 12 August 2004
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 401 - Annual Report 2003-2004
Parliamentary Paper: 195/2004; Tabled 11 August 2004
Government response: not required

Report 400 - Review of Aviation Security in Australia
Parliamentary Paper: 167/2004; Tabled 24 June 2004
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 399 - Management and Integrity of Electronic Information in the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Paper: 90/2004; Tabled 1 April 2004
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 398 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2002-2003, Fourth Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 88/2004; Tabled 31 March 2004
Executive Minute/Government response

Report 397 - Annual Report 2002-2003
Parliamentary Paper: 400/2003; Tabled 26 November 2003
Government response: not required

Report 396 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2002-2003, First, Second & Third Quarters
Parliamentary Paper: 208/2003; Tabled 8 October 2003
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 395 - Inquiry into the Draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill
Parliamentary Paper: 167/2003; Tabled 20 August 2003
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 394 - Review of Australia's Quarantine Function
Parliamentary Paper: 30/2003; Tabled 5 March 2003
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 393 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2001-2002, Fourth Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 13/2003; Tabled 12 February 2003
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 392 - Annual Report 2001 - 2002
Parliamentary Paper: 571/2002; Tabled 2 December 2002

Report 391 - Review of Independent Auditing by Registered Company Auditors
Parliamentary Paper: 368/2002; Tabled 18 September 2002
Government Response

Report 390 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2001-2002, First, Second & Third Quarters
Parliamentary Paper: 347/2002; Tabled 28 August 2002
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 389 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2000-2001, Fourth Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 305/2002; Tabled 26 June 2002
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 388 - Review of the Accrual Budget Documentation
Parliamentary Paper: 297/2002; Tabled 19 June 2002
Executive Minutes/Government Response

39th Parliament (November 1998 - October 2001)

Report 387- Annual Report 2000 - 2001
Parliamentary Paper: 233/2001; Tabled 27 September 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 386- Inquiry into the Auditor-General Act 1997
Parliamentary Paper: 232/2001; Tabled 27 September 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 385- Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2000-2001, Second & Third Quarters
Parliamentary Paper: 193/2001; Tabled 20 September 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 384- Review of Coastwatch
Parliamentary Paper: 161/2001; Tabled 22 August 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 383- Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2000-2001, First Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 183/2001; Tabled 30 August 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 382- Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 1999-2000, Fourth Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 169/2001; Tabled 28 August 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 381- Annual Report 1999 - 2000
Parliamentary Paper: 58/2001; Tabled 5 April 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 380- Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 1999-2000, Third Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 46/2001; Tabled 29 March 2001
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 379- Contract Management in the Australian Public Service
Parliamentary Paper: 676/2000; Tabled 2 November 2000
Executive Minutes/Government Response

Report 378- Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1999-2000, Second Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 668/2000; Tabled 1 November 2000
Executive Minute. Government Response: not required

Report 377- Guidelines for Government Advertising (The Report of Committee's Inquiry into Community Education and Information Programme)
Parliamentary Paper: 445/2000; Tabled 4 October 2000
Letter from the Special Minister of State in response to Report 377 (PDF 60KB)

Report 376- Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1999-00, First Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 250/2000; Tabled 7 June 2000
Executive Minute. Government Response: not required

Report 375- Annual Report 1998 - 99
Parliamentary Paper: 208/2000; Tabled 10 May 2000
Executive Minute/Government Response: not required

Report 374- Review of Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
Parliamentary Paper: 119/2000; Tabled 16 March 2000
Executive Minute. Government Response: not required

Report 373- Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1998-99, Second Half
Parliamentary Paper: 118/2000; Tabled 16 March 2000
Executive Minute. Government Response: not required

Report 372- Corporate Governance and Accountability Arrangements for Commonwealth Government Business Enterprises
Parliamentary Paper: 38/2000; Tabled 16 February 2000
Executive Minute. Government Response: no response to date

Report 371- Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1998-99, First Half
Parliamentary Paper: 615/1999; Tabled 20 October 1999
Executive Minute/Government Response

Report 370- Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1997-98, Fourth Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 813/1999; Tabled 8 December 1999
Date of Executive Minute. Government Response: not required

Report 369 - Australian Government Procurement
Parliamentary Paper: 309/1999; Tabled 30 June 1999
Executive Minute (PDF 108KB) Government Response: 23 November 1999 (PDF 383KB)

Report 368 - Review of Auditor-General's Report 34 1997-98: New Submarine Project, Department of Defence
Parliamentary Paper: 262/1999; Tabled 9 June 1999
Date of Executive Minute. Government Response: 10 May 2000

Report on the Draft Budget Estimates for the Australian National Audit Office for 1999-2000 (PDF format)
Parliamentary Paper: 88/1999; Tabled 11 May 1999
Date of Executive Minute: not required. Government Response: not required

Report 367 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1997-98: Third Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 61/1999; Tabled 30 March 1999
Date of Executive Minute: 10 May 2000 Government Response:

Report 366 - Review of Auditor-General's Reports 1997-98: Second Quarter
Parliamentary Paper: 60/1999; Tabled 30 March 1999
Date of Executive Minute: 10 May 2000. Government Response: 21 October 1999

Report 365 - Annual Report 1997-98
Parliamentary Paper: 55/1999; Tabled 22 March 1999
Date of Finance Minute: not required. Government Response: not required

Report 364 - An Advisory Report on the Delayed Provisions of the Tax Law Improvement Bill (No. 2) 1997
Parliamentary Paper: 1/1999; Presented 10 February 1999
Date of Finance Minute: not required. Government Response: not required

2001 6th Biennial ACPAC Conference February 2001 Transcripts from the two day conference are available in PDF format from this site: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/joint/commttee/j-pub-ac.htm

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Earlier reports

For a list of earlier reports by this Committee, see the Register of Committee Reports (1901 to current day).

Copies of reports

For earlier reports contact Committee Secretariat.

Copies of submissions and transcripts of public hearings

Printed volumes of submissions and transcripts of evidence taken at public hearings for each of the above reports can be reviewed at the National Library of Australia or with the Committee Secretariat.