Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
Current Inquiries
- Cyber Resilience: Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Reports 1 and 13 (2019-20)
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 05 February 2020
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is conducting an inquiry into matters contained and associated with Auditor-General’s Reports 1 and 13 (2019-20)
- Efficiency and Effectiveness: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 25, 29, 38, 42, 44, 45 and 51 (2018-19)
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 11 September 2019
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is conducting an inquiry into matters contained and associated with Auditor-General's Reports 25, 29, 38, 42, 44, 45 and 51 (2018-19).
- Inquiry into the 2018-19 Defence Major Projects Report and the Future Submarine Project - Transition to Design (Auditor-General’s Reports 19 and 22 (2019-20))
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 05 February 2020
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is conducting an inquiry into matters contained and associated with Auditor-General’s Reports 19 and 22 (2019-20)
- Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019-20
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 04 December 2019
On 4 December 2019, the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit, pursuant to provisions contained in section 64T of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, resolved to inquire into the operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office.
The Committee invites submissions to the inquiry, addressing the terms of reference by Thursday, 23 January 2020.
- The Administration of Government Grants: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019-20)
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 27 November 2019
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is conducting an inquiry into matters contained and associated with Auditor-General's Reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019-20).
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Government Responses
When six months has passed from the date of a committee report being tabled in Parliament, the Committee shall deem overdue any government responses and executive minutes pertaining to this Committee’s reports. This aligns with the resolution of the House of Representatives adopted on 29 September 2010 regarding Government responses to committee reports.
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Committee Secretariat contact:
Committee Secretary
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6277 4615
Fax: 02 6277 2220
jcpaa@aph.gov.au
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