Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
Current Inquiries
- Inquiry into Commonwealth grants administration
Status: Accepting submissions
Date Referred: 08 September 2022
Submissions Close: 28 October 2022
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will inquire into and report on Commonwealth grants administration with a view to strengthening the integrity and administration of grants.
- Inquiry into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s crisis management arrangements
Status: Accepting Submissions
Date Referred: 15 September 2022
Submissions Close: 04 November 2022
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is conducting an inquiry into matters relating to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s crisis management arrangements as contained in Auditor-General's Report No. 39 (2021-22).
For Commonwealth Departments and Agencies
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.
Guidance on responding to Committee recommendations is available here.
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
jcpaa@aph.gov.au