Terms of Reference

On 6 November 2025, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit resolved to conduct an inquiry into any matters contained and associated with Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2024-25Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2024.

Under section 8(1) of the legislation establishing the JCPAA, the Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951, one of the duties of the Committee is to ‘examine all reports of the Auditor-General (including reports of the results of performance audits) that are tabled in each House of the Parliament’ and ‘report to both Houses of the Parliament, with any comment it thinks fit, on any items or matters in those reports, or any circumstances connected with them, that the Committee thinks should be drawn to the attention of the Parliament’.

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About this inquiry

The Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit will inquire into and report on matters contain in and associated with Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2024-25: Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Governments Entities for the Period Ending 30 June 2024.

Track Inquiry

Inquiry Status

Accepting Submissions

How to make a submission

The committee invites individuals and organisations to send in their opinions and proposals in writing (submissions)

Accessibility

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