Office of the Auditor General of Norway New
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Office of the Auditor General of Norway New Auditor General Act 2004
Background • Work started in the OAGNorway on the request from the Parliament in 1996 • Proposal for Act and Instructions presented to the parliament December 2000 • Revised proposal for Act and Instructions presented to the Parliament Ocotber 2003 • Act and Instructions adopted on March 2004 • The Act entered into force 1 July 2004
Important principles of the new Act • • The OAG’s independence The tasks of the OAG are clarified The OAG’s right to demand information and access Delayed application of the Freedom Information Act
What is new? • Main feature: Continuation of present tasks; codifaction of current practice • Some changes: - The reporting of the OAG; evaluation of the total adminstration of the ministry - Delayed application of the Freedom of Information Act - The OAGs decision authority has ceased - The OAGs corporate control can also embrace performance audit of wholly state owned companies
Tom Kristensen: Cont. What is new? • The Board of Auditors General, and not the Parliament, appoints the managers in the OAG • Audit responsiblity for public foundations will cease in 2005 • The OAG’ss possibility to take on international assignments is stated
