About PASAI

The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) is the official association of supreme audit institutions (government audit offices and similar organisations, known as SAIs) in the Pacific region. We are one of the regional organisations belonging to the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).

We promote transparent, accountable, effective and efficient use of public sector resources in the Pacific. We contribute to that goal by helping our member SAIs improve the quality of public sector auditing in the Pacific to uniformly high standards. To meet that objective, our mandate is to:

• strengthen understanding, co-operation, and co-ordination between members

• advocate the interests of good governance - including transparency, accountability and the need for strong and independent SAIs - to governments and others in the Pacific region

• build and sustain public auditing capacity across the Pacific by sharing knowledge with, and providing support to, members

• assist members to perform their auditing functions, including through co-operative audits and similar activities

• serve as a regional working group of INTOSAI, in the interests of all SAIs in the Pacific and beyond

• encourage co-operation with other regional organisations and SAIs.

We intend to improve transparency and accountability in managing and using public resources in Pacific Island countries. Specifically, we organise and provide programs that will:

• enable the public accounts of countries in the Pacific region to be audited in a timely manner to recognised high standards

• enhance the impact of audit findings and assist with performance audits

• raise the capability of SAIs.

We have a brochure about us and our work.

Members

We have 30 members.

Congress

The Congress is our supreme authority and consists of all PASAI members.

Governing Board

Under the guidance of the Congress, the Governing Board sets our direction and oversees the activities of the Secretariat. 

Secretariat team

Grant Taylor (Controller and Auditor-General, New Zealand) is our Secretary-General, leading the Secretariat team.

10-year strategy

Under our current strategy, our strategic priorities are:

1. Strengthening public financial management (PFM): Advocating for SAI independence and well-functioning PFM systems.

2. Audit quality: Supporting SAIs to deliver their mandate and to enhance audit quality.

3. SAI governance: Supporting SAIs to build their governance and enduring capability.

Incorporated Society

The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions Incorporated (PASAI Inc.) was incorporated under the New Zealand Incorporated Societies Act 1908 on 18 November 2009 to provide a legal vehicle for PASAI's operations.

Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions Incorporated (PASAI Inc.) Rules

The PASAI story

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INTOSAI

The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) operates as an umbrella organisation for the external government audit community. It provides an institutionalised framework for supreme audit institutions to promote development and transfer of knowledge, improve government auditing worldwide, and enhance the professional capacities, standing and influence of member SAIs in their respective countries. In keeping with INTOSAI's motto, 'Experientia mutua omnibus prodest', the exchange of experience among INTOSAI members and the findings and insights which result are a guarantee that government auditing continuously progresses with new developments.

INTOSAI is an autonomous, independent and non-political organisation. It is a non-governmental organisation with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

INTOSAI was founded in 1953 at the initiative of Emilio Fernandez Camus, then President of the SAI of Cuba. At that time, 34 SAIs met for the first INTOSAI Congress in Cuba.

Regional organisations

Regional organisations promote INTOSAI's goals and provide members with opportunities for professional and technical co-operation on a regional basis. The INTOSAI Governing Board recognises the following regional organisations:

OLACEFS – Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1965)

AFROSAI – African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1976)

AFROSAI-E – African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1980)

ARABOSAI – Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1976)

ASOSAI – Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1978)

PASAI – Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1987)

CAROSAI – Caribbean Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1988)

EUROSAI – European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (established in 1990)