Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Program Director for the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI), Susana Laulu, spent the week providing in-person technical support to the staff at the Papua New Guinea Auditor-General’s Office (AGO).
One mission objective was to assess whether the AGO had, since 2023, implemented recommendations enabling it to perform financial audits at high standards.
Ms Laulu said that PASAI will always support the AGO to comply with international audit standards, adding, “I was reassured to see significant improvements indicating a commitment to audit quality.”
Ms Laulu also brainstormed topics with the AGO’s compliance audit team and provided training to staff on steps to identify audit criteria and subject matters for effective planning.
She explained, “Compliance audits help ensure that public officials and institutions are following the rules, laws, policies and executive directives they’re meant to uphold.
“A compliance audit can either reveal to those we are auditing what needs to change or it can provide assurance to the public that the government entity is applying laws and regulations fairly and consistently – there is great value in either outcome.”
Ms Laulu paid a courtesy visit to the Counsellor / Deputy Head of Mission at the New Zealand High Commission to Papua New Guinea, Charlie Gillard, to update him on PASAI’s support to the AGO.
PASAI acknowledges the support of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
PASAI Program Director, Susana Laulu (right), conducting a brainstorming session with staff from the Auditor-General’s Office
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Contact information:
Susana Laulu, Program Director PASAI
E: susana.laulu@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275
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