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Office of the Auditor General of Norway

Office of the Auditor General of Norway. New Auditor General Act. 2004. Tom Kristensen:. 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

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Office of the Auditor General of Norway

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  1. Office of the Auditor General of Norway New Auditor General Act 2004

  2. Tom Kristensen: 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 1July 2004

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Tom Kristensen: BME: 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

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