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DAFF Audit Outcomes Review: Enhancing Accountability and Governance

This briefing by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (DAFF) to the Portfolio Committee highlights progress and commitments. Topics include Audit outcomes, Key control assessment, Focus areas, and Status of commitments made. The Auditor-General of South Africa plays a crucial role in strengthening democracy through oversight and accountability. The meeting discusses the Audit of Predetermined Objectives, Clean administration, and Pyramid of accountability. The presentation reviews the Usefulness, Reliability, Timeliness, Relevance, Validity, Accuracy, and Completeness of the audit outcomes. It also points out general findings and opportunities for improvement in the 2014-15 draft Annual Performance Plan. The aim is to build public confidence through transparent and accountable governance.

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DAFF Audit Outcomes Review: Enhancing Accountability and Governance

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  1. 30 January 2014 Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)Briefing to the Portfolio Committee

  2. Reputation promise/mission The Auditor-General of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our country’s democracy by enabling oversight, accountability and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building public confidence.

  3. Purpose of meeting To brief the Portfolio Committee on progress made by the department on commitments made.

  4. Agenda Audit outcomes 2012-13 Key control assessment Key focus areas Status of commitments made Audit of Predetermined Objectives (AoPO): Q2 review comments AoPO: 2014-15 draft Annual Performance Plan (APP) audit Clean administration Pyramid of accountability Conclusion and way forward

  5. Audit outcomes 2012-13

  6. Audit outcomes 2012-13

  7. Key control assessment

  8. Key control assessment DAFF

  9. Key control assessment OBP NAMC

  10. Key control assessment ARC NCERA

  11. Key control assessment MLRF PPECB

  12. Key focus areas

  13. Key focus areas (Quarter 2) Human Resource Management includes the audit of consultants

  14. Status of commitments made

  15. Quarter 2: Commitments

  16. Quarter 2: Commitments Status of implementation of commitments

  17. Audit of predetermined objectives

  18. Audit of predetermined objectives – prior year outcomes 2012-13 Audit outcomes Compliance with regulatory requirements Usefulness Reliability E x i s t e n c e T i m e l i n e s s P r e s e n t a t i o n C o n s i s t e n c y M e a s u r a b i l i t y R e l e v a n c e V a l i d i t y A c c u r a c y C o m p l e t e n e s s Additional matter paragraphs included in the audit report: > Material adjustments were made to the annual performance report submitted for audit. No matters reported Reported in audit report

  19. Audit of predetermined objectives – general findings Q2

  20. Audit of predetermined objectives – 2014-15 draft APP Usefulness of 2014-15 DRAFT annual performance report s During our review of the 2014-15 annual performance plan we have identified the following: DAFF still has the opportunity to correct the findings before submission of the final draft APP for approval.

  21. Clean administration

  22. Clean administration

  23. Pyramid of accountability

  24. Pyramid of accountability Accountable and transparent government Flow of credible information Re-enforcing accountability at all levels, escalation and robust communication

  25. Conclusion and way forward

  26. Conclusion and way forward

  27. Thank You

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