Para 7.3.65 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
7.3.65 Any important issues on which Audit considers it necessary to express an opinion or conclusion critical in nature, and in particular issues in respect of which a difference of opinion is likely between Audit and the Administration, should be reserved for inclusion in the conventional Audit Report.
What This Means
If audit has critical opinions or conclusions on important issues — especially those where the organization's management is likely to disagree — those issues should not be placed in the separate Audit Report. Instead, they should be reserved for inclusion in the conventional (main) Audit Report that goes before the Legislature.
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Key Points
- 1Critical or controversial audit opinions go in the conventional Audit Report, not the separate one
- 2Issues likely to generate disagreement between audit and administration are reserved
- 3This separation ensures contentious matters receive full legislative scrutiny
- 4The conventional Audit Report provides a stronger platform for disputed findings
Practical Example
While auditing a state housing corporation, the AG forms the view that the entire pricing model for affordable housing is financially unsustainable and amounts to concealed losses. The corporation strongly disagrees. Rather than including this in the separate Audit Report on the corporation, the AG reserves this controversial assessment for the state's conventional Civil Audit Report.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where should controversial audit findings about autonomous bodies be reported?▼
Why are controversial issues kept out of the separate Audit Report?▼
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