INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

SAI Contact(s) and Mandate: Austria

Auditor General

Working Group Contact(s)

  • Name: Dr Heinrich Lang
  • Title: Head of the Department for Comprehensive Environmental Protection, Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
  • Address: Rechnungshof / Austrian Court of Audit, Dampfschiffstrasse 2, A-1031 Vienna, Austria
  • Email: lang@rechnungshof.gv.at
  • Phone: +43 676 8911 8301
  • Fax: +43 1 71771 8491

Mandate

The mandate of the SAI gives full access to:

  • the national government
  • provincial, regional, or state governments
  • local, municipal, or community governing bodies
  • state-owned enterprises or state-owned companies

The mandate of the SAI gives partial access to:

  • semi-governmental organisations
  • non-governmental public enterprises or organisations
  • private sector enterprises or organisations

The SAI has the authority to carry out the following types of audits:

  • financial audits
  • compliance audits
  • performance audits

The mandate does not make specific references to environmental auditing.

Last Updated: April 11, 2011