INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

SAI Contact(s) and Mandate: Norway

Auditor General

Working Group Contact(s)

  • Name: Mr Helge Strand Østtveiten
  • Title: Director General
  • Address: Office of the Auditor General of Norway, P.O. Box 8130 Dep, Oslo NO-0032, Norway
  • Email: helge-strand.osttveiten@riksrevisjonen.no
  • Phone: +47 22 24 14 60
  • Fax: +47 22 24 10 01
  • Name: Mrs Anne Fikkan
  • Title: Deputy Director General
  • Address: Office of the Auditor General of Norway, P.O. Box 8130 Dep, Oslo NO-0032, Norway
  • Email: anne.fikkan@riksrevisjonen.no
  • Phone: +47 22 24 11 99
  • Fax: +47 22 24 10 01

Other Contact(s)

  • Name: Mrs Herdis Laupsa
  • Title: Head of the EUROSAI WGEA Secretariat
  • Address: Office of the Auditor General of Norway, P.O. Box 8130 Dep, Oslo NO-0032, Norway
  • Email: EUROSAI-WGEA@riksrevisjonen.no
  • Phone: +47 22 24 14 51
  • Fax: +47 22 24 10 01

Mandate

The mandate of the SAI gives full access to:

  • the national government
  • provincial, regional, or state governments
  • state-owned enterprises or state-owned companies

The mandate of the SAI gives partial access to:

  • local, municipal, or community governing bodies
  • 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 makes specific references to environmental auditing.

Last Updated: September 13, 2011