Auditor General

• Name: Mrs Lyn Provost
• Title: Controller and Auditor-General
• Address: Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, Level 5, 48 Mulgrave Street, P.O. Box 3928, Wellington, New Zealand
• Email: oag@oag.govt.nz, information@oag.govt.nz
• Phone: +64 4 917 1500
• Fax: +64 4 917 1549
• Website: http://www.oag.govt.nz

Working Group Contact(s)

• Name: Mr Jonathan Keate
• Title: Senior Solicitor/Sector Manager Local Government Group
• Address: Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, Level 5, 48 Mulgrave Street, P.O. Box 3928, Wellington, New Zealand
• Email: jonathan.keate@oag.govt.nz
• Phone: +64 4 917 1544
• Fax: +64 4 917 1545

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

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

• financial audits
• compliance audits
• performance audits
• priori audits

The mandate does not make specific references to environmental auditing.

Last Updated: April 07, 2011