Memberships
Audit Office staff were members of the following committees, professional associations, panels or working parties.
| Margaret Crawford | Australian Institute of Company Directors – Fellow |
| Tony Whitfield | International Governance and Performance Research Centre – Advisory Panel |
| Ian Goodwin | Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand – ACT Regional Councillor |
| Alison Gatt | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand – Sydney Research Group – Member
Macquarie University Departmental Advisory Board – Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance – Member |
| Kathrina Lo | Law Society of New South Wales – Member |
| Steven Martin | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand – Accounting, Assurance and Governance Discussion Group |
| Bola Oyetunji | Global Association of Risk Professionals
Financial Services Institute of Australasia |
| Scott Stanton | CPA Australia – NSW Division, Divisional Councillor
CPA Australia – NSW Divisional Council, Divisional Council Liaison Member NSW Public Sector Committee |
| Ashwar Kumaraguru | Information Systems Audit and Control Association – Member |
| Chris Giumelli | CPA Australia – Public Sector Committee, Chair and Member |
| Barry Li | CPA Australia – Chair of the Young Professionals Committee (NSW) |
Education
Audit Office staff contributed to these professional publications, resources and qualification programs.
| Alison Gatt | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand – Member Advisory Panel Audit and Assurance Module |
Submissions to professional bodies
The Audit Office contributes to the collaborative effort of all Australian audit offices by helping to develop responses to professional bodies on pronouncements exposed for comment. We have prepared or contributed to the following responses by the Australasian Council of Auditors-General.
| Title
AASB – Australian Accounting Standard Board |
Date |
|---|---|
| Fatal-Flaw Review Drafts AASB 10XX ‘Income of Not-for-Profit Entities’
AASB 2016-X Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – ‘Australian Implementation Guidance for Not-for-Profit Entities’ |
21 October 2016 |
| AASB’s Tentative Agenda Decision ‘Materiality of Key Management Personnel Related Party Transactions for Public Sector Entities’ | 21 February 2017 |
| Fatal-Flaw Review Draft AASB 10XY ‘Service Concession Arrangements: Grantors’ | 17 March 2017 |
| Exposure Draft ED 277 ‘Reduced Disclosure Requirements for Tier 2 Entities’ | 26 May 2017 |
| AUASB – Auditing and Assurance Standards Board | |
| Exposure Draft 04/16 – Proposed Standard on Assurance Engagements ASAE 3100 ‘Compliance Engagements’ | 19 October 2016 |
Presentations
Audit Office staff gave the following presentations to various professional auditing and accounting, and other audiences.
| Title | Presenter(s) | Date | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation in auditing using data analytics | Margaret Crawford | 11 October 2016 | CPA Congress |
| Public sector audits – do they really make a difference? | Margaret Crawford | 18 November 2016 | CPA Congress |
| Role of the Auditor-General | Margaret Crawford | 28 November 2016 | Ernst & Young |
| Panel discussion at Treasury – Public Sector Financial Reporting | Ian Goodwin | 10 February 2017 | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand |
| Celebrating women’s achievements in business and leadership | Margaret Crawford | 9 March 2017 | CPA Australia |
| Annual Report of the Year Award acceptance speech | Ian Goodwin | 21 June 2017 | Australasian Reporting Awards Gala Presentation Event |