Chapter 4–Management and accountability

External scrutiny

In 2010–11, the only external scrutiny which affected the agency was routine audit scrutiny, as Table 9 shows.

Table 9 External scrutiny of Old Parliament House, 2010–11

Type	Activity
Auditor-General	The agency was the subject of a financial statements audit by the Australian National Audit Office. In September 2011 the Australian National Audit Office issued an unqualified finding in its audit of the agency’s 2010–11 financial statements.
Privacy Commissioner	The Privacy Commissioner made no reports under the Privacy Act 1988 concerning the agency’s practices or actions.
Commonwealth Ombudsman	The Commonwealth Ombudsman considered no matters involving the agency.
Freedom of information requests	No requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 were received.
Parliamentary committees	Other than Senate estimates committees, the agency did not appear before any parliamentary committees. No reports on issues specifically relevant to Old Parliament House were received from parliamentary committees.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal	No decisions by the agency were the subject of review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

• About the Report
• Letter of Transmittal
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Director’s Review
• Chapter 2:Agency Overview
• Chapter 3: Report on performance
• Chapter 4: Management and accountability
  • Overview
  • Corporate governance
  • External scrutiny
  • Risk management
  • Business continuity and disaster management
  • Fraud control
  • Security
  • Ethical standards
  • Service Charter and Charter of Operations
  • Freedom of information
  • Human resources management
  • Social inclusion
  • Disability
  • Information management
  • Records management
  • Asset management
  • Procurement
• Chapter 5: Financial Statements
• Case studies
• Appendices
• References