Auditor General of a Member State

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The Auditor General of a Member State is the chief public auditor responsible for independently examining and reporting on the government’s use of public funds and financial management.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent oversight authority ⓘ
public office ⓘ
supreme audit institution head ⓘ
aimsTo enhance accountability of public officials ⓘ
improve economy efficiency and effectiveness of public spending ⓘ
promote transparency in public finances ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy special procedure defined by law ⓘ
collaboratesWith international audit organizations ⓘ
other supreme audit institutions ⓘ
contributesTo credibility of government financial reporting ⓘ
good governance ⓘ
prevention of corruption ⓘ
hasAttribute institutional independence ⓘ
operational independence ⓘ
professional independence ⓘ
hasDuty audit government financial management ⓘ
conduct compliance audits ⓘ
conduct financial audits ⓘ
conduct performance audits ⓘ
examine use of public funds ⓘ
identify misuse of public funds ⓘ
identify weaknesses in internal controls ⓘ
make recommendations for improving public financial management ⓘ
monitor implementation of audit recommendations ⓘ
report on government accounts ⓘ
submit audit reports to legislature ⓘ
support accountability of the executive to the legislature ⓘ
hasPower access government financial records ⓘ
conduct on-site inspections ⓘ
require information from audited entities ⓘ
hasRole chief public auditor ⓘ
hasTerm fixed term of office ⓘ
isAppointedBy head of state or legislature ⓘ
isPartOf public financial management system ⓘ
isProtectedBy audit legislation ⓘ
constitutional provisions ⓘ
mayPublish annual audit reports ⓘ
special audit reports ⓘ
operatesIn public sector ⓘ
oversees central government ministries ⓘ
public agencies ⓘ
state-owned enterprises ⓘ
use of public funds ⓘ
reportsTo legislature of the Member State ⓘ
usesStandard international auditing standards ⓘ
public sector accounting standards ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Board of Auditors of the United Nations → memberRole → Auditor General of a Member State ⓘ
Alar Karis → positionHeld → Auditor General of Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Auditor General of a Member State