Corporate Structure


The Auditor-General, under the authority of the Auditor-General Act 1997 and other agency-specific legislation, is responsible for auditing the activities of most Commonwealth public sector entities.

The ANAO is located in Canberra, and has a small number of financial auditing staff located in Sydney.

The ANAO comprises two Services Groups (Assurance Audit Services Group -AASG, and Performance Audit Services Group - PASG) and two Support Branches (Professional Services Branch –PSB, and Corporate Management Branch – CMB).

AASG concentrates on the delivery of financial statement audits and PASG on the production of performance audits.  PSB supports the delivery of these products by providing technical assistance to the audit groups, and CMB provides advice and services on a range of corporate matters to all areas of the ANAO.

products by providing technical assistance to the audit groups, and advice and services on a range of corporate matters.

A key element of the ANAO's corporate governance structure is the Executive Board of Management. The Board was established to provide leadership to the ANAO in achieving the objectives and strategies outlined in the ANAO's Corporate Plan, and to assist the Auditor-General to meet his statutory responsibilities under the Auditor-General Act 1997 and the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. The Board is chaired by the Auditor-General.

A sub-committee to the Board is the Audit Committee, which functions as an oversight and review committee to enhance the ANAO's control framework and to improve the objectivity and reliability of externally published financial and other information. The Audit Committee is chaired by the Independent External Member.

Auditor General

Mr Ian McPhee PSM 

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Mr Ian McPhee, Auditor-General
 
Deputy Auditor General

Mr Steve Chapman
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Mr Steve Chapman, Deputy Auditor-General

ASSURANCE AUDIT SERVICES GROUP

Group Executive Director

Mr Michael Watson
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Mr Michael Watson, Group Executive Director, Assurance Audit Services Group

 Executive Director: Ms Jocelyn Ashford  Executive Director: Mr Simon Kidman
   Executive Director: Ms Puspa Dash

Group Executive Director

Mr Warren Cochrane
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Mr Warren Cochrane, Group Executive Director, Assurance Audit Services Group

 Executive Director: Ms Rebecca Reilly  Executive Director: Mr John Jones
 Executive Director: Ms Carla Jago  Executive Director: Mr Peter Kerr (Acting)

 Information Technology Audits Executive Director: Mr Wayne Jones
 Sydney Office Senior Director: Mr Graham Johnson
   
Principal Advisor

Mr Ian Goodwin
Mr Ian Goodwin, Principal Advisor, AASG

PERFORMANCE AUDIT SERVICES GROUP

Group Executive Director

Mr Matt Cahill
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Mr Matt Cahill, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group

 Executive Director: Ms Barbara Cass  A/g Executive Director: Stuart Turnbull
 - Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
 - Resources, Energy and Tourism
 - Broadband, Communications and the
   Digital Economy
 - Climate Change
 - Environment, Water, Heritage and the
   Arts
 - Innovation, Industry, Science &
   Research
 - International Relations
 - Education, Employment & Workplace
   Relations
 - Business Support Process Audits
 Executive Director: Mr Steven Lack  Executive Director: Mr Nathan Williamson
 - Health and Ageing
 - Veterans’ Affairs
 - Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
 - Families, Housing, Community Services &
   Indigenous Affairs
 - Human Services

Group Executive Director

Mr Peter White
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Mr Peter White, Group Executive Director, Performance Audit Services Group

 Executive Director: Mr Brian Boyd  Executive Director: Ms Fran Holbert
 - Treasury
 - Finance and Deregulation
 - Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
   Development and Local Government

 - Defence
 
 Executive Director: Mr David Crossley  Executive Director: Dr Tom Clarke
 - Prime Minister & Cabinet
 - Public Service Commission
 - Parliamentary Departments
 - Australian Taxation Office

 - Immigration & Citizenship
 - Attorney-General
 - Australian Customs Service
 - Foreign Affairs and Trade 
 Executive Director: Michael White  
 - Major Projects Report
 - Government Advertising
 

Group Executive Director - Indigenous Programs

Dr Andrew Pope
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Dr Andrew Pope, Group Executive Director, Indigenous Programs


PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BRANCH

Executive Director: Mr Brandon Jarrett

CORPORATE MANAGEMENT BRANCH

Executive Director:  Ms Anya Moore

Last updated: 12 May 2010