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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1978

R. HADDON-CAVE ALSO EXPLAINED NO. THE COMMITTEE WOULD FUNCTI^*. I.. 13CHARGING ITS PRINCIPAL TASK.

HE SAID: +AS SOCH AS THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT CH THEM ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRITAL MOULD CONSULT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, ORDER TO SELECT THE PARTICULAR FINDINGS RECORDED IN THE REPORT WHI MERIT THE COMMITTEE EXAMINATION.

+TO ENABLE THE COITTEE TO TRANSACT ITS BUSINESS AS

PETHODICALLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE, A PROGRAMME WOULD THEN == DRAWN UP, AND THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER PERSONS TO BE CALLED UPON TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN RESPECT OF THESE FINDINGS WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY SHOULD ATTEND.+

MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND IN PERSON DEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND COULD LE ACCOMPANIED BY LEMBERS OF HIS STAFF IF HE 30 WISHED, BUT HE WOULD EE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE.

+THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES MOULL BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE WHICH WOULD BE SERVICED BY A DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCILS,+ MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT OR COMPLETION OF ITS EXAMINATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT 'N OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, THE COMMITTEE ..CULD SUNIT ITS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THAT ITS REPORT WOULD DE TABLES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIE AS THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR CF AUDIT.

IN ADDITION, THE COMITTEE WOULD LOOK TO THE FINANCE ERANCH PICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL SUO TANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FU

CENOIDEN IT COME.TS.

MENDATICHS.

HE SAID THE COMHE TS AND DECISIONS OF THE FINANCE BRANCH DEALING WITH THE POINTO RAISED AND STATING HAT ACTICI. IT PROPOSED TO TAKE ON THE COM ITTEE'S RECCIMENDATIONS, OR HY IT PROPOSED TO TAKE NO ACTION, CULD DE LAID DEFORE SUBSEQUENT SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.

HADDON-CAVE SAID THE PROPOSED STANDING ORDER WAS ONE OF T.. 'ENSURES REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE, THE OTHER DEING INCT CONSEQUENTIAL AIENDMENTS TO THE AUDIT ORDINANCE.

+TEECESSARY ILL SIVIC EFFECT TO THESE AMENDMENTS CULD BE INTRODUCED IN THIS COUICIL I DUE COUTE, HE ADDED.

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