Page 1318 - Week 04 - Thursday, 21 April 1994
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THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THE COMMITTEE IN THIS DESIRE, BUT CONSIDERS THAT AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY WOULD NOT BE USEFUL Oil APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.
MADAM SPEAKER, I AM ADVISED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR A.C.T. REVENUE THAT A FUNCTIONAL REVIEW OF THE OFFICE IS CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY AN INTERNAL REVIEW TEAM, THE AIM OF WHICH IS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OFFICE AND TO ENSURE TH :-kT ONGOING EFFICIENCY DIVIDENDS ARE ACHIEVED IN LINE WITH T14E GOVERNMENTS BUDGETARY POLICY.
THIS REVIEW WILL INCLUDE ALL FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE RECOVERY AREA IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION OF BOTH MUNICIPAL RATES AND STATE TYPE TAXES.
AT THE END OF THAT REVIEW PROCESS IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE CURRENT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE REVENUE OFFICE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED, INCLUDING THE RECOVERY OPERATIONS. J c IS EXPECTED THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW WILL PROVIDE A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
PUBLICLY UNACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES
IN ITS REPORT, THE COMMITTEE NOTED ITS SATISFACTION WITH ACTION TAKEN BY THE AREAS CONCERNED TO MOVE TO MORE SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE RELEVANT AREAS AND TREASURY, I UNDERSTAND THAT EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES WILL PREPARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 1993-94 WHICH WILL BE AUDITED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL AND PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT A REVIEW BE UNDERTAKEN TO
DETERMINE WHETHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES EXIST AND THAT THE
RE OF THIS REVIEW BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY.
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