Public Accounts Committees- Practices, Procedures and Relationships

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1 PROGRAM Strengthening Parliament- Parliamentary Financial Scrutiny Public Accounts Committees- Practices, Procedures and Relationships, Melbourne, Australia Hosted by Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre Faculty of Law and Management SPONSORS

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3 PAGE 12 PAGE 1 Day Eleven Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Sydney 07:00-08:30 Breakfast 09:10 Coach departs for New South Wales Parliament Rydges World Square Hotel 9:30-10:15 Tour NSW Parliament NSW Parliament 10:15-10:45 Morning tea 10:45-11:45 NSW PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Presentation and briefing on work of the Committee??? 11:45-12:30 INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION COMMITTEE Presentation and briefing on work of the Committee??????????????? 12:30-14:00 Lunch Speaker s Courtyard 14:00-15:00 NSW AUDIT OFFICE Presentation and briefing on role of the Audit Office and the relationship to Parliament Senior Representatives 15:00-15:30 NSW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ESTIMATES COMMITTEE Presentation on work of the Upper House Estimates Committee??? 16:00 Coach departs for Rydges World Square Hotel Evening free or departures (dinner own arrangement) Day Twelve Thursday, February 14, 2008 Sydney 07:00 08:30 Breakfast Day One Sunday, 3 February 2008 Melbourne 09:00-18:30 Check-in, Hilton Airport Hotel Melbourne Airport Tullamarine 18:30 Registration Hilton Airport Hotel 19:30 Dinner Hilton Airport Hotel Evening free Day Two Monday, 4 February 2008 Melbourne 07:00-08:15 Breakfast Hilton Airport Hotel 08:45 Coach departs for Parliament House Hilton Airport Hotel 9:30-10:15 Arrival at Parliament House and Tour Melbourne Parliament House 10:30 Morning Tea Room K 11:00-12:00 VICTORIAN PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND ESTIMATES COMMITTEE Mr Bob Stensholt MP Chair 12:00-12:45 VICTORIAN AUDIT OFFICE Mr Des Pearson Auditor General Room K Room K 12:45-14:00 Welcome lunch with CPA Victoria Parliament Branch Queen s Hall 14:00-14:30 Photo session Front steps Melbourne Parliament House 14:30-17:30 Free time in Melbourne 17:30 Coach departs for Hilton Airport Hotel Front steps Melbourne Parliament House 19:00 Dinner Hilton Airport Hotel Evening free tba Checkout. Coach departs for Sydney Airport

4 PAGE 2 PAGE 11 Day Three Tuesday, 5 February 2008 Melbourne Beechworth 07:00-08:45 Breakfast and checkout 09:00 Coach departs for Beechworth Hilton Airport Hotel 12:30 Check in La Trobe University, Beechworth campus 13:00-14:00 Lunch La Trobe University The Premier Room Day Ten Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Canberra Sydney 07:00-08:30 Breakfast and checkout 09:00 Coach to Sydney 12:30 Check-in Rydges World Square Hotel Sydney Free afternoon (dinner own arrangements) 14:00-15:30 SESSION 1: PARLIAMENT AND FINANCIAL SCRUTINY > Why does Parliament exercise a scrutiny role over the financial decisions of government? > What is Parliament s legitimate role in financial scrutiny? > What are the mechanisms of financial scrutiny? > What is the role and responsibility of individual MPs? Mr Andrew Imlach Commonweath Partiamentary Association 15:30-16:00 Afternoon Tea B 16:00-17:30 SESSION 2: PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS PAC OVERVIEW > Size and composition > Powers and resources > AG Relationship > Special Features tabling, debating, implementation, the media > Recent work s Each delegation to prepare a five minute overview of their PAC Mr Quinton Clements CDI 17:30-18:00 RECAP 19:00 Dinner George Briscoe Room (adjacent to pool)

5 Strengthening Parliament- Parliamentary Financial Scrutiny PAGE 10 PAGE 3 Day Nine Monday, February 11, 2008 Canberra 07:00-08:30 Breakfast Olim s Hotel 08:45 Coach departs for Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia Tour of Parliament House 10:00 Coach departs for ACT Legislative Assembly Parliament 10:15 Morning Tea Reception Room 10:30-12:30 Short Film on ACT Legislature - One Of A Kind Assembly Tour - commencing from the Reception room finishing in the Chamber - may include: key aspects of the Chamber, the Mace and signing Speaker's visitors' book. Assembly Procedure and Practice Overview of ACT Committee System. Official Welcome by PAC Chair and Members. 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:00 ACT PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE > Work and Procedures of the ACT Committee > Committee Work in a small Parliament?????????? 15:00-16:00 ACT Auditor General s Office. Senior Representatives 16:00 Coach departs for Olim s Hotel Evening free (dinner own arrangements) Day Four Wednesday 6, February 2008 Beechworth 06:30-08:30 Breakfast Sambell s Bar & Bistro 09:00-09:30 OVERVIEW Mr Rasheed Draman, Parliamentary Centre (Canada) 09:30-11:00 SESSION 3: HOW BROAD IS THE PAC FOCUS? > The PAC mandate Costitution, Act, Standing Orders > The three E s Economy, Effectiveness, Efficiency > Post expenditure role > Referrals and own initiative inquiries > Actions not policy > Can be seen narrowly financial probity and compliance > Can be seen broadly value for money, program effectiveness, performance audits Mr Andrew Imlach Commonwealth Parialmentary Association 11:00-11:30 Morning Tea B 11:30-13:00 SESSION 4: CHALLENGES FOR PACS > Bipartisanship and balance > Quality reports > Access to adequate information dealing with Executive reluctance > Access to technical support > Ensuring follow-up of recommendations > Maintaining strong relationships with the AG Mr Riccardo Pelizzo 13:00-14:00 Lunch The Premier Room

6 PAGE 4 Day Four Wednesday 6, February 2008 Beechworth 14:00-15:30 SESSION 5: REPORTING BACK FROM NATIONAL TEAMS ON PREVIOUS ACTION PLANS > Bangladesh > Indonesia > Ghana > Nigeria > Solomon Islands > Tanzania Seminar Chair Mr Rasheed Draman Parliamentary Centre (Canada) 15:30-16:00 Afternoon Tea B 16:00-17:30 SESSION 6: GOOD PRACTICE FOR PACS/ENHANCING PAC PERFORMANCE > Broad scope > Free Choice > Effective analysis and reporting > Solid Technical Support > Bi-Partisan Climate > Public Involvement and Media Coverage > A mechanism for PAC self-evaluation Day Seven Saturday, February 9, 2008 Beechworth 06:30-08:30 Breakfast Sambell s Bar & Bistro 09:00-09:30 OVERVIEW Mr Rasheed Draman Parliamentary Centre (Canada) 9:30-11:00 SESSION 15: PRESENTATION OF COUNTRY ACTION PLANS Delegation Leaders and Auditors General 11:00-11:30 Morning Tea B 11:30-13:00 CONCLUSIONS, EVALUATION AND GROUP PHOTO s Quinton Clements Andrew Imlach Peter Loney 13:00-14:00 Lunch B 14:00 Half day tour Beechworth and District 19:00 Dinner Premier Deck Outdoor Area Day Eight Sunday, February 10, 2008 Beechworth Canberra 06:30-08:30 Breakfast and checkout Sambell s Bar & Bistro 09:00 Coach to Canberra 14:30 Check-in Olim s Hotel Canberra Free afternoon (dinner own arrangements) Seminar Chair Mr Quinton Clements 17:30-18:00 RECAP Mr Andrew Imlach Commonwealth Parliamentary Association B 18:45 Bus departs for Amulet Winery 19:00 Dinner Amulet Winery

7 PAGE 8 PAGE 5 Day Six Friday 8, February 2008 Beechworth 14:00-15:30 SESSION 13: DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY ACTION PLANS Day Five Thursday 7, February 2008 Beechworth 06:30-08:30 Breakfast Sambell s Bar & Bistro Each Country delegation to work on own Action Plan 15:30-16:00 Afternoon Tea B 16:00-17:30 SESSION 14: DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY ACTION PLANS Each Country delegation to work on own Action Plan 17:30-18:00 RECAP CDI 18:45 Depart by coach for Burke Museum B 19:00 Dinner Burke Museum 09:00-09:30 OVERVIEW 09:30-11:00 SESSION 7: THE PAC/AG RELATIONSHIP > Formal and informal > Mutually supportive Mr Wayne Cameron former Victorian Auditor General former NZ Deputy Auditor General Mr Riccardo Pelizzo 11:00-11:30 Morning Tea B 11:30-13:00 SESSION 8: PERFORMANCE AUDITING SHOULD PACS GET INVOLVED? > What is a performance audit? > Post expenditure so not policy > Effectiveness the third E > Outputs and outcomes > Improving service delivery Mr Marcus Bromley La Trobe University s Mr Wayne Cameron former Victorian Auditor General former NZ Deputy Auditor General 13:00-14:00 Lunch B

8 Accounts Committees - PAGE 6 PAGE 7 Day Five Thursday 7, February 2008 Beechworth 14:00-15:30 SESSION 9: THE PAC/EXECUTIVE RELATIONSHIP > PAC scrutinizes the financial activity of Government > PAC is a creature of the Parliament > Responsible to Parliament > Is the relationship adversarial? > Overcoming Executive resistance > Achieving mutual benefit > Ideas for a good relationship s Honorable Steve Bracks former Premier of Victoria 15:30-16:00 Afternoon Tea B 14:00-15:30 SESSION 10: PREPARING FOR HEARINGS > The Government point of view > The PAC point of view > Possible role play s Honarable Steve Bracks former Premier of Victoria Mr Samuel Sallah Mensah Chair Ghanaian PAC 17:30-18:00 RECAP Mr Quinton Clements CDI 19:00 Dinner Sambell s Bar and Bistro Day Six Friday 8, February 2008 Beechworth 06:30-08:30 Breakfast Sambell s Bar & Bistro 09:00-09:30 OVERVIEW 09:30-11:00 SESSION 11: REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF PACS DO THEY ADD VALUE? > Why form regional associations? > What can regional associations achieve > Organising and supporting a regional association > SADCOPAC the Southern African experience Mr John Cheyo MP Chair Tanzanian PAC Mr Andrew Imlach 11:00-11:30 Morning Tea B 11:30-13:00 SESSION 12: PACS AND CORRUPTION > What is Official Corruption? > Does the PAC have a legitimate role in enquiring into corruption? > Reporting corrupt behaviours to the Parliament > Case studies > The South African arms deal > The Canadian Government advertising case Mr Rasheed Draman Parliamentary Centre (Canada) Mr Riccardo Pelizzo 13:00-14:00 Lunch The Premier Room