#issai00118 - Section 18. Constitutional basis of audit powers; audit of public financial management
- The basic audit powers of Supreme Audit Institutions shall be embodied in the Constitution; details may be laid down in legislation.
- The actual terms of the Supreme Audit Institution’s audit powers will depend on the conditions and requirements of each country.
- All public financial operations, regardless of whether and how they are reflected in the national budget, shall be subject to audit by Supreme Audit Institutions. Excluding parts of financial management from the national budget shall not result in these parts being exempted from audit by the Supreme Audit Institution.
- Supreme Audit Institutions should promote through their audits a clearly defined budget classification and accounting systems which are as simple and clear as possible.
INTOSAI ref. Lima Declaration(pdf) (ISSAI-P 1). |
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- The Functions of public-sector entities
- This article in the ISSAI standards
- Also under 7. Audit powers of supreme audit institutions
- Aligned resources
- Comments
Public-sector entities may be active in these areas (divisions of the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG)):