The Annual Report of the NSFAS for the 2008/09 financial year has not been tabled in Parliament by 30 September 2009, as required in terms of section 65 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA). The reason for the delay in submitting the Annual Report was due to the late finalisation of the Audit Report by the Auditor- General in the interest of improving accountability and finalising internal processes to ensure high quality standards of reporting are maintained. The delay was acknowledged by the Auditor-General on page 51 of the annual report.