NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 577 / CW732E
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 11 November 2011
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36 of 2011
Mr W F Faber (DA-NC) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether, with regard to the disclosure notes of the Auditor-General under
Contingent Liabilities of her Departmentâs Annual Report of the past
financial year, any (a) investigation will be conducted to ascertain
wasteful expenditure and (b) official(s) will be held accountable for the
losses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(a)&(b) Yes. Instances of possible fruitless expenditure were referred
to the Department of Home Affairsâ Loss Control Committee to establish
liability. Recommendations were made, in respect of possible
disciplinary action to be instituted against officials, and these are
under consideration by the Director-General.