The Department reported that it was 97.5 per cent compliant with the Public Finance Management Act. However, the Auditor General reported that the Department was non-compliant but did not specify the level of compliance/non-compliance. The Department also failed to achieve its target of receiving an unqualified audit opinion in the 2010/11 financial year. The fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure increased by more than 1 000 per cent against a target of 60 per cent reduction. It was however reported that a written warning was issued to the relevant official. 5.1.3. Mineral Regulation