Madam Speaker, the ACDP shares the views that the Auditor- General's disclaimer is an indictment on the department, following four qualified audit opinions. One of the main deficiencies relates to the failure of the internal audit committee to timeously alert management to internal control weaknesses. According to a separate audit committee, not to be confused with the internal audit committee, it had earlier alerted management to the significant control weaknesses and the deficiencies in accounting systems highlighted in previous AG reports.
This committee stated and I quote:
There appears to be a lack of active involvement by senior management to rectify weaknesses and deficiencies noted and reported. The result is that the same errors occur over and over again.
Whilst we therefore welcome Treasury's intervention and the steps the Minister is taking, the ADCP is unable to support this Budget Vote.