Profile & Appointment of Auditor General
Powers & Duties of Auditor General
Mission, Function & Objectives
Types & Nature of Audit
Organisational Structure
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Profile of Auditor General
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Datin Paduka
Hajah Salmah binti Haji Hanafiah (FCCA) |
Appointment as Auditor
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Deputy Auditor
General since 1994, and confirmed as Auditor General on 19
December 2002. |
| Qualification |
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1. Certificate of
the Association of Certified Accountants 2. Member of the
Association of Chartered Accountants
Fellow Chartered
Certified Accountants (FCCA).
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Started her
career with the Brunei Treasury in 1975 where she held
various position such as Accountant, Senior Accountant,
Senior Assistant Director of Financial Services and
while working in Treasury she was also assigned on several
occasions acting as Secretary to The Brunei Currency Board.
The last position she held before being transferred to Audit
Department in 1992 was Senior Assistant Director of
Financial Services.
Datin Paduka Hajah Salmah served as Assistant Auditor
General for 2 years before being promoted to Deputy Auditor
General in 1994. She has played a key role in the
Office's strategic planning, policy and capacity building.
One of the first priorities after taking over as The Auditor
General was to initiate restructuring of the organization in
line with the new mandate for the Auditor General to audit
government owned companies and statutory bodies.
She has attended several international conferences and
seminars organized by INTOSAI, ASOSAI, CONTOSAI as well as
Asian Federation of Accountants.
Datin Paduka Hajah Salmah is a fellow of The Association
of Certified and Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
having obtained ACCA in 1975 and admitted as member in 1979. |
Appointment of Auditor General
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The Constitution of Brunei Darussalam Sec. 66: |
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| 66(1) |
The Auditor General is appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang DiPertuan of
Brunei Darussalam. |
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| 66(3) |
The Auditor General of Brunei Darussalam may at any time resign his office, but shall
not be removed from his office except in the like grounds and in the like manner
as a member of the Public Service Commission. |
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The Auditor
General shall hold office during His Majesty the Sultan dan
Yang Di-Pertuan's pleasure, but he may at any time resign
his office. |
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Audit Reports
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The constitution of Brunei Darussalam Section 68 and Audit Act Chapter 152, Setion
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The Auditor General may at any time submit a report to His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang DiPertuan. |
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