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Report of the Auditor-General No. 5 of 2020-21: Review of selected COVID-19 support measures and expenditure in 2019-20
The objective of the review was to express a limited assurance opinion on the controls around the transfer of funds from the Department of Treasury and Finance to agencies and whether agencies maintained sufficient and appropriate evidence to support expenditure on the Support Measures.
The review examined the controls around the transfer of funds from Treasury to agencies and expenditure incurred in 2019‑20.
The review did not examine:
- controls around procurement
- controls around the payment of funds to grant recipients and suppliers
- rolling forward of unexpended funds to 2020-21
- expenditure in 2020-21.