Tag: Pacific

Created in 1990, the Territorial Chamber of Accounts of French Polynesia has been based in Papeete (Tahiti) since 2000. Since then, as a supreme audit institution (SAI), it has carried out its judicial and audit functions. With a total staff of 13, including six magistrates, it contributes to informing citizens and improving local public management.

The independence of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is fundamental to ensuring accountability, transparency, and good governance in the public sector. For SAI Fiji, this principle has been at the heart of a long and determined journey to modernize the legislative framework guiding its work. The enactment of the Audit Act 2025 marks a historic milestone, one that reflects perseverance, collaboration, and commitment to safeguarding the independence of Fiji’s Office of the Auditor General.  The Audit Act 2025 came into force in May 2025.

Our Cook Islands audit team is small in size but big on ambition. Having led my SAI for a little more than a year, I am relatively new to the role, but I have trained and worked alongside my auditor colleagues in the Pacific Island region for many years now. Ultimately, our team works to ensure the people of the Cook Islands have trust and confidence in the public sector (or ‘civil service’), and in the spending of taxpayer money.

Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI), delivered a workshop called Effective Stakeholder Engagement attended by staff from 10 Pacific Island public audit offices.