What is the difference in roles between AGO and the Accountant-General's Department (AGD)?
AGD is a department under the Ministry of Finance (MOF). It is headed by the Accountant-General who is in effect the "Chief Financial Officer" of the Government. AGO is an organ of state headed by the Auditor-General, and is the "External Auditor" of the Government.
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Our organisation has an internal audit unit (IAU) which carries out financial and/or value for money audits. Will AGO not be duplicating its work?
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