1. NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS Hon. Rick Houenipwela, MP Chairman, Public Accounts Committee

2.  CONSTITUTION  UNICAMERAL HOUSE  50 MEMBERS  10 STANDING SELECT COMMITTEES National Parliament Solomon Islands

3. STANDING ORDERS 69(1) Public Accounts Committee Solomon Islands

4. PRIMARY ROLE: - TO EXAMINE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AS STIPULATED IN SECTION 77 OF THE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT 2013, TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR GENERAL - TO EXAMINE SUCH ACCOUNTS LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT AS THE COMMITTEE MAY THINK FIT, TOGETHER WITH ANY AUDITOR’S REPORT THEREON AND TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF SUCH EXAMINATION TO PARLIAMENT - TO CONSIDERS DRAFT ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL AND REPORT TO THE HOUSE Public Accounts Committee Functionality

5. HON. JEREMIAH MANELE HON. MATHEW WALE HON. DERRICK MANU’ARI HON. NESTOR GIRO HON. CONNELLY SANDAKABATU HON.STEVE ABANA Public Accounts Committee Membership

6. 1) STANDING ORDER 69 (2) THE AUDITOR GENERAL IS THE SUBSTANTIVE SECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE 2) STANDING ORDER 6(7) ASSISTANCE OF A COMMITTEE CLERK FROM THE COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT Public Accounts Committee Secretary

7. OVERSIGHT Public Accounts Committee Functionality The Committee Considering the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in April

8. SCRUTINY Public Accounts Committee Functionality The Committee conducted a short inquiry to considering Audited Reports Tabled in Parliament

9. AWARENESS Public Accounts Committee Opportunities Reaching out to Committee Stakeholders from the Private Sector to establish a network for committee support by providing information

10. AWARENESS Public Accounts Committee Opportunities Reaching out to Committee Stakeholders from the Public Sector to establish a sound understanding on the Roles of the Committees

11. CAPACITY BUILDING Public Accounts Committee O pportunities *How to make a submission (Sample Submission Templates) *Generic Template Supporting PAC Workshop (Technical / Informative Sessions (Insert: The Accountant General Mr. Paula Uluinaceva revisiting the concepts, policy intentions and principles of the PFM Act 2013 to the PAC & PEC)

12. AMALGAMATION Public Accounts Committee Challenges *PAC/ PEC once existed as two separate committees However Amalgamated in 1995 – PAC took up both roles *Resurrection of PEC in 2012 with new TOR – disparities resulted in PEC being domain * Series of joint sessions to make Amendments to SO and enable PEC to roll its activities The PAC & PEC held joint Workshops and meetings.

13. NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS TAGIO TUMAS THE END….. Hon. Rick Houenipwela, MP Chairman, Public Accounts Committee