Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
Indpendent Agencies Report - Alb, Ser, Eng.pdf - QKSS
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Kosovo 383 . The Auditor-General may also conduct an audit of funds donated by a donor state or<br />
organization to a Kosovo institution if such funds have been included in the Kosovo Consolidated<br />
Budget. 384 The Auditor-General is also obliged to carry out an audit if the Minister of Finance and<br />
Economy has determined that a budget organization has failed to comply with the requirements and<br />
procedures set out in the Law on Public Financial Management and Accountability. 385<br />
The audit reports prepared by the Auditor-General are submitted to the Assembly of Kosovo and the<br />
respective institution or entity and they are also made public. The audited institution or entity has 30<br />
days following the publication of the report to submit an opinion report to the Auditor-General that<br />
indicates how the institution or entity intends to implement the recommendations made in the audit<br />
report. 386 However, the law provides no sanctions in the event that an institution fails to comply with<br />
this requirement, i.e. when it does not submit a report on how it intends to comply with the<br />
recommendations made by the Auditor-General, or when it takes no corrective action at all.<br />
The powers of the Auditor-General, contrary to those of the Ombudsperson, include sanctions and thus<br />
guarantee a higher degree of compliance. The Auditor-General is entitled to order a person to provide<br />
information, to appear before him, give evidence and produce documents 387 , to enter premises used by<br />
an institution, to access any property or documents and to examine, make copies of or take extracts from<br />
data 388 . Failure to comply with the Auditor-General’s directions or hindering the Auditor-General in the<br />
exercise of his/her powers is sanctioned with punishment by fine or imprisonment of up to three<br />
years. 389<br />
The Auditor-General is obliged to protect sensitive information, since he/she must not publish or<br />
otherwise disclose in public any information classified by law as confidential information. 390 In such<br />
event, the Auditor-General submits to the Presidency of the Assembly of Kosovo, if it requires so in<br />
383 Ibid, Article 3.7<br />
384 Ibid, Article 3.1.<br />
385 Law on Public Financial Management and Accountability, Article 75<br />
386 Ibid, Article 3.3.<br />
387 Ibid, Article 4.1.<br />
388 Ibid, Article 4.4.<br />
389 Ibid, Articles 4.3 and 4.5.<br />
390 Ibid, Article 4.9.<br />
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