The Auditor General is a statutory officer with responsibility for auditing the Western Australian State and local government. The Auditor General is an independent officer of Parliament and is supported by an Office that is a public sector department. The Auditor General and Office report directly to Parliament, not a government Minister. Three parliamentary committees, the Public Accounts Committee, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee and Joint Standing Committee on Audit, have particular oversight of our operations.Our role is to serve the public interest by providing Parliament with independent and impartial information about public sector accountability and performance. We manage the annual financial audits of the state's public sector entities. We also assess the efficiency and effectiveness of public sector entities and their programs through performance audits.