Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight

Jackson Lafferty, Chair
MLA, Monfwi

Robert Hawkins, Deputy Chair
MLA, Yellowknife Centre

Bill Braden
MLA, Great Slave

Jane Groenewegen
MLA, Hay River South

Sandy Lee
MLA, Range Lake

Robert C. McLeod
MLA, Inuvik Twin Lakes

Calvin Pokiak
MLA, Nunakput

David Ramsay
MLA, Kam Lake

Bobby Villeneuve
MLA, Tu Nedhe

Norman Yakeleya
MLA, Sahtu

Michael Miltenberger
MLA, Thebacha

Clerk: Doug Schauerte

Researchers: Colette Langois, Robert Collinson

All 11 Regular Members sit on the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight. Its role is to:

1. Review issues which have government-wide implications including the Executive Offices of the Department of the Executive;
2. Conduct the overview of the budget and fiscal framework;  
3. Consider the budgets and financial management of the Northwest Territories' Workers' Compensation Board, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, and any other boards and agencies that are outside the responsibility of any Standing Committee; and
4. Examine the reports on the annual financial statements and public accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Report of the Auditor General.

Reports of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight of the 15th Legislative Assembly

• Report on Pre-Budget Consultations - 2006
• Report on the Review of the Report of the Auditor General on the Workers’ Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• 2006 Pre-budget Consultations - Backgrounder
• Public Meeting on the Auditor General's Report of the Workers' Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut - June 28th 2006
• Public Meeting on the Auditor General's Report of the Workers' Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut - June 29th 2006
• Public Meeting on the Auditor General's Report of the Workers' Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut - June 30th 2006
• Report on the Review of the 2004-2005 Annual Report of the Human Rights Commission
• Report on the Review of the 2004-2005 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner
• Report on the Review of the 2004-2005 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
• Progress Report on Priorities and Objectives (2006)
• Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates
• Report on the Review of Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Payroll Tax Act, 1993 and the Income Tax Act
• Report on Priorities and Objectives
• Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Annual Report 2002-2003
• Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner’s Annual Report 2003-2004
• Report on the Review of the Draft 2005-2006 Main Estimates
• Report on Progress on Committee Priorities and Objectives
• Notice of Presentation of the Pre-Budget Consultation Report
• Pre-Budget Consultation Report
• Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Annual Report 2003-2004

Reports of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight of the 14th Legislative Assembly

Review of the Report of the Auditor General to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

• Report on the Review of the Report of the Auditor General to the NWT Legislative Assembly for 1999
• Public Review of the Auditor General's Report on Other Matters Tuesday, April 3, 2001
• Report on the Review of Tabled Document 64-14(5): "Report to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories on Termination Compensation to Two Senior Officials" by the Auditor General of Canada - Oct. 25th, 2002

• Report on the Review of the 2002-2003 Main Estimates

• Report on the Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 2000/2001
• Report on the Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's Report 1999-2000
• Public Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's 1999/2000 Annual Report
• Continuation of the Public Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's 1999/2000 Annual Report

• Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner's Annual Report 2000-2001

• Transcripts of the Public Meeting on the Review of the Income Tax Act - June 17, 2002
• AOC Chair's Comments on the Review of the Income Tax Act

14th Legislative Assembly AOC PRESS RELEASES

• AOC to Publicly Review Auditor General Report - October 23/02
• AOC Frustrated by Minister Steen's Comments - August 14/02
• AOC Recommends Use Of Business Incentive Policy - June 10/02