The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight met to review the Report of the Auditor General to the NWT Legislative Assembly for the year 1999 on April 2 through April 3, 2001.

The first day involved briefings by the committee analyst and staff from the Office of the Auditor General on issues raised in its report. Staff from the Auditor General's Office included Mr. Ronald C. Thompson, assistant auditor general; Mr. Roger Simpson, principal; and Mr. Shawn Vincent, legislative auditor.

A public meeting was held on April 3, 2001. Committee members took the opportunity to raise issues with witnesses that came before the committee. The list of witnesses included Mr. Lew Voytilla, comptroller general; Mr. Kelsey Scott, analyst, Financial Management Board Secretariat; Ms. Debbie DeLancey, associate deputy minister, Health and Social Services; Mr. Warren St. Germaine, director of corporate services, Health and Social Services; and Mr. Fred Koe, president, Northwest Territories Development Corporation.