Introducing Victoria's New Auditor General
Newsletter, Issue 2 October 1999

Wayne Cameron, BCom(Otago), FCA Auditor-General of Victoria

Wayne Cameron commenced duties as Auditor-General of Victoria on 20 September 1999. His appointment is for a term of 7 years. Mr Cameron previously held the position of Deputy Controller and Auditor-General for New Zealand from 1985 to 1999. In this position, he acted as chief advisor to the Controller and Auditor-General on all matters affecting the operations of the New Zealand Audit Office. As Deputy Controller and Auditor-General, he oversaw the development of the New Zealand Audit Office's first Business Plan following the reorganisation of the Office into 2 separate operating areas, namely, the Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand. He also managed the restructure of the Office of the Auditor-General to ensure that its activities and priorities were strategically focused to deliver outputs effectively and efficiently.

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Controller and Auditor-General, he occupied various senior positions throughout the New Zealand Audit Office, mainly in the strategic oversight of major audits, the maintenance of internal corporate support functions and the management of performance audit functions.

In 1977, he was appointed to the Audit Office in London where he was responsible for the audit of New Zealand's public sector interests throughout the northern hemisphere. Upon returning to New Zealand in 1981, he became the Director responsible for the audit of public accounts, professional development and audit policy, and co-ordination for the finance, transport and insurance sectors.

Mr Cameron graduated with a BCom from Otago University in 1971. During that year he was also admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. He was awarded an FCA in 1991. He has served on a number of influential committees with the New Zealand Society of Accountants, including Chairman of its Public Sector Accounting Committee, member of the Auditing Standards Committee and, more recently, the Chief Judge of the Institute's Annual Report Awards.

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