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• Service Delivery Performance in the
  Provinces of New Ireland and Milne
  Bay – 1 January 2013 to 31 December
  2014

  Auditor-General’s Office of Papua New Guinea

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• Service Delivery Performance in the Provinces of New
  Ireland and Milne Bay – 1 January 2013 to 31 December
  2014

  Audit review to determine if the Provincial and District
  Administrations expended PSIP and DSIP funding and Function
  Grants in compliance with the PF(M)A and Finance Instructions and
  to improve service delivery within the province and district.
  Specifically, the assessment of the PSIP and DSIP on:

  • The total amount of PSIP and DSIP funds received by the
  Province and District and the total amount spent during the
  period under review;
  • Whether expenditure incurred was on items permitted by
  relevant Finance Instructions and was within the respective
  key sectors; and
  • Compliance with the requirements of the Finance Instructions
  and the PF(M)A.

  Auditor-General’s Office of Papua New Guinea

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• Telephone: 301 2203 Fax: 325 8295 Website: www.ago.gov.pg Email: [email protected]

  OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
  30 June 2015
  The Honourable Theodore Zurenuoc, MP
  Speaker of the National Parliament
  Parliament House
  WAIGANI

  National Capital District

  Dear Mr Speaker,

  In accordance with the provisions of Section 214 of the Constitution of the Independent
  State of Papua New Guinea, and the Audit Act 1989 (as amended), I have undertaken an
  audit review to determine if the Provincial and District Administrations expended PSIP and
  DSIP funding and Function Grants in compliance with the PF(M)A and Finance Instructions
  and to improve service delivery within the province and district, specifically, the assessment
  of the PSIP and DSIP.
  I submit the report of this audit and the report is titled “Service Delivery Performance in
  the Provinces of New Ireland and Milne Bay – 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014 .”

  Following its tabling in Parliament, the report will be placed on the Auditor-General’s Office
  Homepage-http://www.ago.gov.pg

  Auditor- General

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• Contents
  Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
  Acronyms and Definitions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
  Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
  Key Findings and Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………………….9
  Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………10

  Recommendation No.1 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11
  Recommendation No.2 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11
  Recommendation No.3 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11
  Recommendation No.4 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11
  Recommendation No.5 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11
  Recommendation No.6 ……………………………………………………………………………………. 11

  1. I ntrodu cti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
  Background ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
  Review Objective …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
  Review Scope, Approach and Methodology……………………………………………………………………………….. 13

  Governance Arrangements ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
  Provincial and District Services Improvement Programs……………………………………………………….. 14
  Function Grants and Minimum Priority Activities…………………………………………………………………. 15
  Roles and Responsibilities ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
  Payment of Funds to Recipients………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
  2. Assessment of Service Delivery by Province ………………………………………………………… 18

  Milne Bay Province ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
  Appendix 1: Overview of Findings ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24

  Appendix 2: Detail of Irregular Transactions ………………………………………………………………………….. 25
  Appendix 3: Minimum Priority Activities and Performance Indicators ……………………………………….. 47

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• Acronyms and Definitions
  Acronym Definition

  COI Certificate of Inexpediency

  DDA District Development Authority

  DDP District Development Program

  DIRD Department of Implementation and Rural Development

  DPMT District Project Management Team

  DoF Department of Finance

  DoT Department of Treasury

  DSIP District Services Improvement Program

  FYDP Five Year Development Plan

  JDP&BPC Joint District Planning and Budget Priority Committee

  JPP&BPC Joint Provincial Planning and Budget Priority Committee

  LLG Local-level Government

  MPA Minimum Priority Activities funded by the Function Grants

  NEFC National Economic and Fiscal Commission

  OLPG&LLG Organic Law on Provincial Government and Local-level
  Government

  PF(M)A Public Finance (Management) Act 1995

  PGAS PNG Government Computerised Accounting System

  PSIP Provincial Services Improvement Program

  PSTB Provincial Supply and Tender Board

  PWU Provincial Works Unit

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• Executive Summary
  1. In 2007 the PNG National Government allocated K10 million to each of the Districts
  to be managed through a District Services Improvement Program (DSIP). The funding has
  continued at this rate each year since then, although not all Districts have received their full
  entitlement each year. Subsequently, the National Government established the Provincial
  Services Improvement Program (PSIP) in 2013 with the allocation to each Province of an
  additional K5 million for each District within the Province. Function Grants are also allocated
  to each province on an annual basis to enable the provinces to provide basic services, in
  health, education, transport, primary production and village courts.
  2. Initially, the objectives of the PSIP and DSIP were to provide minimum service
  delivery standards through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities in the
  areas of health, education, law and justice, water quality and sanitation, transport,
  communication and rural electrification. In October 2012, the government directed that the
  services improvement funds would be broken down into six sectors, allocated in proportions
  with 30 per cent devoted to Infrastructure, 20 per cent each to Health and Education, with
  the remaining 30 per cent divided equally between Law and Justice, the Economic Sector
  and Administration.
  3. The Auditor-General’s Office is conducting a review of Service Delivery Performance
  in the Provinces of PNG, focussing on the provision of services under the Provincial Services
  Improvement Program (PSIP), the District Services Improvement Program (DSIP) and the
  various Function Grants. This is the first in a planned series of reports which examined PSIP,
  DSIP and Function Grants disbursements during 2013 in the New Ireland and Milne Bay
  Provinces totalling K80 million in SIP allocations
  4. The Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments (OLPGLLG)
  provides the overarching framework for the planning and budgeting of local project
  delivery. Within this broad framework, a detailed set of cascading plans and budgets are
  required to be produced, including rolling Five Year Development Plans (FYDPs). The Joint
  District and Joint Provincial Planning and Budget Priority Committees (JDP/JPP&BPC) are
  responsible for overseeing all aspects of planning and budgeting for each District and
  Province.
  5. The conduct of the review was significantly influenced by some of the findings set
  out in this report. In particular, the supporting documentation available to the AGO has not
  been of a standard that adequately supports accountability for project management and
  implementation. To address this, the AGO sought to reconstruct events wherever possible
  including in one instance taking oral evidence from key parties involved. Taking these
  constraints into account, the available evidence shows that in 2013, more than K21 million
  was expended on SIP projects that were either unauthorised by the proper authorities, or in
  breach of the procurement rules. The review also identified a large number of irregular
  transactions which will be passed to relevant authorities for further investigation.
  6. The report makes six recommendations to improve service delivery, including that
  finance instructions be strengthened to provide clearer guidance to Provincial and District
  Administrators and Treasurers and the need for proper recordkeeping and accountability in
  districts and provinces.

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• Key Findings
  Lack of transparency in funding sources
  7. While the administrations of all districts and both Provinces stated that the full
  allocation of SIP funds had been received, only the Alotau District Treasury could provide a
  PGAS generated report on DSIP and PSIP revenue. One of the District Treasurers admitted
  that funds deposited in the operating account over K1 million were assumed to be DSIP and
  no further checks were conducted.
  8. This lack of transparency makes the monitoring of expenditure of DSIP or PSIP
  extremely difficult and generates uncertainty as to how much funding has been received.
  From an audit perspective it is difficult to align DSIP or PSIP expenditure with the relevant
  sectors if evidence of receipt of the funding is not provided.
  Allocation of DSIP funding
  9. Function grants are allocated to a Province using a formula that takes into account
  the cost of delivery of MPAs in the Province and the Province’s ability to generate its own
  internal revenue. PSIP funding is allocated to a Province at a rate of K5 million per District in
  the Province. However DSIP is set at a specific amount for all Districts. In 2013 all Districts
  were allocated and received K10 million. The same allocation is made regardless of the cost
  of building and maintaining infrastructure in different Districts.
  10. However, the cost of construction and maintenance of infrastructure is greater in
  the more remote Districts and therefore remote Districts will not be able to deliver the
  same level of services as other Districts for the same level of funding.
  Timing of DSIP and Function Grant funding
  11. All district administrations expressed concern over the timing of the release of DSIP
  and Function Grant funding. Delay in the receipt of DSIP funding is often used as an excuse
  for poor performance with regard to DSIP expenditure. Ideally, a significant proportion of
  DSIP funds should be received by the Districts in the first quarter of the year. In most
  Districts this does not occur.
  Lack of rolling Five Year Development Plan
  12. No province or district reviewed had a rolling FYDP. The concept of a rolling FYDP is
  that it is reviewed and updated each year by the JPP/JDP&BPC so that the province or
  district at all times has a FYDP in place. A FYDP allows the updating of the development
  plans to reflect changing conditions or priorities within the province or district.
  13. A rolling FYDP also sets out the detail of the development needed by the province or
  district which is then further assessed and prioritised by the JPP&BPC or JDP&BPC and
  assessed annually for continued suitability. The lack of a rolling FYDP goes some way to
  explaining why there is often little connection between the projects described in the
  development plan and the projects actually authorised by the JPP&BPC or JDP&BPC.
  Non-closure of DSIP Trust Accounts
  14. The review found that PSIP and DSIP grants were managed in accordance with
  Finance Instruction 1A/2013. However, old DSIP Trust Accounts have not been closed.
  District Treasurers advised that they have not been instructed by the Department of Finance
  to close the old DSIP Trust Accounts. All districts reviewed still have a DSIP Trust Account
  open often with funds available. DoF should issue an instruction to close all DSIP Trust

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• Accounts.
  Inappropriate use of funding
  15. With the exception of Alotau District, the review identified a large number of
  payments for purposes that were not consistent with the intent of the funding. The
  payment of wages and allowances from DSIP funds was common in all Districts and included
  examples of payments for casual office staff, drivers and reserve police officers for
  Christmas and New Year operations. These wages should be paid from the recurrent budget
  and not SIP funds. The review also noted instances where function grants were used for
  purposes such as contributing to funeral expenses for former teachers including new clothes
  for relatives.
  16. Most of the Districts reviewed showed evidence of DSIP funding being used for
  expenditure that should have been funded from the Open Member’s Discretionary Budget.
  A contributing factor to the inappropriate use of PSIP and DSIP funding is a lack of explicit
  instructions concerning the type of expenditure considered appropriate. The spending of SIP
  and Function Grant funding on inappropriate expenditure has a direct impact on the level of
  services delivered at provincial and district level.
  Lack of co-ordination with National Agencies in the provision of infrastructure
  17. The review identified cases where SIP funds had been expended on the construction
  of service delivery infrastructure in the form of a police station and a health centre.
  However, these facilities were not operational because the relevant Department had not
  provided staff. The value of these two projects alone is almost K1 million. In these
  circumstances, there had been failure to reach prior agreement between the provincial and
  district administrations and the relevant agency, concerning resourcing issues prior to the
  construction of the facility.
  18. In these cases, K1 million of SIP funding has not achieved value for money. Project
  costs should be assessed over a reasonable whole of life cost, and demonstrate how people
  will benefit from the investment.
  Missing documentation
  19. With the exception of Alotau District, Provincial and District Treasuries were unable
  to produce the supporting documentation for all transactions requested. In the Kavieng
  District, the Treasurer was unable to produce any documentation for payments made from
  the DSIP Trust Account.
  20. The absence of financial documentation means that auditors are unable to verify the
  details of transactions. It is also a breach of Section 68(1) of the PF(M)A. The inability to
  produce key documents such as development plans and minutes of important meetings
  indicate that insufficient importance is placed on accountability in the decision making
  process.

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• Recommendations
  21. The review of service delivery in selected provinces has identified that there is an
  urgent need for improvement in key administration practices. The AGO’s recommendations
  relate to the findings presented above and if implemented fully, are intended to improve
  the quality of service delivery at sub-national level.
  Recommendation No.1
  22. The AGO recommends that Provincial Administrators clearly identify the purpose of
  funds deposited into the relevant District Treasury Operating Account. This will ensure that
  Funding such as Function Grants are identified separately from other grants and Districts are
  aware of the purpose of these funds.
  Recommendation No.2
  23. The AGO recommends that JPP&BPCs and JDP&BPCs (now DDA Boards) develop
  Rolling Five Year Development Plans and monitor achievements against these plans
  annually. This will ensure that an up to date is in place each year that is focused on the
  current needs of the Province or District.
  Recommendation No.3
  24. The AGO recommends that the Department of Finance
  (a) issue guidance for Open Member’s and Governors on the proper use of funds
  allocated under DSIP and PSIP, to ensure that these funds are used for their
  intended purposes, and
  (b) develop and implement a cost-effective, systematic, risk based approach to
  verifying payment data to test compliance with funding purposes.
  Recommendation No.4
  25. The AGO recommends that Treasury informs Districts Administrations when DSIP
  funds are received so that payments made late in the year can be carried over and ensure
  continuity of projects in the following year.
  Recommendation No.5
  26. The AGO recommends that the Department of Finance issue an instruction that all
  DSIP Trust Accounts be closed and that funds remaining in the account be returned to
  Consolidated Revenue.
  Recommendation No.6
  27. The AGO recommends that, to meet legal and other accountability requirements,
  District and Provincial Administrations develop and implement recordkeeping standards and
  practices that addresses their recordkeeping responsibilities.

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• 1. Introduction
  Background
  1.1 Since the 1980s, the Government of PNG has allocated funding to MPs to spend in
  their electorates, initially through the Electoral Development Fund (EDF) and, more recently,
  through the District Services Improvement Program (DSIP). In the 2013 budget (and again in
  the 2014 budget) PNG’s 89 open electorates (normally made up of one or two districts)
  were allocated K10 million each, more than double the previous average annual allocations
  under the EDF from 2007-2012. The fact that DSIP has been increased by this amount
  increases the risks associated with its expenditure
  1.2 In addition, K5 million is allocated to each electorate on an annual basis through the
  Provincial Services Improvement Program (PSIP). The PSIP (K445 million total) is more than
  the amount the provinces receive through function grants (K398 million in 2013). Adding
  these amounts to the DSIP gives a total amount of more than K1 billion, for these programs
  every year from 2013 onwards under a combined Services Improvement Program (SIP).
  1.3 The governance arrangements in place for these three funds place decision making
  in the hands of committees in which politicians have significant influence on spending
  decisions. The Joint District Planning Budget Priorities Committee (JDPBPC) is the decision-
  making body for the DSIP. It is chaired by the MP of the district (or electorate) and also
  includes Local Level Government (LLG) presidents and community members. The District
  Administrator is the chair of the JDPBPC. The PSIP is managed through the Joint Provincial
  Planning Budget Priority Committee (JPPBPC), which is normally chaired by governors of the
  provinces, and also includes constituency or open MPs.
  1.4 Although these committees have ultimate responsibility for deciding how the funds
  will be spent, the rules established by Government make clear that SIP funds are not a
  discretionary account for MPs, but are intended to finance basic infrastructure, and to
  improve service delivery. According to administrative guidelines for spending SIP funds
  issued by the Department of Implementation and Rural Development (DIRD) in 2013, 40 per
  cent of funding under all three programs is to be spent on services improvement in the
  areas of health and education. This is a significant amount (more than K400 million) and is
  more than four times the amount that provinces also receive through function grants for
  health and education.
  1.5 In 2014 the Auditor-General’s Office responded to concerns about the state of
  service delivery in PNG by commencing a review of Service Delivery Performance in the
  Provinces. In view of the level of funding involved, the AGO review focuses on the provision
  of services under the Provincial Services Improvement Program (PSIP), the District Services
  Improvement Program (DSIP) and the Function Grants. These three sources of funding are
  all intended to contribute to the delivery of services within the province whether delivery
  occurs at provincial or district level. It should be noted that although services are also
  provided by LLGs, there are no clearly established mechanisms for service delivery spending
  at that level and as a result, funds expended by LLGs have been excluded from the review.
  1.6 For the purposes of assessment, 2013 was chosen as the period under review. The
  methodology for the review has been trialed in the New Ireland and Milne Bay Provinces

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• and this is the first in a planned series of reports on the findings of the review. The Districts
  of Kirawina/Goodenough, Samarai Murua and Alotau were reviewed in Milne Bay Province
  and Kavieng and Namatanai in New Ireland Province.
  Review Objective
  1.7 The objective of the review was to determine if the Provincial and District
  Administrations expended PSIP and DSIP funding and Function Grants in compliance with
  the PF(M)A and Finance Instructions and to improve service delivery within the province
  and district. Specifically, the assessment of the PSIP and DSIP examined:
  • The total amount of PSIP and DSIP funds received by the Province and District and
  the total amount spent during the period under review;
  • Whether expenditure incurred was on items permitted by relevant Finance
  Instructions and was within the respective key sectors and
  ;

  • Compliance with the requirements of the Finance Instructions and the PF(M)A.
  Review Scope, Approach and Methodology
  1.8 Expenditure of PSIP and DSIP funds allocated in 2013 were examined for compliance
  with Finance Instruction 0 1 /2013 of 1 January 2013, Finance Instruction 1 A/2013
  o f 14 June 2013, and Finance Instruction 2/2013 of 20 May 2013. The PSIP, DSIP and
  LLGSIP Administrative Guidelines dated 1 January 2013, endorsed jointly by the Secretary,
  Department of Finance and the Acting Secretary of DIRD and issued by the Chief Secretary
  to Government are also relevant and were taken into consideration.
  1.9 Copies of Five Year Development Plans (FYDPs) were examined and individual
  projects were identified. Minutes of JPPBPC and JDPBPC meetings were obtained where
  available and attempts were made to identify linkages between projects found in the FYDP
  and the projects assessed, prioritised and approved by those Committees. Expenditure
  under PSIP and DSIP was also examined to determine whether the projects identified in the
  FYDP and the meeting minutes were actually implemented and where possible, attempts
  were made to inspect projects. Interviews were held with key staff of the Provincial
  Administrations and the District Administrations to determine the governance framework
  within which PSIP and DSIP was allocated and expended, and the capacity of the
  Administration to manage the funds.
  1.10 A number of transactions were selected from the PGAS Expenditure Transaction
  Details report and examined in detail. This involved obtaining payment vouchers for each
  selected transaction and examining these together with all supporting documentation to
  ascertain compliance with the PF(M)A and the Finance Instructions. Analysis of the
  expenditure was also carried out to determine the extent to which Function Grants were
  directly expended on Minimum Priority Activities (MPAs).1
  1.11 The review findings were communicated to the Provinces and Districts in
  Management Letters. Provincial and District Administrators were given the opportunity to
  respond to the Management Letters to provide additional information to clarify the opinion
  offered by the AGO. The only response received to the Management Letters was from
  Alotau District which noted and agreed with all findings.

  1 MPAs are discussed in more detail in Paragraph 1.20

  1.12The conduct of the review hass been significantly influenced by some of the
  findings set out in this report. In 11
  10 particular;

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• • None of the districts within Milne Bay or New Ireland Provinces identified Function
  Grant funding in the allocations received from the Provincial Administrations. For
  this reason the expenditure of Function Grants for Milne Bay and New Ireland
  Provinces was examined only at Provincial level;
  • In many instances documentation was not produced to the review team. Changes in
  leadership within the districts often resulted in an inability to produce minutes of
  JDPBPC meetings. At provincial level technical problems with computers meant that
  minutes of the JPPBPCs could not be produced.
  • There was an inability of District and Provincial Treasuries to produce adequate
  financial records. The review team attempted to examine a sample of financial
  transactions based on specific selection criteria. In all District and Provincial
  Treasuries some items of documentation to support the financial transactions were
  missing. In Kavieng District this included financial documentation to support all
  transactions from the DSIP Trust Account in 2013. In many cases District Treasuries
  could not provide PGAS reports on DSIP revenue for 2013.
  • The District Administrator (DA) Namatanai and key staff of the administration
  declined to be present for the review. The DA was subsequently summonsed to a
  hearing by the Auditor General in Kavieng in July 2015 at which a number of
  questions arising from the examination of financial reports were raised. However,
  the current DA was not employed in the district during 2013 so was not in a position
  to comment on many of the transactions. Although the DA was able to confirm that
  significant items paid for in 2013 from DSIP funds had not been delivered.
  1.13 Travel to Esa’ala District was not possible due to safety concerns regarding travelling
  off-shore by banana boat. The District Treasurer and District Administrator Esa’ala District
  had produced a large amount of documentation for examination by the review team during
  a visit to Alotau early in 2015 but Esa’ala officials declined to travel to Alotau again for the
  review, therefore the district was not included in the review.

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• Governance Arrangements
  Provincial and District Services Improvement Programs
  1.14 The key principles of PSIP and DSIP are: greater ownership, affordability, value
  adding, sustainability, leadership and optimum resource utilization. Underpinning the key
  principles is the Government’s Policy of “Achieving National Equity in Development through
  the Strengthening of Basic Service Infrastructure”. The theme of the policy encapsulates the
  spirit of the PSIP, DSIP and LLGSIP and is directly related to the Ten Principles of the Medium
  Term Development Plan (MTDP 2010-2015), DSP (2010-2030) and Vision 2050.
  1. The original objective of the PSIP and DSIP was to provide minimum service delivery
  standards through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities in the areas
  of health, education, law and justice, quality water and sanitation, transport,
  communication and rural electrification. In October 2012, NEC Decision NG 102/2012
  directed that the SIP funds would be broken down into six sectors with the following
  allocation of SIP funds:30% to Infrastructure Services Support
  2. 20% Health Services Improvement
  3. 20% Education Services Support
  4. 10% Law and Justice Services
  5. 10% Economic Sector Support
  6. 10% Administration, broken down into 3% for general administration support including
  JPP/JDPBPCs and the Project Management Teams, 3% for project related travel by the
  Chairpersons JPP/JDPBPCs or their delegates and 4% project scoping and mobilization
  costs.
  1.15 All Provinces and Districts are required to have a rolling FYDP which provides the
  direction for development based on the sectoral key priority areas of the National
  Government. From this plan PSIP and DSIP projects are to be identified, assessed, prioritized
  and approved for implementation by the JPP/JDPBPC and a list of approved projects
  forwarded to DIRD together with the relevant Project Formulation Documents.
  1.16 The expenditure of PSIP and DSIP funds is governed by the Provincial or District
  Management Team under the leadership of the elected Member of Parliament as
  chairperson of the JPP/JDPBPC while the actual expenditure of the funds is monitored by
  the Provincial or District Administrator and facilitated and reported by the Provincial or
  District Treasurer. PSIP and DSIP funds are to be expended within the framework provided
  by the PF(M)A and Finance Instructions and are to comply with all policies and procedures,
  including procurement procedures, and to ensure value for money.
  1.17 Up until June 2013 a trust account was used for DSIP funds. From June 2013 the
  Provincial Treasury Operating Account has been used for PSIP funds and the District
  Treasury Operating Account used for DSIP funds. Financial Instruction 1A/2013 dated
  14 June 2013 documents the PGAS chart of accounts which is to be used by the Treasuries
  for PSIP and DSIP transactions. During 2013 (the period under review) funds could be moved
  from one sector to another (except the 10% administration component) provided that the
  reallocation was approved by the JPP/JDPBPC and justified in a letter to and approved by
  the Minister for Planning in consultation with DIRD and the Secretary Department of
  Finance.

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• Function Grants and Minimum Priority Activities
  • Provinces also receive Function Grants with which to deliver MPAs. The Function
  Grants are calculated using a formula which takes into account the estimated
  recurrent cost in each Province of providing a defined set of service delivery
  functions including administration, less the anticipated revenue of the Province.
  There are five Function Grants each with specific deliverables noted below:Health
  Function Grant

  o Operation of rural health facilities
  o Drug distribution
  o Integrated health outreach patrols
  • Education Function Grant
  o Provision of school materials

  o Supervision by Provincial/District Officers
  o Operation of District Education Offices
  • Transport Maintenance
  o Road and bridge maintenance
  o Airstrip maintenance

  o Wharves and jetties maintenance
  • Agriculture
  o Extension activities for agriculture, fisheries and forestry
  • Village Courts
  o Operations of village courts
  1.20 These are the minimum activities that must be funded from the Function Grants
  each financial year. Function grants can be used for funding other recurrent goods and
  services within each functional area. The National Economic and Fiscal Commission (NEFC)
  reports each year on its assessment of the allocation of Function Grants against key
  performance indicators (KPIs) for each Function Grant. The NEFC reports indicate that no
  province has delivered 100 per cent of the function grant allocated against the KPIs.
  Roles and Responsibilities
  1.21 Service delivery in PNG has been affected by the progressive devolution of powers
  from the national to subnational governments after independence. In 1977 the Organic Law
  on Provincial Government (OLPG) was passed, which provided authority for sub-national
  governments to provide and administer services. The OLPG attempted to decentralize
  responsibility for delivery of services, but it didn’t clearly allocate responsibilities between
  the levels of government. Further decentralization came in 1995 with the enactment of the
  Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local Level Governments (OLPGLLG), which was
  a significant administrative change and was an attempt to clarify the responsibilities of
  provincial and local level governments. The 2013 District Authority Act was an amendment
  to the OLPGLLG and further decentralized administrative functions to the district level.
  1.22 As a result, service delivery in PNG is complex, with all levels of Government
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• contributing to varying degrees. For example in the Health sector there are hospitals which
  are funded and managed by the National Department of Health and others that are
  managed by the Provincial Administrations. Health centres are often managed and
  resourced by the Districts while the LLGs manage aid posts. Generally speaking the
  Department of Health is responsible for staffing but the sub-national authorities are
  responsible for infrastructure, equipment and supplies using funding from a number of
  sources. In the education sector, the National Department of Education is responsible for
  developing, implementing and coordinating national education plans and policies. Provincial
  and local level governments are responsible for developing and operating schools and most
  school infrastructure development is carried out at the provincial level.
  1.23 For the 2013 year, SIP Guidelines described the JPP/JDP&BPC as playing the central
  role in the development of the Five Year Rolling Development Plan, the key development
  document within the Province or District. On a regular basis the JPP/JDP&BPC is to assess,
  evaluate and prioritise the development projects documented in the Development Plan.
  This should provide the basis of an Annual Plan. The SIP Guidelines and Finance Instructions
  specify that the Development Plan is to be a rolling FYDP. This means that on an annual
  basis the FYDP should be assessed for continued suitability, updated if required and
  extended for a further year to ensure that the Province or District has in place at all times a
  plan which recognizes the sometimes changing need of the Province or District.
  1.24 With regard to the Function Grants, Provincial and District Administrations have
  established Sector heads which are responsible for the management of respective Function
  Grants. The way in which Function Grants are administered differs from Province to
  Province. In some Provinces parts of the Function Grants are distributed to District
  Administrations while in other Provinces the Districts are bypassed and funding is
  distributed directly to Local-level Governments.
  Payment of Funds to Recipients
  1.25 Not all Provinces or Districts receive their full SIP funding each year. Similarly,
  Provinces and Districts may receive their allocations at different times of the year. The
  allocation of SIP and Function Grant funding depends on the availability of funds and the
  National Government’s cash flow. With careful management the timing of the allocation of
  the SIPs should not be an issue for the Provinces or Districts as funding received late in the
  year can be carried over to the following year so projects should continue without undue
  delay.
  1.26 It may however be a problem for the delivery of MPAs under the Function Grants
  where progress is monitored and reported annually. In addition to this no Province receives
  100% of the funding necessary to carry out all MPAs which means that Provinces are
  required to provide additional funding into MPAs. The extent to which this occurs varies
  from Province to Province.

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• 2. Assessment of Service Delivery by
  Province
  Milne Bay Province
  2.1 Milne Bay was one of the two Provinces chosen for the trial of the Service Delivery
  Performance Review. The purpose of selecting Milne Bay Province was to determine
  whether the methodology could be equally applied to Provinces that are perceived to have
  different standards of service delivery. Milne Bay Province is generally considered by
  National Agencies such as DoF, DoT and AGO to perform fairly well.
  2.2 In Milne Bay Province the Health Function Grant is passed directly to the Provincial
  Health Authority which appears to be well managed and resourced and the hospital is well
  maintained. However the hospitals and clinics in the more remote Districts are not
  adequately maintained. For example on Kiriwina the hospital is in very poor condition. The
  same can be said of education where the Sector Head for Education at the Provincial
  Administration reported that the more remote schools are not inspected regularly so the
  level of education services reported to be delivered in remote areas cannot be verified at
  provincial level.
  2.3 The Province appears to perform well in transport infrastructure. The roads and
  bridges around Alotau are well maintained. Many of the roads around Alotau are paved
  with bitumen and the main roads out of Alotau such as the road to East Cape are graded
  regularly. In Kiriwina/Goodenough and Samarai Murua Districts roads are reasonably well
  maintained though not paved. The standard of roads in the Districts is adequate for the
  volume and type of traffic.
  2.4 Alotau and the other Districts in the Province have no road access for goods and all
  supplies are delivered by sea. As a result, there is a greater emphasis on facilities such as
  wharves and boat ramps within Milne Bay Province with priority given to the construction
  and maintenance of wharves, jetties and boat ramps. The location of Kiriwina/Goodenough
  and Samarai Murau Districts also meant that the cost of delivering services is much higher
  due to the need to have goods brought in from Alotau or other major ports by sea.
  2.5 In terms of administration basic documents such as a FYDP and minutes of the
  JPP&BPC meetings could not be produced for review. This indicates a weakness in the
  capacity of the administration to carry out basic functions such as centralised records
  management.
  2.6 The district that performed best in terms of the delivery of services was Alotau. The
  level of services delivered by Alotau District was good and decisions concerning expenditure
  were generally sound. The fact that Alotau town is also the administrative centre of Milne
  Bay Province no doubt contributed to the services available. For example the Provincial
  Health Authority contributes greatly to the availability of health services and there are many
  educational institutions within Alotau to cater for the District’s educational needs.
  2.7 However the review team found that Alotau District also managed its resources in a
  manner that contributed favourably to the availability of facilities within the District. An

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• example is the construction of the informal market which was managed by the District
  Administration using casual labour and DSIP funding.
  2.8 The difference between Alotau District Administration and other administrations
  both in Milne Bay Province and in New Ireland Province was that it was possible to observe
  linkages between projects identified in the FYDP, the analysis, assessment and prioritisation
  of those projects by the JDP&BPC and DSIP expenditure. This meant that the District had a
  clear direction for infrastructure planning and it was the projects highlighted in the FYDP
  that were actually analysed, prioritised, approved and implemented. The review team found
  that in Alotau District DSIP funding was expended in accordance with the PF(M)A and
  Finance Instructions and that there were very few transactions which did not comply with
  the intent of DSIP funding.
  2.9 Samarai Murau District is centred around the island of Misima. Roads are of gravel
  construction, but appear to be adequate for the volume and type of traffic. Privately owned
  generators are used extensively to provide power to the few businesses on the island.
  2.10 The major infrastructure project during the period covered by the review was the
  provision of subsidised roofing iron to households within the District under the Healthy
  Island Living Concept project. Documentation concerning the project used a recent drought
  as the driving force and the provision of roofing iron and water tanks was meant to capture
  rainwater. At the time of the review there was evidence of roofing iron being used
  extensively on Misima but no water tanks had been purchased.
  2.11 The District Administrator advised that the provision of roofing iron was the first step
  in the project and that this would at least provide shelter for the people. Presumably the
  provision of water tanks, in line with the intent of the project, will follow at a later date. A
  more efficient use of the funding would have been to spend some of the allocation on water
  tanks to be supplied with the roofing iron thereby allowing the conservation of water by
  collecting rainwater.
  2.12 The main priorities of the District according to the current FYDP (2011-2015) were
  health and education. The plan highlighted that Samarai Murua has a young population with
  41% of people under the age of 15 years which will place additional demands on health and
  education services in the years ahead. One long-term goal for the District is to reduce the
  population growth rate from 2.3% in 2000 to 2.2% in 2015 and 2.0% in 2030.
  2.13 When examining expenditure transactions the review team noted that there were
  some very large expenditure items referring to a very small number of projects. For example
  the only infrastructure project during 2013 was the supply of roofing iron and ridge capping
  with expenditure of K937,835. There was also expenditure of more than K700,000 on school
  desks and chairs which appears to be excessive and K495,000 on solar lamps which was
  forecast in the FYDP. The review team noted that just one JDP&BPC meeting was held
  during 2013. JDP&BPC meetings are supposed to be held at least once each quarter with
  additional meetings held as needed. One JDP&BPC meeting per year may not be sufficient
  to adequately assess, prioritise and approve projects.
  2.14 Kiriwina/Goodenough is another island District of Milne Bay Province. The District
  Administration is located on Kiriwina Island. Facilities on the island are very basic. Initiatives
  that have been noted in other Districts such as rural electrification and the development of
  industries have not been pursued in Kiriwina/Goodenough and almost half a million kina of

  DSIP expenditure in 2013 consisted of 20
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• Member to churches and schools as ‘member’s commitment’ and hand-outs of food to the
  general population.
  2.15 There are numerous trade stores selling basic food items on the island but very little
  opportunity for most people to generate additional income. The review noted three
  transactions totalling K125,000 described as funding for sawmills which were difficult to
  reconcile with the lack of suitable timber on the island.
  2.16 The District appears to have suffered from a lack of planning and poor financial
  governance resulting in poor service delivery. For example, it has become the practice for
  community groups to conduct basic road maintenance. In 2013 K70,000 was paid to
  community groups for this purpose. However this is done totally without planning by the
  Administration. A group of people decide to do a bit of maintenance and then present an
  invoice for payment. It appears to be the same groups that are maintaining small sections of
  roads in and around their villages while road maintenance is badly needed in other areas.
  The use of community groups for this purpose could be an efficient use of resources and a
  way to provide additional income for communities if planned and monitored by the District
  Administration.
  2.17 The review team noted expenditure on two infrastructure projects during 2013. Both
  projects were for the construction of classrooms for two schools at a total cost of K450,000.
  The District Administration did not manage these projects but paid the funds directly to the
  schools to manage the projects themselves. The largest expenditure item, other than the
  school classroom projects, was for K2 million spent on pest control.
  2.18 The review team noted three payments of K38, 042 on one cheque made payable to
  Bank of South Pacific Limited. Supporting documentation included a letter from the bank
  concerning a missing amount of K152, 170. K114, 127 was paid to the bank from DSIP
  funds so that the bank would open the agency again on the island.
  New Ireland Province
  2.19 New Ireland Province is comprised of Kavieng and Namatanai Districts and the
  Provincial Administration and Kavieng District Administration are both located in Kavieng
  town. This is a similar arrangement to Milne Bay Provincial Administration and Alotau
  District Administration being co-located.
  2.20 Kavieng is a small town of pot-holed roads which functions on half a day of power
  each day. Part of the town receives power in the morning and the other part of the town in
  the afternoon. Disruptions to basic functions occur each day because of the power sharing
  arrangements. There is a considerable amount of noise produced by the use of generators
  by some businesses. Roads, even those in the middle of town, are generally in poor
  condition.
  2.21 The Province does not have a FYDP and minutes of JPP&BPC meetings were not
  produced for review so it is not possible to comment on any links between planning,
  prioritising, approving and implementing projects by the JPP&BPC.
  2.22 According to information that was provided to the AGO, the 2013 budget listed
  15 projects under the various sectors. However, during 2013 the Provincial Administration
  had just two infrastructure projects underway which had been started but were incomplete.

  One was the construction in Kavieng town of a Governor’s Residence and the other was the
  construction of Government Haus in Namatanai. Neither of these projects was reflected in

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• any planning documents, nor do they satisfy the criteria for funding under the DSIP, the PSIP
  or Function Grants.
  2.23 The review was unable to form an opinion on the delivery of Minimum Priority
  Activities (MPAs) due to the lack of information available at the time of the review. Most
  Provinces report annually on the delivery of MPAs under the various function grants
  however the Provincial Administration could not provide a report or any relevant
  information on the MPAs due to staff absences, including the Provincial Administrator. The
  inability of staff within the Administration to access information for the review team is an
  indication of weaknesses within the Administration.
  2.24 Examination of PGAS transactions reveals that significant sums of DSIP funding have
  not been spent on the maintenance or construction of infrastructure but on other
  expenditure including:
  • K594,926 of K650,000 allocated for the construction of the Namatanai Technical
  College was used to pay school fees for selected students.
  • K35,200 paid for the retrenchment of public servants.
  • Over K100,000 paid to consultants for feasibility studies and other services which by
  2015 had not resulted in any projects actually starting.
  • K22,450 in potentially fraudulent payments were noted.

  2.25 Kavieng District Administration is located in Kavieng town. Whilst there appears to
  be some benefit to the co-location of the provincial and district administration in Milne Bay
  Province this is not apparent in New Ireland. A full review of Kavieng District’s expenditure
  under DSIP was not possible as the District Treasury was unable to produce any
  documentation for transactions from the DSIP Trust Account. This amounts to all
  transactions for the first six months of 2013.
  2.26 The review noted that contractors and consultants were appointed on the
  recommendation of the Member or through an expression of interest. These include
  funding of K300,000 to a private company to bring their earthmoving equipment to Kavieng
  from Simbu (an additional payment of K50,000 to the company was also noted); a contract
  with a company worth K300,000 per year to audit project funds, formulate project
  documentation, secure funds through donors and the Department of National Planning and
  conduct feasibility studies; appointment of a company as project manager/coordinator of a
  Project Development Unit with funding of K200,000; and payment of K154,704 to an
  architect for the construction of a police station (these are very basic buildings and usually
  prefabricated or built to a basic design).
  2.27 The review also found over K30,000 paid in advance to a company for fuel in
  amounts of K2,000, K4,000 or K6,000 per transaction, an amount of K60,000 paid to a local
  trading company described as repayment of money borrowed and K212,510 paid to
  educational institutions for school fees for individual students.
  2.28 The other District in New Ireland Province is Namatanai which is located 258
  kilometres from Kavieng. A bitumen road begins a few kilometres north of the town and
  ends a few kilometres south, which bypasses Namatanai town. This is the main road which

  was constructed by the National Government. The roads around Namatanai town are dirt
  and generally in poor condition. Some power is provided by generator but it is unreliable

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• and most businesses operate their own generators. At one time the town was powered by a
  hydro power plant but it fell into disrepair and was replaced by generators.
  2.29 The District Administrator was informed by letter of the dates that the review would
  take place however the administrator and key members of the administration were not in
  attendance on the days that the team conducted the review. The review team was able to
  obtain PGAS reports and sight payment vouchers at the District Treasury and this was the
  basis of the review.
  2.30 The District Administrator was subsequently summonsed to a hearing in Kavieng by
  the Auditor-General using his powers under the Audit Act. The District Administrator
  attended the hearing and co-operated fully. However, as he was not the District
  Administrator during the period under review the information he was able to provide was
  limited. Key documents such as the FYDP and minutes of JDP&BPC meetings (if any were
  held) could not be produced.
  2.31 This is an indication of poor record keeping within the District Administration. Key
  documents should be kept on file and hard copies should be available for reference by staff
  to assist with planning and monitoring of DSIP expenditure.
  Conclusion
  2.32 In summary Milne Bay Province, in particular Alotau District performed best of the
  entities reviewed. Though a lack of compliance with Finance Instructions and DSIP, PSIP and
  LLGSIP Guidelines was noted there was no evidence of fraudulent transactions in either
  administration. Evidence of fraud or irregular transactions possibly suggesting fraud was
  observed at all other entities reviewed. A summary of findings is provided at Appendix 1 and
  further details of irregular transactions are at Appendix 2.
  2.33 Poor planning and poor decision making by New Ireland Province and the other
  Districts impacted significantly on the quality of service delivery. Particularly in New Ireland
  Province there were many non-compliant or irregular transactions. SIP funding is intended
  to improve service delivery through the construction or maintenance of infrastructure. In all
  locations except Alotau (at both province and district level) it was very difficult to see any
  positive outcome for service delivery despite the millions of kina received annually
  specifically for this purpose.
  2.34 Both Provinces and all Districts reported that they had received their full allocation
  of funds however Alotau was the only entity reviewed that could produce a PGAS revenue
  report as evidence showing the dates and amount of DSIP funding. Other entities could
  show Appropriations and Cash Fund Certificate Authorisations on PGAS reports but these
  figures are simply entered into PGAS and do not in themselves provide evidence that the
  funds were received. This is most likely an error within the District Treasuries. The
  Department of Finance has been approached on a number of occasions to provide financial
  data on funding allocated to the provinces and districts but to date this has not occurred.
  2.35 Expenditure was noted in both provinces and all districts that were inconsistent with
  the purpose of the funding. For example travel allowances were paid that could not be
  shown to be related to DSIP projects and all entities reviewed showed the payment of
  school fees for individuals from SIP funds which should be used to improve the delivery of

  services through the construction or maintenance of infrastructure. There were similar
  inconsistencies with Function Grant expenditure.

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• 2.36 The inability to produce FYDPs and minutes of JPP/JDP&BPC meetings is a significant
  failure of accountability. Documenting decisions and the basis on which they are made, is
  essential in any organisation’s corporate governance and critical to accountability. Proper
  records also help the organisation to deal positively with legal risks and should be available
  both electronically and in hard copy for easy reference. Similarly, missing financial
  documents are the responsibility of the head of a department (in this case the
  Administration or Treasury) under the PF(M)A (S5(1)(b)) specifically the requirement that all
  accounts and records relating to the functions and operations of the department are
  properly maintained. All entities reviewed were unable to produce all financial documents
  requested by the review team. In the case of Kavieng District this included payment
  vouchers and supporting documentation for all transactions from the DSIP Trust Account,
  that is, key financial records for the first six months of 2013.
  2.37 A high level of compliance with the PF(M)A was observed at Alotau District.
  However, all other entities exhibited very low levels of compliance with the PF(M)A
  particularly in the area of procurement. There were examples of splitting invoices to avoid
  going to tender, appointing a preferred supplier while failing to obtain written quotations
  for significant purchases and falsely claiming a sole supplier status to avoid going to tender.
  The purpose of obtaining quotations and going to open tender is to ensure value for money
  by allowing the market place to set the price.
  2.38 The review identified several transactions which suggested potential fraud and these
  have been referred for further investigation by the AGO’s Forensic Audit Unit. These
  included a number of transactions totaling just under K20,000 over a period of months
  suggesting systemic fraud and K500,000 in one transaction. It is unlikely that this review has
  identified all potential cases of fraud that may have occurred, but what has been identified
  to date is most likely an indication of persistent and wide-spread abuse of DSIP, PSIP and
  Function Grant funds.

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• Appendix 1: Overview of Findings
  Issue Milne Bay Alotau Kirawina/ Samarai/ New Kavieng Namatanai
  Province District Goodenough Murua Ireland
  Province
  SIP Funding 20 10 10 Million 10 10 10 10 Million
  Allocation Million Million Kina Million Million Million Kina
  Kina Kina Kina Kina Kina
  Rolling 5 Year
  Development
  No No No No No No No
  Plan

  Availability
  of No Yes No No No No No
  Documents
  Compliance
  No No No No No No No
  with PF(M)A
  Potential
  No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Fraud
  Value of
  Irregular K2.3m K1.7m K2.0m K4.5m K3m K1.8m K3.7m
  Transactions

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• A ppe n dix 2 : De t a il of Ir r e gu la r
  Transactions
  Milne Bay Provincial Administration
  Payment to the Department of Works (Alotau Branch) for the Construction of a Foot Path
  in Alotau
  The Department of Works (Alotau Branch) entered into a contact with the Works
  Supervision Unit of the Milne Bay Provincial Government for the construction of a foot path
  in Alotau town. Although the actual contract was not sighted, the project was identified as
  the construction of a 2 meter wide foot path, covering a distance of 2.9 kilometres from
  Goilanai to Cameroon. Payment vouchers and correspondences indicate that the initial cost
  of the project was estimated at K100,000 but subsequently increased to K490,000 through a
  letter of variation.
  A brief acquittal report dated 3 October, 2013 was provided by the Department of Works to
  the Milne Bay Provincial Works Supervision Unit on the expenditure of the initial K100,000
  and also to request additional funding for the project. However, the report failed to
  adequately account for the expenses already incurred, including payments to Community
  Base Contractors which represented more than 80% of the project expenses. Furthermore,
  it appears that Works Unit failed to properly assess the status of the project before
  allocating further funding.
  Also, as the project was expected to cost more than K50,000, three written quotations
  should have been obtained to select the most suitable contractor. However, the Works Unit
  did not obtain the required number of quotes. The failure to obtain three written
  quotations for expenditure over K50,000 amounts to a breach of Finance Instructions and
  the PF(M)A.
  Furthermore, the lack of proper acquittal of project funds indicates poor accountability and
  transparency by the Department of Works. Also, the absence of a monitoring and evaluation
  report, suggests that the Works Unit had failed to properly monitor the implementation of
  the project and did not conduct a proper assessment for additional funding.
  Purchase of Earth Moving Machinery from UMW Niugini for K1,358,500
  The Milne Bay Provincial Administration purchased a Dozer and 1 Excavator from UMW
  Niugini at a total cost of K1,358,500. The acquisition of the earth moving machines was
  approved by the Provincial Supplies and Tender Board during its meeting number 5/2013
  held on 24 September, 2013. The purchase of the machines was also supported by an
  Authority to Pre-Commit signed by the Provincial Administrator in accordance with the
  Finance Instructions and the PF(M)A.
  However, it could not be ascertained if other suppliers were invited to participate in the
  bidding process for supply of the machinery. Furthermore, the contract between the Milne
  Bay Provincial Administration and UMW Niugini for the supply of the machines was not
  sighted and ownership documents were not provided for review and examination.
  Therefore, in the absence of ownership documents it was not possible to establish the

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• ownership of the machines or to ascertain whether the machines had been recorded in an
  asset register.
  Moreover, the absence of a contract between UMW Niugini and the Milne Bay Provincial
  Administration for acquisition of earth moving machinery worth K1,358,500 is also in breach
  of the Finance Instructions and the PF(M)A since payments over K500,000 must be
  facilitated through a Contractual Agreement between the concerned parties.
  Contract between Delta Timber Limited and the Works Supervision Unit for the
  construction of 3km of track from Poi to Nunumai Section Road
  Delta Timber Limited was contracted by the Works Supervision Unit to construct a track,
  linking Poi to Nunumai section road at a total cost of K300,000. Records indicate that the
  company was registered with the Investment Promotions Authority (IPA) but it did not have
  a valid Certificate of Compliance (COC) in respect of year 2013. However, there was a lack of
  information to confirm whether or not a minimum of three written quotations were
  obtained as required by Finance Instructions and the PF(M)A.
  Missing Payment Vouchers
  Out of the expenditure transactions selected for testing, payments totalling more than
  K928,000 were not provided for verification. Details are provided in the table below;.
  Cheque Number Payee Date Amount K

  3037 (missing digit) NEW Engineering Surveys 27 May 2013 17,714

  30343 CCT 27 May 2013 1,968

  30747 NWS Engineering Surveys 12 June 2013 17,714

  30738 CCT 12 June 2013 1,968

  35912 Falstaff Limited 17 October 2013 25,000

  32546 Samarai Murua Exports 7 August 2013 100,000

  30615 Catholic Diocese of Alotau 4 June 2013 300,000

  40191 AAM Brisbane 15 December 2013 150,000

  36522 Masurina Ltd 7 November 2013 297,793

  36953 Green Agro Technology 22 November 2013 8,683

  37946 Leslie Lavong 14 December 2013 8,000

  Total 928,840

  The absence of the payment vouchers and the supporting documents meant that it was not
  possible to verify the authenticity of the payments referred to in theTable . Furthermore,
  the loss or misplacement of financial documents and information raises concerns about the
  safe keeping of the financial records by the Milne Bay Provincial Treasury . .

  Education Functional Grants for Equipment Used for Other Expenses
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• Expenditure transaction details ledger for the Education Function Grant for 2013 showed an
  amount of K80,000 allocated for purchase of equipment. However, a total expenditure of
  K77,649 was spent on the hire of sea vessels and boats and recorded as other operational
  expenses. Under the government chart of accounts, hire of ships or boats are classed as
  expenditure for transport and fuel.
  Furthermore re-allocation of funds from one vote to another must be approved by the JPB
  & BPC or by the Minister responsible for National Planning, Implementation and Monitoring
  where his or her authority is required. In this case, the hire of the marine vessels from funds
  allocated for purchase of equipment was not authorised, and should be further investigated
  by the relevant authority.
  Payment to MV Matos Shipping K10,000
  On 17 May 2013, an amount of K10,000 was paid to MV Martos Shipping for the charter of a
  boat to repatriate a teacher at Salamo High School. The cost of the charter covered the route
  from Alotau to Salamo High School then to Losuia as the teacher was residing in Alotau
  . However, it was observed that the payment made was the highest quotation whilst the
  lowest was for K7,500 by another boat company. The rationale for selecting the highest
  quote was not explained.
  Payment to MV Aurora K46,200
  On 31 December 2013, an amount of K46,200 was paid to the operators of MV Aurora. The
  purpose of the payment was for the charter of a boat for teachers’ deployment and
  transportation of school materials. However, the payment was made despite the lowest
  quotation of K36,000 provided by another shipping company.
  The PF(M)A is very clear on engaging suppliers with the lowest quotation to ensure
  affordability and economy, and to avoid waste of public funds. In the two instances noted
  above, the payments made did not comply with the PF(M)A, as they were the highest
  quotations..

  Payment of K50,000 advanced to an Officer
  On 31 December 2013, an amount of K50,000 was paid to an officer in the Department of
  Agriculture and Livestock to purchase and resell coffee on behalf of the Milne Bay Provincial
  Government. Whilst it was a good initiative to explore other means of raising internal
  revenue for the government, it was not possible to ascertain if the money spent achieved its
  purpose, as there was no acquittal report from the officer .

  Alotau District
  Expenditure Under DSIP Project Mobilisation
  An examination of the PGAS Expenditure Transaction Details report showed that K93,817
  out of an appropriation of K400,000 under Project Mobilisation was expended on travel
  allowances and accommodation. The review was unable to ascertain if the travel was
  directly related to project mobilisation. A payment of K69,500 for a land survey was noted

  however most of the expenditure was on operational expenses such as office furniture,
  printing and sign writing. There was a payment of K15,000 with a description ‘support police

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• ops’. While little appears to have been expended on project related activities from this
  allocation the review noted a payment of K11,570 for site clearance from DSIP Education.
  Out of a total allocation of K400,000 almost 25 per cent has been expended on items that
  do not appear to be legitimate expenses connected to project mobilisation. Expenditure
  that would have been expected from this allocation includes feasibility studies or project
  scoping. This means that legitimate expenses connected to project initiation such as the site
  clearance mentioned above may be being funded from another DSIP sector which can cause
  funding constraints in other areas.
  Higher Education Tuition
  The review noted an expenditure of K250,000 on higher education tuition from DSIP
  Education. This does not fit with the primary objective of DSIP which is to improve minimum
  service delivery standards through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities.
  Activities consistent with the intent of DSIP funding would be the construction of class
  rooms or teacher housing under the Education sector as this would have a lasting benefit.
  The payment of tuition fees for a relatively small number of students is not an economical,
  effective or efficient way to improve education for the entire District as the payments
  benefit the select group of people whose tuition is funded without providing ongoing
  benefits to the District.
  Payment of Wages and/or Overtime from DSIP Funding
  The review noted that a total amount of K33,766 of DSIP funds was expended on wages or
  overtime payments. K28,660 of this amount was expended by the Open Member’s Office.
  As previously stated the primary purpose of DSIP funding is to provide minimum service
  delivery standards through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities,
  including socio-economic activities for essential services such as health, education, law and
  justice, quality water and sanitation, transport (air, sea and land), communication and rural
  electrification.
  The allocation of DSIP funds to wages and/or overtime payments reduces the amount of
  funding available for the improvement of service delivery. An exception to this is an amount
  of approximately K100,000 used to fund casual wages for the construction of the informal
  markets.
  This project was adequately managed by the District Administration and the markets were
  constructed within the allocated timeframe and budget. The alternative would have been to
  obtain three written quotations and hire a contractor to do the work. This would most likely
  have cost more and would have taken longer to achieve and on this basis, the District
  Administration’s decision to manage the project themselves appears to have been sound.
  Payment to Digicel
  On 24 December 2013 K1 million was paid to Digicel (PNG) for the purpose of
  construction/installation of a mobile phone tower. This is consistent with the Five Year
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• Discussions with the District Administrator and senior officers revealed that the
  Administration had reached an agreement with Digicel under which the Administration
  financed mobile phone towers in the District for the sole use of Digicel. In return Digicel
  provided small hand-held tablets and internet access to Year 12 students within the District.
  Digicel had also agreed to provide one handset with K10 credit to each household in the
  District. While this initiative provided mobile phone coverage to certain areas within the
  District it also provided a commercial advantage to a single private company and
  guaranteed a revenue stream for the term of the agreement.
  The improvement of communications is clearly a priority for the District and is identified as
  a legitimate use of DSIP funds. However it would have been better if the costs, benefits and
  risks of entering into an agreement with a single supplier had been identified. Other
  options, such as the construction of a tower that could have been leased to Digicel or any
  mobile phone carrier should have been explored.
  Expenditure Under Law and Order
  According to the PGAS Expenditure Transaction Details report K920,292 of the K1.5 million
  appropriated to DSIP Law and Order was expended. Of this amount over K500,000 was
  allocated to games and the provision of sporting equipment. The only significant item of
  expenditure that comes within the guidelines of DSIP was K349,280 allocated to a roofing
  project. However this should not have been expended under the Law and Order sector.
  Whilst it can be argued that the provision of sporting equipment and the staging of games
  and competition can provide a healthy diversion for the District’s youth these activity should
  not be financed from DSIP funds which should be applied to the replacement or
  refurbishment of infrastructure and the socio-economic activities described above.
  Samarai/Murua
  Payments to Karridale Limited
  At the first JDP&BPC meeting of 2011 it was resolved to purchase 40,000 sheets of roofing
  iron under the Healthy Island Living Concept Program. Quotations were received from three
  companies; one for K2,465,991, anotherfor K3,864,960 and the successful bidder Karridale,
  for K2,344,000.
  Procurement of this value is supposed to be facilitated through open tender managed by
  the Provincial Supply and Tender Board. However, on 3 February 2013 K1.3 million was paid
  to Karridale Limited, with the payment divided between five separate invoices which were
  virtually identical to each other. Splitting a single procurement into multiple invoices to
  avoid review or competitive selection, can be a strong indicator of corruption.
  Good Success Limited
  The review noted a number of payments to Good Success Limited. One was part payment
  for roofing iron with a total amount of K204,270. While procurement of this amount
  normally requires three written quotations and a pro-forma contract, in this case payments
  were split to avoid competitive selection processes.
  There were other payments to Good Success Limited relating to the purchase of desks and
  chairs for schools. A letter from the District Treasurer to the District Administrator dated 11
  December 2012 refers to three separate claims raised for Good Success Limited amounting
  to K699,960 and advises the District Administrator that the claims should be combined as

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• necessitate an open tender process managed by the Provincial Supply and Tender Board.
  However, the payments were split over three smaller amounts. These payments represent
  a clear breach of procurement procedures.
  Counterpart Funding for Fishery Activities
  On 12 August 2013, five cheques of K60,000 each, were issued as counterpart funding for
  fishery activities. Each one of the payments was made following submissions from
  individuals in the community to the office of the Open Member. Some of the submissions
  were seeking financial assistance and others appeared to be on behalf of companies for
  items supplied, however the supporting documentation is either incomplete or unrelated to
  the payments that were made.
  These payments are inappropriate as fishery activities were not approved projects under
  the 2013 DSIP Budget. The items in question appear to be matters that should have been
  settled from the Member’s Discretionary Budget and should not be financed from DSIP
  funds.
  Payment of Individuals wages
  On 23 December 2013 K3,000 was paid to an individual for services rendered. The
  supporting documentation explains the reason for engaging the individual was ‘to do
  logistics for administration and Member’s Office from October to December 2013’. Services
  rendered include assisting the Member’s Executive Officer and Project Officer to distribute
  Healthy Island Living Concept equipment to wards, assisting the Member’s Executive Officer
  to do education data validation and assisting the Member’s Executive Officer and Project
  Officer to do logistics for the Member’s patrol with the District Administrator to Murua LLG.
  However, wages should not be financed through DSIP funds which should be allocated to
  infrastructure projects.

  Payments to Misima Island Trader
  On 4 October 2013 K17,727 was paid to Misima Island Trader Ltd. Included in this amount
  was a payment of K5,000 on a separate invoice also dated 4 October 2013. The purpose of
  the payment was for general stationery and groceries supplied for teachers in service. The
  review found that there are no itemised lists of the goods provided for the amount, nor a
  record of delivery or receipt of the goods.
  On 25 June 2013 K53,600 was paid to Misima Island Trader. Included in this payment was an
  amount of K48,900 for vehicle maintenance. However, there are no detailed invoices
  showing the maintenance carried out or identification of the vehicles maintained.
  Payments to Iwaky’s Agro Consultancy Service
  Between 13 August 2013 and 15 December 2013 payments totalling K29,500 were made to
  Iwaky Agro Consultancy or Kata Iwaky. The purpose of the payments was project
  mobilization for updating agriculture data in Louisiade Rural LLG. The supporting
  documentation included Contract Agreement between Iwaky’s Agro Consultancy Services
  and the Division of Agriculture and Livestock, a copy of the 2013 DSIP Budget showing an
  allocation of K50,000 for a data survey and a letter from the Deputy Rural Development

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• Officer to the District Treasurer informing the Treasurer that the consultancy service is being
  contracted to Iwaky Agro Consultancy Services.
  The document also revealed there was a copy of a letter to the District Administrator from
  the Examiner stating that three quotations are required and requesting evidence of the
  District Project Management Team (DPMT) awarding the contract. The Acting Rural
  Development Officer has answered the letter stating that three quotations are not required
  as it is payment for project mobilization (30%) and that there hadn’t been a meeting of the
  DPMT since 2012.
  An examination of documentation by the review team shows that whilst an amount of
  K50,000 has been allocated to the data survey the requirements for procurement of this
  amount is for three written quotations to be obtained. In addition, the review notes that
  despite no Certificate of Compliance being provided tax was withheld only from the final
  payment of K5,000 and not the payments of K15,000 and K10,000.
  Payment of individual’s rent expenses
  On 14 August 2013 K5,400 was paid to an individual. The purpose of the payment is for
  outstanding rental for March to August 2013. Examination of the supporting documentation
  shows that the rental is for a property rented by the Health Extension Officer (HEO)
  Samuari.
  In a letter to the Open Member the HEO explains that the arrangement was endorsed by
  the District Administration. However there is documentation attached to the payment that
  acknowledges that the officer is not entitled to rental assistance. There is also a notation on
  the Requisition for Expenditure stating that the officer is not entitled to rental and
  instructing that a check should be made with the Provincial Health Authority to determine
  the HEO’s conditions of employment. It is clear from the supporting documentation that the
  HEO is not entitled to have rental paid. In any event, this is not an appropriate use of DSIP
  funds.

  Payments to Kingstown Holdings Limited
  On 18 December 2013 K368,940 was also paid to Kingstown Holdings Limited for ridge
  capping. Two quotations were included in the supporting documentation for this payment.
  On 19 December 2013 K423,860 was paid to Kingstown Holdings Limited for roofing iron.
  This project is consistent with the FYDP and the 2013 DSIP Budget. However procurement of
  this amount requires three written quotations.
  On 25 November 2013, K347,000 was also paid to Kingstown Holdings Limited for the
  purchase of solar lamps for lighting under the Healthy Island Living Concept Program. This
  project was not part of the FYDP but was included in the 2013 DSIP Budget which was
  approved by the JDP&BPC. The amount of the invoice was K495,000 and an additional
  payment of K148,000 was subsequently paid on 20 December 2013.
  All payments are a breach of procurement requirements in that procurement up to
  K500,000 requires three written quotations. The payments for the solar lights were
  supported by only two written quotations.
  It has also been noted that as the ridge capping is necessary for the successful application of
  the roofing iron, the purchases are related and should have been managed as one

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• procurement should have been facilitated by open tender managed by the Provincial Supply
  and Tender Board. Splitting the procurement into two parts gives the appearance of
  attempting to circumvent established procurement procedures.
  Samarai-Murua District Investment Limited
  The review found a number of payments to the company related to maintenance of the
  barge MV Samarai-Murua and for funding to pay for the repatriation of patients transferred
  to Alotau for medical treatment. Examination of documents revealed that Samarai-Murua
  District Investment Limited is a company established by the District Administration for the
  purpose of operating the MV Samarai-Murua.
  The review noted an initial allocation of K300,000 of which K150,000 was paid in June 2013,
  a further payment of K171,834 (both for repairs and maintenance of the MV Samarai-
  Murua) and a payment of K25,000 for medical repatriation also paid in September 2013.
  These are significant expenses which may benefit the community, but should not be paid
  from DSIP funding which is intended to provide minimum service delivery standards through
  the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities.
  Water Supply Feasibility Study
  On 25 June 2013 K10,000 was paid to an individual and this was followed by a further
  payment of K18,000 on 14 August 2013. The purpose of the payments was for a water
  supply feasibility study. A water supply feasibility study was not included in the FYDP but
  had been included in the 2013 DSIP Budget and approved by the JDP&BPC.
  The document Background Justification and Relevance of the Project indicates that only two
  quotations were received. Procurement of this value requires three written quotations.
  Neither quotation was attached to the payment. Awarding of a contract of this value
  without the appropriate written quotations is a breach of procurement requirements.

  Repatriation of a Deceased Body
  On 4 October 2013, K15,000 was paid to MV Tama Shipping Services for the repatriation of a
  deceased body. The review notes that Samarai-Murua District Investments Limited receives
  an annual budget to cater for medical repatriation.
  Expenditure of this value requires three written quotations. The payment of this invoice
  without obtaining three written quotations is a breach of procurement requirements. The
  repatriation of the body of a deceased person should not be funded by DSIP.
  Kirawina/Goodenough District
  Payment to PNG Pest Control

  On 15 October 2013 K340,000 was paid to PNG Pest Control. There are two documents
  supporting this payment. One states that the payment is for pest control management and
  spray of white ants for Losuia Health Centre whilst the other states that the payment is for
  ‘pest control management and spraying of Losuia station for all staff houses, offices, schools
  and health centre, police station and etc’. Both documents quote invoice 02745 which
  states that the service provided was the initial treatment for control of subterranean
  termites for the hospital building.

  The Examiner has queried the payment stating that two cheques, one for K165,000 made
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• Control were written on 11 April 2013 and collected the same day. The first cheque was in
  payment for treatment for the Kiriwina High School and health centres and the second
  cheque was in payment for treatment for the Kiriwina High School.
  On 9 December 2013 a further cheque for K615,000 was also made payable to PNG Pest
  Control for fumigation work done at Losuia to the District Office, Treasury, Council
  Chamber, Airport Terminal and houses. The amount was made up of three invoices, for
  termite treatment for the hospital building (exactly the same description of the service
  provided as invoice 02745 described above), and a second invoice number 02745 but with a
  different date and description.
  These payments require further explanation. The same invoice number has been used twice
  and two separate invoices for different amounts show the same description. Given the total
  value of the payments (over K1 million) this matter should have been managed by open
  tender by the Provincial Supply and Tender Board. Payments for pest control were raised in
  the Management Letter sent by the AGO to the District Administrator of Kiriwina
  Goodenough however no response was received.
  Diodio Elementary School
  On 23 August 2013 K10,000 was paid to the DioDio Elementary School. PGAS records
  describe the payment as ‘member’s commitment’. A note handwritten on the supporting
  documentation states that the amount is to be reimbursed from Education Sector funds
  when funds are available. This is not an appropriate use of DSIP funds and there is no
  evidence that the payment was reimbursed.
  Payments for Sawmill
  On 20 December 2013 two payments each of K42,057 were made, one to an individual and
  one to a company related to the individual for a Lucas Saw Mill and accessories. Approval
  had been given to pay K84,115 to North Kiriwina Timber Mill Omarakana at the JDP&BPC
  meeting held on 19 November 2012.
  While the payment was approved by the JDP&BPC for the purpose of establishing a sawmill,
  it is not part of the FYDP. There are no records to suggest that the alternate use of the
  funding was considered or approved by the JDP&BPC. The review team considers the
  original approval of funding for a sawmill for Kiriwina lacks sound reasoning given the lack of
  mill-able timber on the island. Furthermore the review team visited the site where Mr
  Pulayasi was to establish the facility and noted a very small, incomplete structure which
  does not reflect an investment of K84,115 of DSIP funding.
  Payment to Kiriwina High School Canteen
  On 20 December 2013 K25,390 was paid to Kiriwina High School Canteen. The supporting
  documentation shows that goods were supplied by the Canteen for a variety of reasons
  however there are several instances of cash or cheques being obtained by the staff of the
  Open Member.
  The supporting documentation includes a letter dated 30 November 2013 from the
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• providing the funds to staff of the Open Member and requesting that the money be repaid
  as the Internal Auditor had given him until the end of December to rectify the matter.
  The circumstances surrounding the obtaining of cash and cheques from the Canteen by staff
  of the Open Member require further explanation. No explanation was received from the
  District Administrator.
  Payment to Bolubolu Vocational Training Centre
  On 20 December 2013, K250,000 was paid to Bolubolu Vocational Training Centre for the
  construction of a double classroom. The supporting documentation includes a letter from
  the Open Member to the District Administrator dated 14 December 2013 instructing that a
  number of payments be made from DSIP funding.
  The construction of the classroom for Bolubolu Vocational Training Centre is not a project
  under the FYDP, nor was it approved at the JDP&BPC meeting 01/2012 for implementation
  in 2013. The review team noted that no infrastructure projects were actually managed by
  the District Administration but instead sums of money were paid directly to a school or
  church for them to manage the construction.
  There needs to be greater linkages between the initiatives included in the Five Year
  Integrated Development Plan and DSIP expenditure. The District Administration should pay
  an active role in the implementation of infrastructure projects to ensure value for money
  and that the projects are delivered as planned.
  Payment to Moratau Circuit United Church
  On 22 May 2013 K20,000 was paid to Moratau Circuit United Church – Goodenough as the
  Member’s Commitment to the church as host of the Papuan Island Regional Synod. There is
  a note on file that the money is to be reimbursed by the Member, however the District
  Administrator informed the review that this did not happen. A number of instances were
  noted where the Member has committed money which was subsequently paid from DSIP
  funds to be reimbursed at a later date, but the reimbursements did not occur.
  These payments do not come within the guidelines for the use of DSIP funds. The Open
  Member receives a discretionary budget which should be used for this type of expenditure.
  DSIP funds should only be used for projects identified in the FYDP and approved by the
  JDP&BPC.
  Payment of K10,000 to Salona Trading Losuia
  This cheque is actually for the Losuia Police Station as payment for fuel, rations and
  allowances for police to carry out Christmas and New Year operations. This payment is one
  of several made to business entities as a means of providing cash for various reasons. This is
  necessary as the bank agency often does not have cash and requires several days to clear
  cheques. Presumably payees can obtain cash quickly by cashing a cheque through a trade
  store.
  Using a business entity as a means of cashing a cheque does not contribute to transparency
  in financial transactions and is to be discouraged. Furthermore police operations should not
  be financed by DSIP funds.
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• Two payments totalling K14,000 were made for maintenance of the magistrate’s house in
  Losuia in November and December 2013. The supporting documentation consists of a copy
  of the one page contract agreement which details the conditions of the contract but fails to
  specify the services that will be performed as part of the contract.
  Procurement of this value requires three written quotations. There is no supporting
  documentation to indicate compliance with procurement procedures as specified in the
  PF(M)A and Finance Instructions.
  Payment to Kauteyava Trading and Salona Trading
  On 20 August 2013 K23,000 was made payable to Kauteyava Trading for ‘food stuff’ for
  distribution to various communities for an Easter Program as instructed by the Open
  Member. A note on file states that the money is to be reimbursed from the Open Member’s
  DSG funding. The record shows that the money was not reimbursed. On 21 August 2013 a
  similar payment of K36,583 was made to Salona Trading as part payment for the same
  Easter Program.
  The documentation included with the payment of K23,000 to Kauteyava Trading and the
  payment of K36,583 to Salona Trading indicates that K95,000 was spent on food to be
  distributed by the Open Member to villages in the District. This is not appropriate
  expenditure under DSIP.
  Payment to an Individual
  On 18 October 2015 cheque number 241507 for K10,000 was made payable to an individual
  in payment of artefacts obtained by the Open Member. The supporting documentation
  includes an invoice/statement number 12 itemising the artefacts supplied and a letter
  stating that they were used for decoration of the hall used for fundraising for Team Milne
  Bay at the Holiday Inn on 30 October 2012.
  The price of K10,000 for the items purchased is excessive and is not reasonable value for
  money. This is not a suitable activity to be financed by DSIP funds.

  Purchase of Computers
  On 15 October 2013 K24,791 was paid to Daltron. Enquiries revealed that this was for the
  purchase of five lap top computers for the District Treasury staff. Three written quotations
  were obtained for the lap tops however the supplier was not the lowest quotation.
  The resourcing of District Treasuries is the responsibility of the Department of Finance. All
  equipment required by the District Treasury should be provided by the Department of
  Finance. This is an inappropriate allocation of DSIP funds.
  Payment to Bank of South Pacific Limited
  On 20 August 2013 three payments of K38,042 were paid to the Bank of South Pacific
  Limited. Supporting documentation includes a letter from BSP concerning a missing amount
  of K152,170. This suggests that there was a fourth payment of K38,042 to make up the full
  amount however this was not financed from DSIP funds.
  Enquiries with District Treasury staff revealed that there was a BSP agency located within
  the District Treasury and staffed by District Treasury Officers. An audit and subsequent

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• investigation by BSP revealed the missing funds. BSP closed the agency and would not
  reopen until all money was reimbursed. This is the only bank presence on the island and
  caused much inconvenience to residents. All missing money was reimbursed by the District
  Administration and the agency reopened.
  District Treasury staff were of the opinion that the matter was investigated by the Provincial
  Treasury but that it had not been referred to the police for criminal investigation. However,
  the missing BSP funds appears prima facie to be illegal and should have been referred to
  police for full investigation. The reimbursement to BSP is not an appropriate use of DSIP
  funds.
  Payment to Dapaldy Limited
  On 03 September 2013 K39,491 was paid to Dapaldy Limited for the purchase of mobile
  phones and lap tops. There is no supporting documentation apart from the invoice for the
  goods. Three written quotations should have been obtained for procurement of this value.
  Payment to Hessed Trading
  On 17 December 2013 K10,000 was paid to Hessed Trading. The PGAS Expenditure
  Transaction Details report gives the description of goods/services as ‘Member’s
  commitment’. A file record states that the payment is for the maintenance of three dinghies
  and three 40hp engines in Alotau. There is a notation that the dinghies are personal and not
  the responsibility of the District Administration.
  Supporting documentation includes a memo from the District Treasurer stating that a
  number of claims had been paid on instructions from the Open Member’s office and that
  the payments had never been endorsed by the JDP&BPC. The memo refers to continuous
  pressure from the Member to process the claims. There are also comments from the
  Examiner requesting instructions from the Member as the payment is not related to DSIP.
  This appears to be an example of the Member using his influence to have inappropriate
  payments made from DSIP funds. No comment on this issue was received from the District
  Administration.

  Payment to Oyabia/Orabesi Sunday School
  On 1 October 2013 K25,000 was paid to Oyabia/ Orabesi Sunday School for the purchase of
  Sunday School uniforms. This had been approved by the JDP&BPC under resolution number
  19/2012 at meeting number 01/2012. No information was given in the supporting
  documentation regarding the number of uniforms to be purchased or the unit price of the
  uniforms.
  The primary objective of DSIP funding is to provide minimum service delivery standards
  through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities. This is not an appropriate
  use of DSIP funds.
  Payments to Community Groups for Road Maintenance
  The review found that nearly K70,000 had been paid to various community groups for road
  maintenance in 2013. Staff of the District Treasury explained that this is not a planned
  activity but when community groups are so inclined they carry out some road maintenance
  and submit an invoice for payment. As a general rule the roads on Kiriwina are adequate

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• groups is beneficial to the island. However the maintenance should be planned and
  monitored to ensure that the work is carried out when necessary to a pre-determined
  standard.
  Having community groups carry out road maintenance whenever they wish is not an
  efficient way to provide this service. Road maintenance should be pre-planned according to
  where maintenance is required. An agreement should then be formalized with community
  groups and the work inspected prior to payment. This is an appropriate use of DSIP funds
  but should be better managed.
  Payment to DOME KRB Ltd
  On 3 December 2013 K100,000 was paid to DOME KRB Ltd as payment for water supply and
  sanitation scoping for Kiriwina. There is a notation on the documentation by the District
  Treasurer indicating that there was a lack of proper documentation supporting the claim but
  that due to continuous pressure from the District Administrator’s office he had no choice
  but to process the payment.
  Supporting documentation includes an invoice and a letter from the company to the Open
  Member expressing interest in carrying out the scoping. The Financial Management Manual
  states that expressions of interest are not to be used for procurement purposes but merely
  for obtaining an indication of the cost. Procurement of this value requires three written
  quotations. The appointment of this company on the basis of an expression of interest is a
  breach of the PF(M)A.
  Purchase of Pharmaceuticals
  On 12 December 2012 K170,000 was paid to Toitop Pharmaceuticals Ltd for the purchase of
  medical supplies for Losuia and Goodenough Health Centres. The basis for the purchase was
  a letter of recommendation from a Rotary Project Medical Officer who had been
  approached by Toitop Pharmaceuticals regarding the establishment of an alternative or
  supplementary system for medical supplies. Policy Submission number 16/2012 resulting
  from JDP&BPC meeting number 01/2012 held on 19 November 2012 shows that the matter
  had been discussed and approved at that meeting.
  In January 2013 K170,000 had been paid to Toitop Pharmaceuticals Ltd and although some
  items were received in February 2013. Attempts to communicate with the company were
  unsuccessful. A further order was placed with the company on 14 March 2013 but no
  medical supplies were received. It appears that no action was taken to recover the money
  from Toitop Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and that this matter has not been pursued.
  Procurement of this value requires three written quotations. The supply of drugs is a
  Minimum Priority Activity under the Health Function Grant and not an appropriate use of
  DSIP funds.
  Payments to Kidron Land Conveyance Services
  On 21 and 30 September 2013 K90,000 was paid to Kidron Land Conveyance Services for
  services involved in the identification of the rightful owners of Boli Point and Kaibola Beach,
  two sites at which a wharf and jetty were to be constructed. Supporting documentation
  includes minutes of JDP&BPC meeting number 01/2012 held on the 19 November 2012
  which refers to a submission to engage the company and a contract dated 6 January 2013

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• for land conveyancing appointing the company for the investigation and conveyancing of
  selected wharf construction sites on Kiriwin Island for a fee of K165,000.
  There is no indication in the supporting documentation that three written quotations were
  received prior to the submission to appoint the company being passed at the JDP&BPC
  meeting. A notation on the supporting documentation states that the claim was paid due to
  pressure from the office of the District Administrator. This is a breach of procurement
  procedures. The FYDP makes provision for the construction of a jetty on Kiriwina during
  2013. There is no mention of a wharf.
  Purchase of Solar Lighting Kits
  On 14 October 2013 K50,000 was paid to SES Limited as part payment for the purchase of
  solar lighting kits for Kiriwina Goodenough for distribution to all villages in the electorate.
  Supporting documentation includes Policy Submission number 09/2012 from JDP&BPC
  meeting number 01/2012 held on 19 November 2012 endorsing the project. The total value
  of the project was K280,000. The submission states that two quotations were received.
  Procurement of this value requires three written quotations. A unit price of K850 plus GST
  appears to be excessive for a product of this type. This is a breach of procurement
  procedures and represents poor value for money.
  Construction of Double Classroom at Watuluma Secondary School
  On 15 December 2013, K200,000 was paid to Watuluma Secondary School as part payment
  of K350,000 for the construction of a double classroom. The review noted a number of
  instances where large sums of money were paid to schools or churches for infrastructure
  projects.
  DSIP projects should be managed by the District Administration so that sound financial
  governance can be maintained. Handing over large sums of money to schools or churches
  carries risks that the projects will not be delivered to standard.
  New Ireland Provincial Administration
  Construction of Government Haus in Namatanai and Governor’s Residence in Kavieng
  A Contract Agreement was executed by the New Ireland Provincial Government with
  C&C Group Limited for the design and construction of Government Haus in Namatanai and
  the Governor’s residence in Kavieng. A signed but undated copy of the Agreement showed
  that each project was to have been constructed at a cost of K1.96 m, resulting in a total cost
  of K3.92 m. A requirement of the Finance Instruction 01/2013, was that expenditure over
  K3 m was subject to the approval processes and procedures of the Central Supplies and
  Tender Board (CSTB).
  However, it was observed that the projects were not forwarded to the CSTB for approval,
  nor was there a FYDP. Also, there was no other documentation that set out the selection
  criteria for this funding and as a result, there were no records to explain the
  administration’s assessment of the benefits that these projects would contribute to service
  delivery. Furthermore, JPP&BPC meeting minutes were not made available for review to
  ascertain whether the projects were approved through a proper process. Under these
  circumstances, it is difficult to see how the construction of Government Haus in Namatanai
  and the Governor’s residence in Kavieng would improve service delivery, or benefit the
  people who reside within the Province.

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• arrangement whereby all claims of the C&C Group were invoiced to the project
  management company, which in turn would invoice the New Ireland Provincial
  Administration.
  Although not all relevant payment vouchers were provided for review, financial and other
  records show that at the end of 2013, more than K2 m had been paid to Public Works New
  Ireland Limited for building materials and design costs incurred by the C & C Group on the
  two projects.
  It was noted, that the last payment was made in November 2012 and at the time of the
  review, no significant progress had been made on either building with only concrete
  reinforcing on site. Discussions with senior staff of the New Ireland Provincial Administration
  revealed that materials purchased for use on the construction of both projects were of poor
  quality and rejected as unsuitable for use in the construction of the buildings.
  Notwithstanding the delivery of sub-standard materials, and the lack of progress with
  construction, progress payments continued to be made, and in some cases instalments
  were paid that exceeded the requirements of the contract schedule. Advice was received
  that representatives of the administration had travelled to the C & C Group Head Office in
  China but failed to revive the projects or recover the losses from the contractor. The parent
  company in China had indicated that the C & C Group was no longer operating in PNG and
  that the person who had managed its operations in PNG had disappeared with the funds
  that had been paid out under the contract. Furthermore, the actual payments to the
  C & C Group for project from inception through to the end of 2013 could not be verified due
  to the absence of financial records.
  The expenditure and lack of progress on the projects to date represents a significant loss to
  the Provincial Government and acute mismanagement by Public Works New Ireland Limited
  in its inability to properly control, monitor and supervise the project for the amount spent. It
  seems likely that the Provincial Government will incur additional costs to revive the project,
  which will mean funding to other programs under DSIP will be reduced.
  Payments to Aloga No 42 Limited
  On 16 May 2013 K18,081 was paid Aloga No. 42 Limited under the Transport Infrastructure
  Function Grant for road works. This was followed on 13 June 2013 by another payment of
  K55,193, of which K29,309 was also from the Transport Infrastructure Function Grant.
  Supporting documentation includes a letter from a manager of the company requesting
  payment and stating that road works were completed urgently on 22 August 2012 at the
  request of the New Ireland Provincial Governor because Members were going to drive past
  the area on their way to a meeting with the Governor.
  These payments indicate a breach of the procurement process. Expenditure of this value
  requires three written quotations. The need to have the roads around town maintained
  should have been identified in a FYDP, assessed, prioritised and approved by the JPP&BPC
  and implemented accordingly.
  Namatanai Technical College
  Funds totalling K650,000 were allocated to Namatanai Technical College in the year 2013
  from which a total amount of K594,926 was used to pay for school fees of New Ireland
  students attending various educational institutions around the country. JPP&BPC meeting

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• minutes were not made available to confirm whether approval was given by the committee
  or the appropriate authority for the re-allocation of funds from the Technical College to the
  payment of school fees. Payment of school fees is not an appropriate use of PSIP funds as it
  benefits a select few individuals and does not improve service delivery to the Province.
  When funds allocated for a particular project are used on other expenditure, the timely
  implementation of the project is adversely affected. In this instance the expenditure of PSIP
  funds for non-PSIP related expenditure reduces the financial ability of the Province to
  deliver Infrastructure developments that will serve the wider population for years to come.
  Irregular Payments to Primary Schools
  Several instances were noted where cheques were raised under the Education Function
  Grant to a number of schools for “repayment of funds borrowed” from these schools by the
  Division of Education or payment to service providers of the schools. The refund payments
  to the schools and payments to service providers are shown below.
  School/Payee Date of Purpose of Payment Amount of
  Payment Payment
  Individual 1 30 May, 2013 Services include pruning of tree & K1,000
  Flowers, cutting down of tree and
  mowing at Rawal Primary School
  Rawal Primary 20 May, 2013 Lawn mowing at Division area K300
  Enuk Community 4 June, 2013 Repayment of funds borrowed for K4,500
  salary officers trip to Port Moresby
  Maiom Primary 30 June, 2013 Repayment of funds borrowed for K5,000
  salary officers trip to Port Moresby
  Rawal Primary 20 June, 2013 Repayment of funds borrowed for K3,000
  contribution towards funeral expenses
  Amba Primary 4 June, 2013 Repayment of funds borrowed for K3,000
  contribution towards funeral expenses
  Rawal Primary 20 June, 2013 Repayment of funds borrowed for K3,000
  contribution towards funeral expenses
  Individual 2 4 June, 2013 Re-imbursement of repatriation K2,650
  expense for wife
  Verification of the payments included the examination of the payment vouchers and
  supporting documentation and interviews with two of the schools. This revealed that no
  funds had been lent to the Education Division and that no repayments had been received by
  the schools. However, the cheques were cashed.
  The invoices that were raised in support of these payments suggest the existence of a scam
  involving individuals and public servants in the New Ireland Province to defraud the
  Provincial Government through bogus claims. These are cases that were uncovered during
  the review of expenditure for 2013 and it is recommended that an investigation be carried
  out for years 2013 to 2015 to determine the extent of the bogus claims.
  Fraudulent activities such as this adversely affect the PSIP projects and programs resulting in
  a decline in service delivery to the Province.
  Retrenchment of Public Servants
  An allocation was made for the retrenchment program of public servants in the New Ireland
  Province in 2013. The actual expenditure for the program during the year under review

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• amounted to K35,200. Although the amount expended may seem immaterial, expenditures
  for retrenchment programs are not service delivery related expenses. Moreover, it could
  not be ascertained if the funding for such expenditure was approved by JPP&PBC in the
  absence of meeting minutes.
  Retrenchment program expenses are not appropriate under PSIP as they should be funded
  through the recurrent budget of the Provincial Government. Service delivery to the Province
  is affected when funds are spent on non-PSIP related expenses.
  Rural Health Staff Incentive
  The New Ireland Provincial Administration experienced a shortage of health workers
  particularly in remote and rural areas. In an effort to recruit and retain staff the Provincial
  Administration decided to make incentive payments of K1,734 to 179 health workers from
  PSIP funds. The total amount expended was K299,999. The absence of JPP&BPC meeting
  minutes means that it is not possible to determine if the initiative was approved by the
  JPP&BPC.
  This is an inappropriate use of PSIP funding and effectively reduces the amount of
  infrastructure projects that can be implemented to improve services to the Province. PSIP
  funding is to be used for the same purpose as DSIP funding, that is the re-establishment of
  basic infrastructure and facilities.
  Kavieng District
  LIMS Construction Limited
  The minutes of the JDP&BPC meeting held on 5 November 2012 mentioned the engagement
  of LIMS Engineering Ltd to undertake all District infrastructure development projects. The
  minutes of the first JDP&BPC meeting of 2013 showed the endorsement of a submission
  requesting K300,000 to bring earthmoving equipment from Simbu to Kavieng via Lae.
  On 27 March 2013 a further payment of K50,000 was made to LIMS described as additional
  payment. There is no mention in the JDP&BPC minutes provided of approval for the
  additional expenditure though the 2013 Annual Plan and Budget makes an allocation of
  K350,000 to LIMS Construction. This is a clear indication of disconnection between the
  FYDP, the Annual Plan and Budget and JDP&BPC prioritization and approval.
  This arrangement is not consistent with the requirements of the PF(M)A in general or any
  Finance Instructions pertaining to DSIP or to documented procurement procedures.
  Sons Survey and Project Systems
  The minutes of a special JDP&BPC meeting dated 3 October 2012 state that an expression of
  interest was considered from Sons Surveys and Project Systems who offered services to
  work with the Kavieng JDP&BPC in the area of audit of project funds, formulating project
  documentation, securing of funds through donors and the Department of National Planning
  and conducting feasibility studies on potential areas for project development.
  At another special JDP&BPC meeting on 15 October 2012 it was resolved that the
  Administration continue dialogue with Sons Survey and Project Systems. Later that year it
  was decided that the proposal would be considered when funds became available.
  The first payment to Sons Surveys and Project Systems was made in June 2013 for K18,000,
  described as ‘consultancy’. This payment was made through the DSIP Trust Account,

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• however all payment vouchers and supporting documentation for transactions through this
  account are missing. As a result, the purpose of the consultancy, and the basis of the
  payment cannot be determined.
  The PGAS Expenditure Transaction Details report shows a subsequent payment of K49,500
  on 6 August 2013 to Sons Surveys and Project Systems. Examination of the supporting
  documentation indicates that a Memorandum of Understanding between Kavieng District
  and Sons Surveys and Projects Systems for district projects consultancies services was
  signed on 30 July 2013. However there appears to be no approval of the proposal by the
  JDP&BPC. It is possible that approval was given at a meeting the minutes of which have not
  been provided for review.
  As the MOU between Kavieng District and Sons Surveys and Project Systems was not signed
  until 30 July 2013 and there is no supporting documentation for the first payment made on
  28 June 2013 the review cannot determine the rationale for the payment. However the
  MOU which is part of the supporting documentation for the second payment made on
  31 July 2013 states that a monthly administration fee of K20,000 is to be paid together with
  K30,000 for acquitting and reporting expenditure for the past six months and K20,000 for
  project management training for District staff. Provision is also made for a fee for project
  management of not exceeding 30% of the total funding.
  The MOU was to be reviewed after one year. A fee of K20,000 per month plus the fee for
  the additional items adds up to more than K300,000. The requirement for procurement of
  this value is three written quotations. If it was anticipated that the company would actually
  administer and manage projects the amount could very easily reach K500,000 in which case
  public tender would be required.
  The appointment of Sons Surveys and Project Systems based on an expression of interest
  represents a breach of the PF(M)A and the relevant Finance Instructions.
  Quattro Developments
  On 11 July 2013, K140,000 was paid to Quattro Developments. However, supporting
  documentation for the transaction is incomplete. A JDP&BPC resolution approved the
  appointment of Quattro Development PNG Ltd as project manager/coordinator of the
  Project Development Unit (PDU) with funding of K200,000 to finance the operations of the
  PDU.
  The initial payment to Quattro Development for the amount of K140,000 was described as a
  progress claim for work on three initiatives for Murat LLG. However the total cost of the
  three projects stated on the invoice is K580,000.
  Procurement of services to this value should have been by tender managed by the Provincial
  Supply and Tender Board. There is no evidence to suggest that this procurement was
  managed in accordance with the requirements of the PF(M)A and Finance Instructions.
  Payment for Epo Police Station
  Three cheques were drawn in November 2013 for the amount of K154,704. No
  documentation was able to be provided to support any of the cheque payments. From the
  PGAS Expenditure Transaction Details report, it appears that the second cheque was a
  replacement for the first one, which was subsequently replaced by the third cheque. The
  purpose of the original cheque was for the Epo Police Station.

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• A review of the FYDP shows that police stations were planned for Kavieng Urban, Taskul
  (Lavongai), Lakurumau (Tikana) and Panapai (Kavieng Urban). However, no police station
  was planned for Epo. There is no prioritization or approval of the expenditure in the
  JDP&BPC minutes provided to the review.
  Procurement of this value requires three written quotations. Clarification of the purpose of
  this transaction was requested in the Management Letter however no response was
  received. This transaction indicates a lack of co-ordination between the FYDP, the Annual
  Plan and Budget and the actions of the JDP&BPC and a failure to comply with established
  procurement processes and procedures.
  2M Transport
  On 30 August 2013 K16,200 was paid to 2M Transport for the installation of solar energy at
  Tasigina and Taskul Health Centres. An examination of the FYDP, the 2013 Annual Plan and
  Budget and the minutes of the JDP&BPC meetings do not indicate that solar energy
  installation at the health centres was a prioritized initiative.
  In addition to this three quotations are required for procurement of this value. Copies of the
  valuations should be attached to the documentation supporting the transaction.
  Fujianabure Limited
  On 05 April 2013 K90,000 was paid to Fujianabure Ltd in payment for a training program.
  This payment was made from the DSIP Trust Account and no supporting documentation has
  been presented for any transactions from this account.
  There is no justification of the expenditure in the JDP&BPC minutes which have been
  provided. Further information regarding this transaction was requested in the Management
  Letter but has not been produced.
  Purchase of Fishing Vessel
  On 19 April 2013 K400,000 was paid to Kidu Kidu Ltd for the purchase of a fishing vessel. An
  additional K90,000 was subsequently drawn to pay for delivery of the vessel.
  Improvement of fisheries was an initiative of the FYDP and fishing vessel operations was
  nominated as an activity in the 2013 Annual Plan and Budget. Purchase of three vessels was
  mentioned in minutes of the JDP&BPC during 2012.
  As the transaction was made from the DSIP Trust Account no supporting documentation
  was made available for examination. Further information to support this transaction and to
  ensure that procurement was managed in the appropriate manner was requested in the
  Management Letter but was not provided.
  Country Legal
  On 22 April 2013 K54,000 was paid to Country Legal. As this transaction was made from the
  DSIP Trust Account no supporting information is available. Further information is required to
  ensure the validity of the payment.
  Niu Ailan Fisheries
  On 24 June 2013 K100,000 was paid to Niu Ailan Fisheries for MV Blue Marlin. As this
  transaction was made from the DSIP Trust Account no supporting documentation is
  available. Further information is required to ensure the validity of the payment.

  Traffic Island Ltd

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• During 2013 over K30,000 was paid to Traffic Island Ltd for fuel. The majority of the
  payments were for amounts of K4,000, K6,000 or K2,000. The invoices which accompany the
  payment records show simply ‘being for fuel’. At the same time nearly K50,000 was paid to
  Islands Petrol. However the payments for Island Petrol were supported by invoices showing
  the amount purchased and the rate per litre. This information was lacking on the invoices
  from Traffic Island Ltd.
  The payments to Traffic Island Ltd are irregular transactions, in that the actual amount of
  fuel purchased and the rate for litre for the fuel is not stated. Payments of this sort show a
  lack of accountability and transparency.
  Piggery Project
  The JDP&BPC approved funding of K40,000 for a piggery project (decision number 72/2013
  of meeting number 08/2013 held on 8 October 2013). This decision was ratified by the
  District Project Management Team in October 2013. The FYDP and the 2013 Annual Plan
  and Budget do not make provision for payments to piggeries.
  Department of Finance, Finance Instruction 1A/2013 dated 14 June 2013 states in S6.2 that
  ‘DSIP projects will be identified, selected and approved by the JDP&BPC with the Open
  Member of Parliament as Chairman. The selection must also be consistent with the existing
  Five Year Rolling Development plan for the District and the Sectoral Key Priority areas
  stipulated by the National Government’.
  The investment in a piggery in Kavieng District suggests that the JDP&BPC is deciding how
  DSIP funds will be expended without reference to the FYDP, as required by the rules.
  Bisi Trading Ltd
  The PGAS Expenditure Transaction Details report for 2013 shows several payments totalling
  more than K80,000 to Bisi Trading Ltd. Two of these payments, totalling K60,000 were
  described in the report as ‘money borrowed’. The supporting documentation indicates that
  these funds were payment for monies borrowed towards the NBC Celebrating 40th
  Anniversary in Kavieng. However, there is no itemized list of goods provided.
  Procurement exceeding K5,000 in value requires three written quotations. Further
  investigation of these payments is required.
  Allocation of K500,000 from DSIP Education for Tertiary Fees
  At the JDP&BPC meeting held on 18 February 2013, it was resolved to allocate K500,000
  from the DSIP Education funds to meet tertiary fees for students of the District and that the
  Chairman would approve the list of recipients. On 17 May 2013 a total of K212,510 was paid
  to various educational institutions from the DSIP Trust Account for the purpose of payment
  of school fees.
  The primary objective of DSIP funding is to provide minimum service delivery standards
  through the re-establishment of basic infrastructure and facilities, including socio-economic
  activities for essential services such as health, education, law and justice, quality water and
  sanitation, transport (air, sea and land), communication and rural electrification. The
  payment of tuition fees benefits the select group of people whose tuition is funded without
  providing ongoing benefits to the District.

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• Namatanai District
  Purchase of GPS Units from Panasoa Limited
  On 29 November 2013 K900,000 was paid to Panasoa Limited for the purchase of GPS units
  for vessels in Namatanai. Authorised officials endorsed the documentation with a note to
  the effect that they been pressured by the administrator to pay this claim.
  The invoice for Panasoa Limited dated 27 October 2013 for K900,000 which accompanied
  the payment was for a total of K340,850 for two types of GPS units, K50,150 for monitoring
  centre costs, K9,000 for training, K150,000 for logistics described at vehicles, boat and
  power engines, K100,000 for miscellaneous described as fuel, utility costs, NOC, finance and
  management consultancy and mobilisation and K250,000 for professional services described
  as configuration and setup and resource training.
  Ultimately, it was found that the GPS units for which a quote had been given were
  unsuitable for the purpose. The company subsequently provided suitable GPS units which
  used satellite positioning, installed the units and monitored the units for a period of 12
  months at a total cost of K400,000.
  The payment of K900,000 to Panasoa Limited represents a probable fraud of K500,000
  which appears to have originated from the Provincial Administration. This matter will be
  referred for further investigation by the Auditor-General’s Office.
  Payments to Namatanai Supermarket
  On 30 August 2013 K6,000 was paid to Namatanai Supermarket. The purpose of the
  payment was for diesel fuel so that LLG members could be transported for swearing in
  ceremonies.
  Supporting documentation shows that some forms were overwritten to reflect higher
  amounts than originally intended. However some details and signatures are illegible. The
  invoices showing the number of litres purchased do not square with the amounts paid.
  Overall, an amount of K7,344 was expended for diesel fuel for the swearing in ceremonies of
  LLG members.
  The payment to Namatanai Supermarket requires further investigation. Moreover, the
  purchase of fuel for swearing in ceremonies of LLG members is not an appropriate use of
  DSIP funds.
  The review also identified that in 2013 over K100,000 was paid to Namatanai Supermarket
  for fuel. The payments were for amounts ranging from K2,000 to K10,000 per payment and
  all payments were made in advance of supply of the fuel. However, no acquittal was
  produced to account for the fuel usage, the rate of supply or the cost per litre of the fuel.
  These payments also require further investigation.
  Garden Enterprises Ltd.
  In December 2013, over K400,000 was paid to Garden Enterprises Ltd and a significant
  proportion of this amount was for rations for distribution by the Member. This is not an
  appropriate use of DSIP funds and will be referred for further investigation by the Auditor-
  General’s Office.
  Payment to Mcjan Limited

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• On 30 October 2013 K200,000 was paid to Mcjan Limited in payment of various projects for
  the Youths Economic Project Sector. Supporting documentation includes an Expression of
  Interest from Mcjan Limited dated 23 September 2013. Procurement of goods or services of
  this value requires three written quotations. The Financial Management Manual clearly
  states that Expressions of Interest are not acceptable for procurement purposes. This
  payment has not been made in accordance with the requirements of the PF(M)A.
  Payment to DEMAA Ltd.
  On 14 November 2013 K50,000 was paid to DEMAA Ltd. The Project Formulation Document
  which accompanies the payment states that the total value of the project is K50,000
  however the Contract Agreement which is not numbered states that 50% of the contract
  amount of K100,000 is to be paid as a lump sum. The contract and the invoice
  accompanying the payment both state that the payment is a part payment for works on the
  Nabumai teacher’s house. The Project Formulation Document gives the total project cost as
  K50,000 whilst the contract and invoice indicate that the project cost was K100,000.
  However, the District Administrator was unable to explain the difference in costs.
  Payment to Buenas Trading Ltd.
  On 8 May 2013 K270,000 was paid to Buenas Trading Ltd in payment of a master plan for
  Namatanai Town Plaza. However, the minutes of a JDP&BPC meeting on 22 February 2013
  refers to the allocation of an amount of K600,000 for the Namatanai Town Plan.
  Procurement of this value should be managed by public tender through the Provincial
  Supply and Tender Board.
  Supporting documentation includes a document entitled Town Plaza images which show
  images of a proposed future development within Namatanai District. The District
  Administrator is not aware of any development referred to in this document having taken
  place in Namatanai since this master plan was developed. The District Administrator is also
  unaware of any such development being planned for the District.

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• Appendix 3: Minimum Priority
  Activities and Performance Indicators
  MPA Performance Indicator
  Health Function Grant
  Operation of rural health facilities Total number and names of health facilities
  Number of health facilities open and staffed
  Health facilities with access to running water in the labour
  ward
  Drug distribution Number of months health facilities were stocked with
  essential supplies
  Integrated health outreach patrols Total number of health patrols conducted including:
  • Number of administrative supervision patrols to
  health facilities
  • Number of patrols with specialist medical officers
  to health facilities
  • Number of maternity child health patrols to health
  facilities
  Education Function Grant
  Provision of school materials Total number of schools by type
  Percentage of schools that received basic school supplies
  before 30 April
  Supervision by Provincial/District Number of schools visited by District or Provincial
  Officers education officers
  Operation of District Education Number of District Education Offices that provided
  Offices quarterly performance reports
  Transport Maintenance
  Road and bridge maintenance Names and approximate lengths of Provincial roads
  maintained
  Names of bridges maintained
  Airstrip maintenance Names of rural airstrips maintained
  Wharves and jetties maintenance Names or wharves, jetties and landing ramps maintained
  Agriculture
  Extension activities for agriculture, Number of extension patrols conducted by Provincial
  fisheries and forestry government staff
  Number of people who attended extension sessions
  Village Courts
  Operations of village courts Number of village courts in active operation
  Number of village courts supplied with operational
  materials
  Number of inspections to village courts

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