The 11th Technical Meeting under the Memorandum of Understanding between National Audit Department of Malaysia (JANM) and Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republic Indonesia (BPK RI) was held from 9 to 11 May 2013 at The Puteri Pacific, Johor Bahru, Johore Malaysia. The objectives of the meeting were to finalise the Parallel Audit Report on Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) and its Environment as well as to discuss auditing topics on Climate Change, Oil and Gas, Water Resource Management and Paddy Management. The meeting was attended by 15 participants from JANM and 11 participants from BPK RI. Apart from that, the bilateral meeting was also held on 10 May, 2013 to discuss matters pertaining to the bilateral cooperation between JANM and BPK RI as well as matters relating to ASEANSAI.

 

During the meeting, the Parallel Audit Report on IUU and its Environment was finalised and signed by both SAIs. In the effort of strengthening the existing bilateral cooperation both SAIs had agreed that the topic for the next parallel audit will be on climate change which is Sustainable Forestry: A Cooperative Audit on Forestry Management with Relation to Carbon Stocks and its Effect to Climate Change. In the spirit of knowledge sharing, JANM and BPK RI had agreed to conduct secondment programs to share knowledge and experience in the auditing field of Hajj and Paddy Management by JANM as well as Oil and Gas by BPK RI. The secondment programmes will be conducted in their respective countries in June 2013.

The meeting was successfully concluded with excellent participation from both SAIs. The delegates were entertained with cultural performances from Johor Heritage Foundation during dinner hosted by the Auditor General of Malaysia. After the meeting, the participants went on an excursion programme around Johor Bahru conducted by Iskandar Regional Development Authority.