Nominator The President | Website Auditor General | |
Appointer The President
with Constitutional Council advice and consent Formation 24 January 1799; 218 years ago (1799-01-24) First holder Cecil Smith
as Accountant and Auditor General | ||
The role of the Auditor General of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: විගණකාධිපති දෙපාර්තදේන්තුව) is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of government operations. The Auditor General is appointed by the President. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account. According to the constitution the Auditor-General shall audit the accounts of all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law. The Auditor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Auditor-General's Department of Sri Lanka.