Australian National Audit Office

Australian National Audit Office
Agency overview
Formed1901
Jurisdiction Australia
HeadquartersCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
Employees398 (estimate for 2023–24)
Annual budgetA$125.984 million (estimate for 2023–24)
Agency executive
Websitewww.anao.gov.au
Footnotes

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is the supreme audit institution of Australia, functioning as the national auditor for the Parliament of Australia and Government of Australia. It reports directly to the Australian Parliament via the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. Administratively, the ANAO is located in the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.

The current Auditor-General for Australia is Dr Caralee McLiesh PSM, who was appointed in August 2024 to commence in November 2024. McLiesh's appointment follows the resignation of the fifteenth Auditor-General Grant Hehir in February 2024.