The Queensland Auditor General, Mr Len Scanlan and Assistant Auditor General, Mr Neil Jackson visited the University this week and attended a special meeting of the Audit Committee. The Auditor General signed off on CQU's audited financial statements for 2003 without qualification.

Both Mr Scanlan and Mr Jackson were very complimentary about the level of improvement that has occurred in CQU's financial management and record keeping in the past year.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Glenice Hancock said this is excellent news and is a product of everyone's commitment to overcoming our past audit problems.

"In particular, I would like to congratulate Pippa Croucamp and her team in FSD, who under Kev Fagg's supervision and with the impressive support from Andy Vann (Corporate Information Systems) and David Turner (Internal Audit), have ensured this very successful outcome," Professor Hancock said.

Photo: Vice-Chancellor Professor Hancock and Chancellor Rennie Fritschy welcome Queensland Auditor General Len Scanlan to the University.