Transmittal Certificate

30 September 2016

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Prime Minister

I have pleasure in submitting the 39^thCommonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2016, as required by s 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

I certify that this report has been prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports for 2015–16, as approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under sections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999.

Furthermore, regarding certification of fraud control arrangements for the office, I certify that the office has:

• prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans
• appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and data collection procedures and processes that meet the specific needs of the office, and
• taken all reasonable measures to minimise the incidence of fraud in the office and to investigate and recover the proceeds of fraud against the office.

Yours sincerely

Colin Neave
Commonwealth Ombudsman