Audit Board of Indonesia explained

Audit Board of Indonesia
Native Name:Indonesian: Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia
Headquarters:Jakarta
Jurisdiction:Government of Indonesia
Preceding1:Dutch Court of Audit
Employees:8,526 (2021)[1]
Keydocument1:Articles 23E, 23F, and 23G of the 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia
Budget:Rp 3.71 trillion
Chief1 Name:Isma Yatun
Chief1 Position:Chairwoman
Motto:
("Three Principles—Integrity, Independence, Professionalism—for Financial Tranquility")

The Audit Board of Indonesia (Indonesian: Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia||Financial Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia) is a high state body in Indonesia which is responsible for evaluation of management and accountability of state finances conducted by the central government, local governments, Bank Indonesia, state-owned enterprises, the Public Service Board, and institutions or other entities which manage state finances.

History

The body was initially established under the name National Supervision Board at Magelang, Central Java during the United States of Indonesia period on 28 December 1946.[2] The Board currently functions under the latest revision to the laws governing it dating to 2006.[2] [3] The Board has increasingly tackled environmental issues, revealing in 2014 that the Ciliwung River had been polluted by seventeen separate companies, submitting its report to the police.[3]

As of 2015, the Audit Board of Indonesia was chairing the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions' Working Group on Environmental Auditing.[3]

In 2016, Board chairman Harry Azhar Azis was implicated in the Panama Papers due to a previously registered blank company which he hadn't reported.[4] Azis claimed that the company was merely a registered name on paper which he had started for his oldest daughter, but then sold to someone else after his appointment as Board chairman in December 2014.[5]

Chair of the Audit Board

The following people have held the position of Chair of the Audit Board since 1947.

NameBeginEnd
R. Soerasno[6] [7] 19471949
R. Kasirman19491957
Abdul Karim Pringgodigdo19571961
I Gusti Ketut Pudja19611964
Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX19641966
Dadang Suprayogi[8] 19661973
Umar Wirahadikusumah19731983
M. Jusuf19831993
J. B. Sumarlin19931998
Satrio Budihardjo Joedono19982004
20052009
20092014
20142014
Harry Azhar Azis20142017
20172019
20192022
2022present

Powers

The Board is the highest body within the Indonesian government in terms of state financial accountability and management.[3] Their work ranges from the national to local levels, and they have offices in every province in Indonesia.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laporan Tahunan 2021. Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia. Audit Board of Indonesia. 2023-01-30. Indonesian.
  2. http://www.aseansai.org/member-sais/membership-list/the-audit-board-of-the-republic-of-indonesia/ The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia
  3. Fitrian Ardiansyah, Andri Akbar Marthen, and Nur Amalia, Forest and land-use governance in a decentralized Indonesia: A legal and policy review, pg. 32. Bogor: Center for International Forestry Research, 2015.
  4. Ayomi Amindoni, Jokowi summons BPK chairman over Panama Papers. Jakarta Post, 15 April 2016. Accessed 6 November 2016.
  5. http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/04/13/241762255/Harry-Azhar-Azis-The-blank-company-is-for-my-son Harry Azhar Azis: The blank company is for my child
  6. Web site: Peringati HUT BPK KE-72, Pimpinan BPK Ziarah Makam Pahlawan. 11 January 2019. 27 April 2020. id. bpk.go.id.
  7. Web site: Sejarah BPK RI sejak 1 Januari 1947. 27 April 2020. id. bpk.go.id.
  8. Web site: 'D. Suprayogi' Menjadi Nama Gedung Pusdiklat BPK RI Jakarta. 5 June 2009. 20 April 2020. bpk.go.id. id.