Public Accounts Committee

Members | Proceedings | Reports | Media Relations

Public Accounts Committee: traditionally reviews the annual report of the Auditor General, selecting matters from the report on which to hold hearings. This Committee also reviews the audited accounts of the House, the Clerk's role as accounting Officer of the House, and inquires into other matters it may decide on relating to the Public Accounts of the Province. The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee is traditionally an Opposition Member.

Fiftieth General Assembly 2021-2025

Constituted on June 1, 2021.
Reconstituted on October 19, 2022.
Reconstituted on April 3, 2022.
Reconstituted on October 25, 2023.
Reconstituted on October 31, 2023.
Reconstituted on November 6, 2024.

Current Members

• Pleaman Forsey – Exploits (Chair)
• Lucy Stoyles – Mount Pearl North (Vice-Chair)
• Joedy Wall – Cape St. Francis
• Perry Trimper – Lake Melville

Previous Members during the current General Assembly

• Jordan Brown – Labrador West
• Sherry Gambin-Walsh – Placentia - St. Mary's
• Lloyd Parrott – Terra Nova
• Tony Wakeham – Stephenville - Port au Port (Former Chair)
• Helen Conway Ottenheimer – Harbour Main (Former Chair)
• Brian Warr – Baie Verte - Green Bay
• Scott Reid – St. George's - Humber

Proceedings

The following list provides links to the transcripts and audio of the Public Accounts Committee proceedings.

Report of the Auditor General on Health Sector Contracts – Phase 1	Agenda	Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m.	Audio Recording
Report of the Auditor General on Personal Care Homes	Agenda	Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m.	Audio Recording
Public Accounts Consolidated Summary Financial Statements and Auditor General Report on the Province's 2023 Financial Statement Audits	Agenda	Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 9:00 a.m.	A.M. Audio Recording  |  P.M. Audio Recording
Reports of the Auditor General	Agenda	Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m.	Audio Recording
Report of the Auditor General on Nalcor Energy	Agenda	Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 9:30 a.m.	Audio Recording
Public Accounts Consolidated Summary Financial Statements and Related Matters in the Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General	Agenda	Wednesday, July 5, 2023, 10:15 a.m.	Audio Recording
Report of the auditor General on the Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands	Agenda   Agenda	Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Thursday, November 24, 2022, 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.	A.M. Audio Recording  |  P.M. Audio Recording Audio Recording A.M. Audio Recording  |  P.M. Audio Recording
Report of the Auditor General on the MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire	Agenda	Monday, March 21, 2022, 10:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 2:00 p.m	Audio Recording Audio Recording Audio Recording

Reports

Committee Reports

50th General Assembly – Report 5 – Committee Activity – Second Session (Report to the House of Assembly – November 2024)
Tabled: November 20, 2024

50th General Assembly – Report 4 – Review of the Auditor General's Report on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands
Tabled: May 16, 2024

50th General Assembly – Report 3 – Committee Activity – Second Session (Report to the House of Assembly – November 1, 2023)
Tabled: November 1, 2023

50th General Assembly – Report 2 – Review of the Auditor General's Report on the MV Veteran & MV Legionnaire
Tabled: April 25, 2023

50th General Assembly – Report 1 to the House of Assembly
Tabled: May 17, 2022 (page 2818)

Auditor General Reports

Personal Care Homes

MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire

Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands

All Reports - Office of the Auditor General

Media Relations

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Health Sector Contracts Audit Report (July 15, 2025)

Public Accounts Committee Responds to Health Sector Contracts Audit Report (June 26, 2025)

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Personal Care Homes Audit Report (May 16, 2025)

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Matters Related to Audit Reports of the Auditor General (June 18, 2024)

Public Accounts Committee Comments on Public Hearing Testimony Related to Follow-up on Reports of the Auditor General (June 26, 2024)

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing (January 27, 2025)

Public Accounts Committee Following up on Performance Audit on the Administration of Crown Lands (November 13, 2024)

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Nalcor Energy Audit Reports (November 27, 2023)

Public Accounts Committee Provides Update on its Activities (November 1, 2023)

Public Accounts Committee to Hold Public Hearing on the Public Accounts Consolidated Summary Financial Statements and Related Matters in the Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General (July 4, 2023)

Public Accounts Committee Following Up on the Food Premises Inspection and Licensing Program Audit Report of the Auditor General (June 14, 2023)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Tables Report on its Review of the Auditor General Report on the MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (April 25, 2023)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Following Up on Performance Audit Report of the Auditor General Respecting Adult Custody and Community Corrections (December 15, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts to Hold Further Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands (December 9, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts to Hold Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands (November 22, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Following Up on Performance Audit Reports of the Auditor General Respecting Nalcor Energy (November 21, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Reschedules Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (November 9, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire Postponed (November 2, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts to Hold Further Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (November 1, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts to Hold Public Hearing on Auditor General Report on the MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (March 17, 2022)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Provided with Report of the Auditor General on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetlands (December 2, 2021)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts Provides Update on Review of Auditor General Report on the MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (November 24, 2021)

Public Accounts Committee Holds Meeting and Provides Update on the Report of the Auditor General on the MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire (September 29, 2021)

Public Accounts Committee Provides Update on MV Veteran and MV Legionnaire Report (August 6, 2021)