Statement of Responsibility

In terms of the Public Finance Act 1989, I am responsible, as Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, for the preparation of the Department's financial statements and the judgements made in the process of producing those statements.

I have the responsibility of establishing and maintaining, and I have established and maintained, a system of internal control procedures that provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting.

In my opinion, these financial statements fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Department for the year ended 30 June 2006.

Signed:

Barry Matthews
Chief Executive
29 September 2006

Countersigned:

John Ryan
Chief Financial Officer
29 September 2006