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Office of the Auditor General
Independent organization under the supervision
of the State Audit Commission, that is responsible for checking the
government's budget, by the systematic and independent examination
of its books, accounts, and documents, in order to ascertain how far
the financial statements represent a true view of the situation in
the field, and as required by Thai Law and according to the
Thai Constitution. In Thai, the
Office of the Auditor General is
known as samnakngaan kaantruatngeunphaendinthai (สำนักงานการตรวจเงินแผ่นดินไทย).
Though the
first enactment on audit and control of public finance dates
back to 1875 when King
Rama V
(fig.)
by Royal Decree
created the Royal Audit Office,
the Office of the Auditor
General was established only in 1915. Initially,
its offices were
located
within the compound of
the
Grand Palace in
Bangkok,
in the building, known as
Sala Look Khun
Nai (ศาลาลูกขุนใน), that today houses the Office of His Majesty's
Principal Private Secretary (map
-
fig.).
See also POSTAGE STAMPS (1),
(2)
and
(3), as well as
MAP.
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