Methods and reasons for fraud, 2013/14
Our work | Reporting fraud
| Didn't think they would get caught | Overrode an internal control | Easy access to cash | Poor segregation of duties | Policies and procedures were not followed | Policies and procedures were inadequate | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government | |||||||
| Airports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cemetery trustees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Council-controlled organisations | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Energy companies | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Licensing and community trusts | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Local authorities | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Other local government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Administering bodies and boards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fish and game councils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port companies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 32 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| Central government | |||||||
| Other central government | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Crown research institutes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District health boards | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Crown entities | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Tertiary education institutions | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Government departments | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Māori trust boards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rural education activities programmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| State-owned enterprises | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 21 |
| Schools | |||||||
| Schools | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Subtotal | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 66 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 21 | 44 |
| Total % | 30.8% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 7.0% | 13.6% | 9.8% | 20.6% |
Page last updated: 4 August 2014