Riksrevisjonen

Summary

Riksrevisjonen (the Office of the Auditor General of Norway) is the supreme audit institution of Norway, constitutionally anchored in § 75 k of the Constitution and governed by Lov om Riksrevisjonen of 7 May 2004. The institution is led by a five-member board, each holding the title of Riksrevisor, all elected by the Storting for a four-year term coinciding with the parliamentary term; the board is collectively accountable to the Storting and may be removed by it. Riksrevisjonen conducts financial, performance, and compliance audits of all central government revenues and expenditures, ministries, agencies, and bodies receiving state funds. The office has a statutory right of access to all information and documents necessary for audit purposes under the Riksrevisjonsloven. Annual advisory reports and special reports are submitted directly to the Storting and made public without prior government review. The budget is approved as a legislative line item by the Storting.