Audit Objective

The objective of the waste management performance audit was to assess how efficiently,
effectively and economically the operations and activities were over the management of solid
waste in PNG, by auditing through three lines of enquiries:

• the existence of legal and policy framework for solid waste management;
• the process by which the legal and policy framework is implemented, including whether risks to implementation, had been considered; and
• compliance with the legal and policy framework including monitoring arrangements.

Audit Scope and focus

The audit examined the existence of legislation/regulations, policies and strategies for the management of solid waste in the country and the regulatory roles played by key Government Agencies in relation to various aspects of the solid waste streams represented which ranged from the waste generation, collection to disposal and illegal dumping;

The audit focused mainly on the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) since it is the lead agency of the Government of Papua New Guinea responsible for planning, coordinating and providing the national legal/policy framework in relation to the environmental protection at all sectors, national, provincial and Local Level Governments level.

The Effectiveness of Solid Waste Management in Papua New Guinea