The Auditor-General's Office has its origins in the Auditor-General's Office of the Straits Settlements (AGO-SS) established in 1867. In 1932, the AGO-SS was amalgamated with that of the Federated Malay States to form the Auditor-General's Office of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. Following Malaysian independence and the creation of an autonomous State of Singapore by the British in 1958, a independent Singapore Audit Department was established. This was renamed the current Auditor-General's Office in 1970.
The audit reports of Singapore's Auditor General's Office, since independence in 1965, are annually submitted to the President of Singapore, who in turn submits it to the Singapore Parliament. Its purpose is as a check on government to ensure its efficient and cost-effective use of public funds.
