You are an auditor at the AGSA $($the Supreme Audit Institution of South Africa$)$ and in the process of completing the $2021/22$ PFMA regulatory audit. At the end of the $2020/21$ audit, the department received a qualified audit opinion, and the management report stated the reason for the qualification. Goods and services

$$I was unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence that payments made were in respect of goods and services that were actually received by the department, as internal controls had not been established to confirm the receipt of goods and services. I was unable to confirm these goods and services by alternative means. Consequently, I was unable to determine whether any adjustments were

necessary to goods and services stated in the financial statements.$$