Disbursement of fundsThe PAC says some checks and balances did function, noting that the Permanent Secretary for Works and Engineering refused a payment on the project as he had no knowledge of it, having been completely circumvented by the Ministry of Tourism and Transport.And an Assistant Accountant General testified that a request for disbursement had come to him using a draft contract as authority for the payment.He refused to authorise the cheque and waited for several months until he saw the signed contract, which he found to be very different from the draft copy that he was originally given.The report concluded: “Thus, some checks and balances in Government did actually function in this case, but not sufficient to save taxpayers millions.”Ms Cox replied: “The Government is pleased to note the PAC’s finding that some checks and balances in Government did actually function with regard to the disbursement of funds. Also the record will show that the Accountant General was consulted with respect to process and confirmed that the bidding process applied was in compliance with Financial Instructions.”