It is good to clarify what we do and what we don't do.
Auditors bring observations to the table. We do not propose government policy or negate government policy. It is very important that we keep that independence and objectivity from the government machinery.
However, that being said, if you are going to require people to do it a mandatory way, it will help the cause. If you look strictly at the cause and the result, if there were a requirement, it would definitely not hold things back but rather would move things forward.