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AUDITOR-GENERAL ACT 1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
Division 1.1--Preliminary
1. Name of Act
2. Dictionary
3A. Notes
3B. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Division 1.2--Important concepts
5. Controlling interests
PART 2--THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
Division 2.1--Establishment and independence of auditor-general
6. Auditor-general
6A. Officer of the Legislative Assembly
7. Auditor-general—independence
7A. Reports for Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004
Division 2.2--Appointment of auditor-general
8. Appointment
8AA. Term of appointment
8A. Acting auditor-general
Division 2.3--Other provisions applying to auditor-general
8B. Oath or affirmation of office
8C. Disclosure of interests
8D. Auditor-general must not do other work etc
9. Resignation
9A. Retirement
9B. Suspension—generally
9BA. Suspension—relevant Assembly committee notice and meetings
9BB. Suspension—ending suspension
9BC. Ending of appointment
9BD. Leave of absence
Division 2.4--Office of the auditor-general
9C. Auditor-general's staff
9D. Contractors
9DA. Staff not subject to direction from others
9E. Other arrangements for staff and facilities
9F. Delegation
PART 3--FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
Division 3.1--Application—pt 3
9G. Application—Office of the Legislative Assembly—pt 3
Division 3.2--Functions
10. Functions
10A. Auditor under the Corporations Act
10B. Auditor-general may conduct audit of multiple entities
10C. Auditor-general may conduct joint or collaborative audit
Division 3.3--Financial audits
11. Special financial audits
11A. Audit fees
Division 3.4--Performance audits
11B. Meaning of performance audit
12. Performance audits—Territory
13. Annual performance audit program
Division 3.5--Audit of non-public sector entities
13A. Meaning of public sector entity
13B. Meaning of non-public sector entity
13C. Minister or relevant Assembly committee may request audit of non-public sector
13D. Non-public sector entity audits—initiated by auditor-general
Division 3.6--Power to obtain information
14. Power to obtain information etc
14A. Power to administer oath or affirmation
14B. Failure to comply with notice under s 14 (1)
14C. Attendance before auditor-general—offences
14D. Privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty
15. Access to premises and things—Territory
15A. Failure to comply with requirement—offence
Division 3.7--Reports for Legislative Assembly
17. Reports for Legislative Assembly
18. Comments on proposed reports
19. Reporting sensitive information
20. Reporting Executive deliberations and decisions
21. Ministerial response to report for Legislative Assembly
PART 5--REVIEW OF AUDITOR-GENERAL
Division 5.1--Strategic review of auditor-general
23. Meaning of strategic review—div 5.1
24. Strategic review to be carried out in each Assembly term
25. Strategic reviewer
26. Strategic review to be conducted as requested
27. Powers and obligations of strategic reviewer
28. Comments on proposed strategic review report
29. Strategic review report
Division 5.2--Independent financial audit of auditor-general
30. Meaning of independent financial audit—div 5.2
31. Independent auditor
32. Independent financial audits
33. Powers and obligations of independent auditor
PART 5A--PROTECTED INFORMATION
34. Meaning of protected information—pt 5A
35. Directions about protected information
36. Offences—use or divulge protected information
36A. Minister may direct disclosure of protected information
PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS
37. Protection of auditor-general etc from liability
37A. Reports to be given to Speaker
37B. Assistance for Speaker
38. Regulation-making power
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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