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(1) A statement of performance of a territory authority must have a statement of responsibility attached to it.
(2) The statement of responsibility must—
(a) state that, in the relevant person's opinion, the statement of performance fairly reflects the performance of the authority during the financial year; and
(b) state the relevant person's responsibility for the preparation of the statement of performance and the judgments exercised in preparing it; and
(c) be signed by the relevant person.
(2A) The statement of responsibility may be signed at any time before the auditor-general gives the report about the statement of performance to the chief executive officer under section 70 (3).