Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

AUDIT ORDINANCE 1989 - SECT 12

(2) The Executive may suspend the Auditor-General from office on the ground of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

(3) Where the Executive suspends the Auditor-General from office, the Minister shall cause a statement of the grounds of the suspension to be laid before the Assembly within 7 sitting days after the suspension.

(4) Where a statement has been laid before the Assembly under subsection (3), the Assembly may, within 15 sitting days after the day on which the statement has been laid before it, by resolution, declare that the Auditor-General should be removed from office and, if the Assembly so passes such a resolution, the Executive shall remove the Auditor-General from office.

(5) If, at the end of 15 sitting days of the Assembly after the day on which the statement has been laid before it, the Assembly has not passed such a resolution, the suspension terminates.

(6) If the Auditor-General becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit, the Executive shall remove the Auditor-General from office.

(7) If the Auditor-General is absent from duty, except on leave granted by the Minister, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any period of 12 months, the Executive may remove the Auditor-General from office.

(8) The Auditor-General shall not be removed or suspended from office except as provided by this section.

(9) The suspension of the Auditor-General from office does not affect any entitlement of the Auditor-General to be paid remuneration and allowances.

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