Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DAIRY PRODUCE ACT 1986 No. 54 of 1986 - SECT 82

82. (1) The Corporation may, after consultation with the executive council,
ask the Minister, in writing, to appoint a company auditor specified in the
request to be the auditor of the Corporation.

(2) Where the Minister receives a request under sub-section (1), the Minister
shall cause particulars of the request to be given to the Auditor-General.

(3) Where particulars of a request under sub-section (1) are given to the
Auditor-General under sub-section (2), the Auditor-General shall consider
whether or not the company auditor referred to in the request is suitable to
be the auditor of the Corporation and shall inform the Minister, in writing,
of the Auditor-General's decision and of the reasons for that decision.

(4) Where the Auditor-General has informed the Minister that the
Auditor-General is satisfied that a company auditor is suitable to be the
auditor of the Corporation, the Minister shall cause to be given to the
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Accounts particulars of the request
and of the Auditor-General's advice.

(5) The Joint Committee on Public Accounts shall consider the advice given by
the Auditor-General and shall inform the Minister, in writing, whether or not
that Committee agrees to the appointment of the company auditor as the auditor
of the Corporation.

(6) If the Joint Committee on Public Accounts informs the Minister that it
agrees to the appointment of the company auditor as the auditor of the
Corporation, the Minister may, in writing, appoint that auditor accordingly.

(7) Where an appointment has been made under sub-section (6), the Minister
may, by writing, revoke that appointment.

(8) Where the Minister makes an appointment under sub-section (6), the
Minister shall inform the Corporation, in writing, of the making of the
appointment.

(9) Where-

   (a)  the Auditor-General decides that a particular company auditor is not
        suitable to be the auditor of the Corporation;

   (b)  the Minister refuses to make an appointment under sub-section (6); or

   (c)  the Minister revokes an appointment made under sub-section (6), the
        Minister shall inform the Corporation, in writing, of the decision and
        of the reasons for the decision.

(10) Where the Joint Committee of Public Accounts informs the Minister that
that Committee does not agree to the appointment of a particular company
auditor as the auditor of the Corporation, the Minister shall inform the
Corporation, in writing, of the decision.
(11) In this section, "company auditor" means a person carrying on the
business of auditing accounts.