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AUDITOR-GENERAL ACT 2009 - SECT 68

Conduct of strategic review of audit office

68 Conduct of strategic review of audit office

(1) Strategic reviews of the audit office must be conducted under this part.
(2) A strategic review must be conducted at least every 5 years, counting from when the Minister makes a response to the parliamentary committee report in the Legislative Assembly for the most recent earlier strategic review, up to when the reviewer is appointed under subsection (3) to conduct the latest strategic review.
(3) Each strategic review is to be conducted by an appropriately qualified person (
"reviewer" ), appointed by the Governor in Council, who is to give a report on the review.
(4) The terms of reference for a strategic review are to be decided by the Governor in Council.
(5) Before a reviewer is appointed to conduct a strategic review, the Minister must consult with the parliamentary committee and the auditor-general about—
(a) the appointment of the reviewer; and
(b) the terms of reference for the review.
(6) The remuneration and other terms of appointment of the reviewer are as decided by the Governor in Council.
(7) In this section—

"strategic review" includes—
(a) a review of the auditor-general’s functions; and
(b) a review of the auditor-general’s performance of the functions to assess whether they are being performed economically, effectively and efficiently.



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