(1) The employing office is a statutory body under—(a) the Financial Accountability Act 2009 ; and(b) the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 .
(2) For applying the Financial Accountability Act 2009 to the employing office as a statutory body—(a) the executive officer is taken to be the chairperson of the employing office; and(b) the Financial Accountability Act 2009 is taken to require the executive officer to consider the annual financial statements and the auditor-general’s report mentioned in the subsection as soon as practicable after they are received by the employing office; and(c) the Financial Accountability Act 2009 is taken to require the executive officer to consider any observations, suggestions or comments given to the executive officer under the Auditor-General Act 2009 as soon as practicable after the executive officer receives them.