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South Australia
Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Audit)
Bill 2015
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Public
Finance and Audit Act 1987
and the
Public
Sector Act 2009
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Public Finance and
Audit Act 1987
4Amendment of section 31—Audit of public
accounts etc
6Amendment of section 33—Audit of other
accounts
33AExamination of
resources issues
8Amendment of section 37—Recommendations
by Auditor-General
Part 3—Amendment of Public Sector
Act 2009
80AFunctions and
resources audit
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Audit)
Act 2015.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Public Finance and Audit
Act 1987
Long title—delete "the degree of efficiency and economy with which
public resources are used" and substitute:
other relevant matters
4—Amendment
of section 31—Audit of public accounts etc
Section 31(2)—delete subsection (2)
5—Amendment
of section 32—Examination of publicly funded bodies and projects and local
government indemnity schemes
(1) Section 32(1)(a)—delete "and the efficiency and economy of its
activities"
(2) Section 32(1)(b)—delete "and the efficiency and
cost-effectiveness of the project"
(3) Section 32(1)(c)—delete "and the efficiency and
cost-effectiveness of the scheme"
6—Amendment
of section 33—Audit of other accounts
(1) Section 33(2)—delete ", and may examine the efficiency and
economy with which the body corporate, trustee, partner or other person carries
out those functions"
(2) Section 33(4)—delete subsection (4)
(3) Section 33(6)—delete "and examine the efficiency and economy
with which it conducts its affairs"
(4) Section 33(6)(b)—delete "and examination"
(5) Section 33(7)—delete "and examine the efficiency and economy
with which it conducts its affairs"
After section 33 insert:
33A—Examination of resources
issues
The Auditor-General may, in conducting an audit or examination under this
Act, examine any other matters that should, in the opinion of the
Auditor-General, be examined in connection with the audit or examination or in
the public interest.
8—Amendment
of section 37—Recommendations by Auditor-General
(1) Section
37(1)—delete "of the efficiency and economy with which a public authority
uses its resources" and substitute:
under this Act
(2) Section 37(2)—delete "with a draft of a proposed report under
subsection (1)
in respect of that authority" and substitute:
to which a proposed report under this section relates with a draft of the
proposed report
Part 3—Amendment
of Public Sector
Act 2009
After section 80 insert:
80A—Functions and resources
audit
(1) The Chief Executive of an administrative unit must, as soon as
practicable after the commencement of this section, undertake a review
of—
(a) the functions undertaken by the administrative unit; and
(b) the resources necessary to properly carry out those
functions,
in order to identify areas in which budget savings may be made.
(2) A report on a review under this section must be provided to the
administrative unit's Minister within 6 months after the commencement of
this section.
(3) A Minister must, within 12 sitting days after receiving a report
under this section, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of
Parliament.
(4) The administrative unit's Minister and the Chief Executive of the
administrative unit must ensure that any budget reductions applied to the
administrative unit are applied in accordance with the findings in the
report.