Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

AUDITOR-GENERAL ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Application of terms used in Financial Management Act  
   3A.     Notes  
   3B.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   4.      Reports to be given to Speaker  
   5.      Controlling interests  

   PART 2--THE AUDITOR-GENERAL

   6.      Auditor-general  
   7.      Appointment and terms of office  
   8.      Veto by public accounts committee  

   PART 3--FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

   9.      Independence  
   9A.     Reports for Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004  
   10.     Functions  
   11.     Special financial audits  
   12.     Performance audits  
   13.     Auditor under the Corporations Act  
   14.     Power to obtain information etc  
   14A.    Power to administer oath or affirmation  
   14B.    Failure to comply with notice under s 14 (1)  
   14C.    Attendance before auditor-general—offences  
   14D.    Privileges against selfincrimination and exposure to civil penalty  
   15.     Access to premises and things  
   15A.    Failure to comply with requirement—offence  
   16.     Audit fees  
   17.     Reports for Legislative Assembly  
   18.     Proposed reports  
   19.     Reporting sensitive information  
   19A.    Deliberations etc of the Executive  
   20.     Legislative Assembly secretariat  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION

   21.     Application of Financial Management Act  
   22.     Proposed appropriations  
   22A.    Additional amounts for certain audits  
   23.     Staff  
   24.     Contractors  
   25.     Arrangements with departments  
   26.     Delegation  

   PART 5--AUDIT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OPERATIONS

   27.     Independent auditor  
   28.     Audit of annual financial statements  
   29.     Performance audits  
   30.     Performance audit—proposed report  
   31.     Performance audit—report  
   32.     Independent auditor—ancillary powers and disclosure of  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   33.     Meaning of protected information for pt 6  
   34.     Disclosure of protected information  
   35.     Directions about protected information  
   36.     Authorised disclosures of protected information  
   37.     Protection of auditor-general etc from liability  
   38.     Regulation-making power  
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