Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUDITOR-GENERAL ACT 1997 - SECT 16

             (1)  The Auditor‑General may at any time conduct a performance audit of a Commonwealth authority (other than a GBE), or of any of its subsidiaries.

             (2)  The Auditor‑General may conduct a performance audit of a Commonwealth authority that is a GBE, or of any of its subsidiaries, if the responsible Minister, the Finance Minister or the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit requests the audit. The Finance Minister is to consult with the responsible Minister before making a request.

             (3)  Nothing prevents the Auditor‑General from asking a responsible Minister, the Finance Minister or the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to make a particular request under subsection (2).

             (4)  As soon as practicable after completing the report on an audit under this section, the Auditor‑General must:

                     (a)  cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament; and

                     (b)  give a copy of the report to the responsible Minister; and

                     (c)  give a copy of the report to an officer of the Commonwealth authority or the subsidiary of the Commonwealth authority in relation to which the audit was conducted.

             (5)  The Auditor‑General may give a copy of, or an extract from, the report to any person (including a Minister) who, or any body that, in the Auditor‑General's opinion, has a special interest in the report or the content of the extract.