Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUDITOR-GENERAL ACT 1997 - SECT 20

             (1)  The Auditor-General may enter into an arrangement with any person or body:

                     (a)  to audit financial statements of the person or body; or

                     (b)  to conduct a performance audit of the person or body; or

                     (c)  to provide services to the person or body that are of a kind commonly performed by auditors.

             (2)  An arrangement may provide for the payment of fees to the Auditor-General. The fees are to be received by the Auditor-General on behalf of the Commonwealth.

             (3)  The Auditor-General must not perform functions under this section for a purpose that is outside the Commonwealth's legislative power.

             (4)  Divisions 2 and 2A do not limit the power of the Auditor-General under this section to enter into an arrangement with a GBE.