Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUDIT AMENDMENT ACT 1979 No. 8 of 1979 - SECT 9

9. Section 12 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section
substituted: Reports by Auditor-General to Minister
''12. (1) The Auditor-General shall draw to the attention of the Minister such
matters arising out of the exercise of his powers and the performance of his
functions under this Act or the Regulations (other than his powers and
functions under Division 2 of Part VI) as are, in the opinion of the
Auditor-General, of sufficient importance to justify his so doing.

''(2) Where the Auditor-General is of the opinion that a matter arising out of
the exercise of his powers or the performance of his functions under Division
2 of Part VI is of sufficient importance to justify his doing so, the
Auditor-General shall-

   (a)  if the matter arises in connexion with the carrying out of an
        efficiency audit of operations of a Department of State-

        (i)    draw the matter to the attention of the Prime Minister, the
               Minister administering this Act and the Public Service Board;
               and

        (ii)   if neither of those Ministers is the Minister administering
               that Department of State-also draw the matter to the attention
               of the Minister administering that Department of State;

   (b)  if the matter arises in connexion with the carrying out of an
        efficiency audit of operations of a Department of the Parliament-draw
        the matter to the attention of the person who is the relevant person,
        or the persons who are the relevant persons, in respect of that
        Department under sub-section (3); or

   (c)  if the matter arises in connexion with the carrying out of an
        efficiency audit of operations of another relevant body-

        (i)    draw the matter to the attention of the Prime Minister, the
               Minister administering this Act and the Public Service Board;
               and

        (ii)   if neither of those Ministers is the Minister administering the
               Department of State responsible for dealing with matters that
               relate to that body-also draw the matter to the attention of
               the Minister administering that Department of State.

''(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (b)-

   (a)  in respect of the Department of the Senate-the relevant person is the
        President of the Senate;

   (b)  in respect of the Department of the House of Representatives-the
        relevant person is the Speaker of the House of Representatives; or

   (c)  in respect of the Department of the Parliamentary Library, the
        Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff or the Joint House
        Department-the relevant persons are the President of the Senate and
        the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

''(4) In paragraph (2) (c)-

   (a)  'relevant body' has the same meaning as it has in Division 2 of Part
        VI; and

   (b)  a reference to the Minister administering a Department of State shall
        be read as including a reference to another Minister acting for and on
        behalf of the Minister administering the Department of State.''.