Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1993 No. 1 of 1994 - SECT 5

5. Section 76 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is
substituted: Functions of Office

"76.(1) The Office has the following functions:

   (a)  to evaluate and audit the operations of the following bodies
        regularly:

        (i)    the Commission;

        (ii)   Aboriginal Hostels Limited;

        (iii)  the Corporation;

   (b)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit particular aspects of the operations of the following bodies:

        (i)    the Commission;

        (ii)   Aboriginal Hostels Limited;

        (iii)  the Corporation;

        (iv)   a Regional Council;

   (c)  when requested to do so by Aboriginal Hostels Limited:

        (i)    to evaluate or audit particular aspects of the operations of
               Aboriginal Hostels Limited; or

        (ii)   to evaluate or audit particular aspects of the operations of a
               body that has received money from Aboriginal Hostels Limited,
               but only to the extent that the evaluation or audit concerns
               that money;

   (d)  when requested to do so by the Corporation:

        (i)    to evaluate or audit particular aspects of the operations of
               the Corporation; or

        (ii)   to evaluate or audit particular aspects of the operations of a
               body that has received money from the Corporation, but only to
               the extent that the evaluation or audit concerns that money;

   (e)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the activities of an individual who has received one or more
        grants or loans from the Commission, but only to the extent that the
        evaluation or audit concerns those grants or loans;

   (f)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the operations of a body corporate that has received one or
        more grants or loans from the Commission, but only to the extent that
        the evaluation or audit concerns those grants or loans;

   (g)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the operations of an unincorporated body that has received
        one or more grants or loans from the Commission, but only to the
        extent that the evaluation or audit concerns those grants or loans;

   (h)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the activities of a borrower, being an individual one or more
        of whose loans have been guaranteed by the Commission, but only to the
        extent that the evaluation or audit concerns those guarantees;

   (i)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the operations of a borrower, being a body corporate one or
        more of whose loans have been guaranteed by the Commission, but only
        to the extent that the evaluation or audit concerns those guarantees;

   (j)  when requested to do so by the Minister or the Commission, to evaluate
        or audit the operations of a borrower, being an unincorporated body
        one or more of whose loans have been guaranteed by the Commission, but
        only to the extent that the evaluation or audit concerns those
        guarantees;

   (k)  to report on evaluations and audits conducted in accordance with
        paragraph (a) or (b), in writing, to the Commission and the Minister
        at least every 3 months;

   (l)  to report on evaluations and audits conducted in accordance with
        paragraph (c), in writing, to Aboriginal Hostels Limited and the
        Minister at least every 3 months;

   (m)  to report on evaluations and audits conducted in accordance with
        paragraph (d), in writing, to the Corporation and the Minister at
        least every 3 months;

   (n)  to report on evaluations and audits conducted in accordance with
        paragraph (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j), in writing, to the
        Commission and the Minister at least every 3 months;

   (o)  to tell the Minister and the Commission about particular problems that
        have arisen or may arise in relation to:

        (i)    the operations of the Commission; or

        (ii)   the operations of any other body that exercises powers,
               performs functions or receives money under this Act; or

        (iii)  the activities of an individual who receives money under this
               Act.

"(2) The functions conferred on the Office of Evaluation and Audit under this
section are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any functions
conferred on the Auditor-General or any other person by or under any other law
of the Commonwealth.".