Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PIG INDUSTRY ACT 1986 No. 157, 1986 - SECT 30

30. (1) The Corporation, after consulting the eligible industry bodies, may in
writing request the Minister to appoint a company auditor specified in the
request to be the auditor of the Corporation.

(2) Where the Minister receives a request under sub-section (1), the Minister
shall cause particulars of the request to be given to the Auditor-General.

(3) Where particulars of a request under sub-section (1) are given to the
Auditor-General under sub-section (2), the Auditor-General shall decide
whether or not the company auditor referred to in the request is suitable to
be the auditor of the Corporation and shall inform the Minister in writing of
the Auditor-General's decision and of the reasons for that decision.

(4) Where the Auditor-General has informed the Minister of the
Auditor-General's decision that a company auditor is suitable to be the
auditor of the Corporation, the Minister shall cause to be given to the
Chairman of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts particulars of the request
and of the Auditor-General's decision.

(5) The Joint Committee of Public Accounts shall consider the
Auditor-General's decision and shall inform the Minister in writing whether or
not the Committee agrees to the appointment of the company auditor as the
auditor of the Corporation.

(6) If the Joint Committee of Public Accounts informs the Minister that it
agrees to the appointment of the company auditor as the auditor of the
Corporation, the Minister may, in writing, appoint that auditor accordingly.

(7) Where an appointment has been made under sub-section (6), the Minister
may, by writing, revoke that appointment.

(8) Where-

   (a)  the Auditor-General decides that a particular company auditor is not
        suitable to be the auditor of the Corporation;

   (b)  the Minister makes, refuses to make, an appointment under sub-section
        (6); or

   (c)  the Minister revokes an appointment made under sub-section (6), the
        Minister shall inform the Corporation, in writing, of the decision and
        of the reasons for the decision.

(9) Where the Joint Committee of Public Accounts informs the Minister that
that Committee does not agree to the appointment of a particular company
auditor as the auditor of the Corporation, the Minister shall inform the
Corporation, in writing, of the decision.