Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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AUDIT ACT - SECT 10

Misbehaviour of Auditor-General

10. Misbehaviour of Auditor-General

The Auditor-General is guilty of misbehaviour if he or she -

(a) directly or indirectly engages in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office or any other office to which he or she is appointed by virtue of his or her office as the Auditor-General, or in any trade or business, except -

(i) in the case of a person appointed under section 4(6) to act as the Auditor-General - as a partner in a firm of accountants at least one of the partners of which is a registered company auditor under the Corporations Act 2001; or

(ii) in any case - as a member of a body corporate;

(b) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit; or

(c) except on leave granted by the Minister or under section 4(4), absents himself or herself from duty for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any period of 12 months.



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