Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts26. Strategic review of Auditor-General's Office
(1) Strategic reviews of the Auditor-General's Office shall be conducted under this section.
(2) A review under this section shall be conducted not less than once every 3 years.
(3) A review under this section shall be undertaken by an appropriately qualified person appointed by the Administrator.
(4) The terms of reference for a review under this section shall be determined by the Administrator.
(5) Before a person is appointed under this section to undertake a review, the Minister shall consult with the Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Assembly and the Auditor-General about -
(a) the appointment; and
(b) the terms of reference for the review.
(6) The remuneration and other terms and conditions of appointment of a person appointed under this section to undertake a review shall be as determined by the Administrator.
(7) For the purposes of conducting the review -
(a) the person has all the powers that an authorised auditor has under this Act; and
(b) this Act applies to and in relation to the person and the review as if the person were an authorised auditor conducting an audit, and the review were an audit, under this Act.
(8) Subject to subsection (9), on completing a review under this section, the person shall give a report on the review to the Minister and the Auditor-General.
(9) Section 24 applies to a report under subsection (8) as if the person were the Auditor-General and the Auditor-General's Office were the agency to which the report relates and the matter was the subject of a report under that section.
(10) The Minister shall table a copy of a report under subsection (8) in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days of the Assembly after it is received by the Minister.