Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts27. Audit of accounts of Auditor-General's Office, &c.
(1) The Administrator may, from time to time, appoint an auditor, who is registered under the Corporations Act 2001 -
(a) to audit the accounts of the Auditor-General's Office; or
(b) to audit the accounts of an Agency in respect of which the Auditor-General has declared he or she has a conflict of interest.
(2) Every audit under subsection (1) shall be performed not less than once in a year.
(3) An auditor appointed under subsection (1), in conducting an audit and preparing a report under this section, has the same powers and is subject to the same requirements as the Auditor-General when conducting an audit and preparing a report under this Act.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), on completing an audit under this section, the auditor shall give a report of the audit to the Minister and the Auditor-General.
(5) Where an auditor is appointed under subsection (1) to audit the accounts of the Auditor-General's Office, section 24 applies to a report under subsection (4) as if the auditor were the Auditor-General and the Auditor-General's Office were the Agency to which the report relates.
(6) The Minister shall table a copy of a report referred to in subsection (4) in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days of the Assembly after it is received by the Minister.