Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

AUDIT ACT - SECT 3

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

audit includes the inspection, investigation, examination or review of accounts and systems.

Auditor-General means the person appointed under section 4 as, or otherwise holding the office of, the Auditor-General, and includes a person appointed under section 4(6) to act as the Auditor-General.

Auditor-General's Office means the Agency of that name specified in Schedule 1 to the Public Sector Employment and Management Act.

authorised auditor means a person authorised or appointed under section 17 by the Auditor-General to perform an audit.

Treasurer's Annual Financial Statement means the statement prepared annually by the Treasurer in accordance with section 9 of the Financial Management Act.

(2) Where a word or expression used in this Act is not defined in this Act but is defined in and for the purposes of the Financial Management Act , then, unless the contrary intention appears, that word or expression has the same meaning in this Act as it has in the Financial Management Act.