Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Audit Act 1994 - SECT 28

Authorities

28. Authorities



(1) This section applies to an entity (other than a department or public body)
of which the State or a public body has control if-

   (a)  the entity was in existence on 1 July 2003; and

   (b)  a person or body other than the Auditor-General had been appointed,
        before 1 July 2003, as the auditor of the entity; and

   (c)  that appointment was in force on 1 July 2003.

(2) Despite paragraph (c) of the definition of authority in section 3, an
entity to which this section applies is not an authority for the purposes of
this Act until the current term of the appointment referred to in subsection
(1)(b) expires.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
19 November 1993 Legislative Council: 29 March 1994 The long title for the
Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide for the office of Auditor-General and
the audit of public accounts, to amend, and repeal, the Audit Act 1958, to
repeal or amend certain other Acts and for other purposes.". The
Audit Act 1994 was assented to on 27 April 1994 and came into operation as
follows: Part 1 (sections 1-3) on 27 April 1994: section 2(1); rest of Act on
1 July 1994: section 2(2). 2. Table of Amendments This Version incorporates
amendments made to the Audit Act 1994 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
------------------------------------------------------------- Local Government
(Further Amendment) Act 1995, No. 33/1995 Assent Date: 6.6.95 Commencement
Date: All of Act (except ss 4, 5) on 6.6.95: s. 2(1); ss 4, 5 on 1.7.95: s.
2(2) Current State: All of Act in operation Financial Management and Audit
Acts (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 43/1995 Assent Date: 14.6.95 Commencement Date:
Ss 11-14 on 14.6.95: s. 2(6) Current State: This information relates only to
the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994 Audit (Amendment) Act 1997, No.
93/1997 Assent Date: 16.12.97 Commencement Date: Ss 9, 17, 21, 22 on 16.12.97:
s. 2(1); ss 4-8, 10-16, 18-20, 23 on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994
Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus No. 1) Act 1998, No. 43/1998 Assent Date: 26.5.98
Commencement Date: S. 3 on 16.12.97: s. 2(2) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994 Public Sector
Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998 Assent Date: 26.5.98
Commencement Date: S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994 Audit
(Amendment) Act 1999, No. 53/1999 Assent Date: 14.12.99 Commencement Date: Ss
6-22 on 1.1.00: Government Gazette 23.12.99 p. 2764 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994
Financial Management (Financial Responsibility) Act 2000, No. 9/2000 Assent
Date: 18.4.00 Commencement Date: Ss 6-8 on 19.4.00: s. 2 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994



Audit (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 36/2003 Assent Date: 11.6.03 Commencement
Date: Ss 5, 9, 11 on 12.6.03: s. 2(1); ss 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 12-24 on 1.7.03: s.
2(2) Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending
the Audit Act 1994 Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, No. 110/2003 Assent
Date: 9.12.03 Commencement Date: S. 54 on 10.12.03: s. 2 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994
Gambling Regulation Act 2003, No. 114/2003 Assent Date: 16.12.03 Commencement
Date: S. 12.1.3(Sch. 6 item 1) on 1.7.04: Government Gazette 1.7.04 p. 1843
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Audit Act 1994 Financial Management (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 43/2004 Assent
Date: 16.6.04 Commencement Date: S. 15 on 17.6.04: s. 2 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04
Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 17) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette
31.3.05 p. 602 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Audit Act 1994 Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection
and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006 Assent Date: 10.10.06 Commencement
Date: Ss 15, 16 on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Audit Act 1994
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Details

1 S. 16B(3): Section 27E of the Financial Management Act 1994 requires the
Minister to cause the estimated financial statements for a financial year to
be laid before the Legislative Assembly on or before the day that the second
readings of the annual appropriation Bills for that year are moved and the
Legislative Council on that day or the next sitting day.

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