Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Audit Act 1994 - SECT 7

Deputy Auditor-General

7. Deputy Auditor-General



(1) The person for the time being employed under Part 3 of the
Public Administration Act 2004 as Deputy Auditor-General or the person acting
in that office for the time being under that Act may, during any illness,
absence or suspension of the Auditor-General and during any vacancy in the
office of Auditor-General, act as the deputy of the Auditor-General and, while
acting in that capacity, has all the powers, and must perform all the duties,
of the Auditor-General.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if there is a person acting in the office of
Auditor-General under section 6.

(3) The Deputy Auditor-General or a person acting as Deputy Auditor-General,
before first acting as the deputy of the Auditor-General, must take an oath of
office before the Executive Council.

(4) The Deputy Auditor-General, while acting as Auditor-General, is entitled
to remuneration at the same rate as is determined for the Auditor-General.





Division 2-Accountability and reporting