Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Auditor
General may prepare and sign a report on an examination or investigation
carried out under section 18 and may submit the report to —
(a) both
Houses of Parliament; or
(b) the
Public Accounts Committee and the Estimates and Financial Operations
Committee.
(2) Before signing a
report proposed to be submitted under subsection (1), the Auditor General
must —
(a) give
a summary of findings to the Treasurer, agency or audited local subsidiary, as
the case may be, and any other person who, in the Auditor General’s
opinion, has a special interest in the report; and
(b) by
written notice, invite the Treasurer, the accountable authority of the agency,
the audited local subsidiary or that other person, as the case may be, to make
submissions or comments on the content of the summary of findings before a
specified day, being not more than 14 days after the summary of findings
is given to the Treasurer, agency, audited local subsidiary or person.
(3) The Auditor
General must include in a report prepared under subsection (1) any
submissions or comments made under subsection (2) before the specified
day, or a fair summary of them.
(4) If Parliament is
not in session and sitting when the Auditor General signs a report under
subsection (1), the Auditor General may transmit a copy of the report to
the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and the Clerk of the Legislative
Council.