AUDITOR GENERAL ACT 2006 - SECT 31
AUDITOR GENERAL ACT 2006 - SECT 31
31 . Delegation by Auditor General
(1) The Auditor
General may delegate to a member of the staff of OAG any power or duty of the
Auditor General under —
(a) a
provision of this Act, other than this section or section 24, 25 or 34(1); or
(b)
another written law.
(2) If a person has
been appointed under section 29(1) to carry out all or a part of an audit, the
Auditor General may delegate to that person any power or duty of the Auditor
General under —
(a) a
provision of this Act, other than this section or section 24, 25, 29(1) or
34(1); or
(b)
another written law,
in relation to that
audit.
(3) A delegation under
this section must be by written notice signed by the Auditor General.
(4) A person to whom a
power or duty is delegated in accordance with this section cannot delegate
that power or duty.
(5) A person
exercising or performing a power or duty that has been delegated to the person
in accordance with this section is taken to do so in accordance with the terms
of the delegation unless the contrary is shown.
(6) Nothing in this
section limits the ability of the Auditor General to perform a function
through an officer or agent.