AUDITOR GENERAL ACT 2006 - SECT 35
AUDITOR GENERAL ACT 2006 - SECT 35
35 . Access to accounts, information, money and property
(1) In this section
—
premises means any land or place;
written authority , in relation to an authorised
person, means a written notice signed by the Auditor General that states that
the person is authorised to exercise powers under this Division.
(2) For the purpose of
an audit the Auditor General, or an authorised person, is entitled to full and
free access at all reasonable times to —
(a) all
accounts, information, documents, systems and records that the Auditor General
considers to be relevant to the audit; or
(b)
public money, other money or statutory authority money; or
(c)
public property or other property,
that is or are in the
possession of any person and the Auditor General, or an authorised person, may
make copies of or take extracts from any of the accounts, information,
documents and records.
(3) For the purpose of
subsection (2) the Auditor General may cause a search to be made in, and
extracts to be taken from, anything in the custody of the Treasurer or in any
office of an agency, without paying any fee for doing so.
(4) Subject to
subsection (6), the Auditor General or an authorised person may, at all
reasonable times, enter and remain on any premises in order to exercise powers
under this section.
(5) If an authorised
person enters, or proposes to enter, premises under this section, the occupier
must provide the authorised person with all reasonable facilities for the
effective exercise of powers under this section.
Penalty: a fine of $50 000.
(6) An authorised
person is not entitled to enter or remain on premises if the authorised person
fails to produce a written authority on being asked by the occupier to produce
proof that the entry is authorised.