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Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009

Miscellaneous - Auditor-General to review Council's service performance

104: Auditor-General to review Council's service performance

You could also call this:

"The Auditor-General checks if the Auckland Council is doing its job well."

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The Auditor-General checks how well the Council and its organisations are doing their jobs. You can think of the Auditor-General like a watchdog who makes sure the Council is working properly. The Auditor-General does this by reviewing the Council's service performance from time to time.

The Auditor-General follows the rules in Part 4 of the Public Audit Act 2001 when doing a review. The Auditor-General can charge the Council for doing the review, and they follow the rules in section 42(2) to (5) of the Public Audit Act 2001 to do this. This means the Auditor-General can get paid for their work.

The Auditor-General still has all their usual powers under the Public Audit Act 2001, even when reviewing the Council. This section of the law does not limit what the Auditor-General can do. The Auditor-General can keep doing their job as usual.

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Part 8Miscellaneous
Auditor-General to review Council's service performance

104Auditor-General to review Council's service performance

  1. The Auditor-General must, from time to time, review the service performance of the Council and each of its council-controlled organisations.

  2. Part 4 of the Public Audit Act 2001 applies to a review.

  3. The Auditor-General may charge the Council for undertaking a review under this section and, for that purpose, section 42(2) to (5) of the Public Audit Act 2001 applies with any necessary modifications.

  4. Nothing in this section limits or affects the powers of the Auditor-General under the Public Audit Act 2001.

Notes
  • Section 104: added, on , by section 31 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 36).