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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Provisions relating to administration - Approved organisations, inspectors, and auxiliary officers

123A: Appointment of auditors

You could also call this:

"The boss chooses special helpers to check if animal groups are doing a good job."

The Director-General can choose auditors to check approved organisations. You need to know that the Director-General picks auditors who have the right experience and qualifications for the job. The auditors can be people who work under the Public Service Act 2020, but they don't have to be.

The Director-General has rules to follow when choosing auditors. They must have the right skills and knowledge to do a good job. This helps make sure approved organisations are doing what they should be doing.

The auditors' job is to make sure everything is okay with the approved organisations. The Director-General is in charge of choosing the right people for this job. They want to pick people who can do the job well and make sure everything is fair.

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Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Approved organisations, inspectors, and auxiliary officers

123AAppointment of auditors

  1. The Director-General may appoint auditors to carry out audits of approved organisations for the purposes of this Act.

  2. The Director-General may appoint as auditors only those persons who have appropriate experience, technical competence, and qualifications relevant to the audits.

  3. Auditors may, but need not, be persons who are employed under the Public Service Act 2020.

Notes
  • Section 123A: inserted, on , by section 45 of the Animal Welfare Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 49).
  • Section 123A(3): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).