This Act has two main goals. You will see it helps set up the Controller and Auditor-General as a special officer. This officer works for Parliament. The Act also updates the rules for checking how public sector organisations spend money. It makes the rules clearer and easier to understand.
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"The name of this law is the Public Audit Act 2001."
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Treasury.
