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Public Audit Act 2001

Controller and Auditor-General and Deputy Controller and Auditor-General - Auditor-General

8: Auditor-General to hold no other office

You could also call this:

"The Auditor-General can only have one job and needs approval to do any other work."

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The Auditor-General cannot be a member of Parliament or a local authority. You need to know that the Auditor-General also cannot hold another office or job without the Speaker of the House of Representatives saying it is okay. This means the Auditor-General has to focus on their main job and cannot do other work without getting approval first.

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Auditor-General

8Auditor-General to hold no other office

  1. The Auditor-General is not capable of being a member of Parliament or of a local authority and must not, without the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, hold any other office or take on any other occupation.