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Public Audit Act 2001

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

12: Functions, duties, and powers of Deputy Auditor-General

You could also call this:

"The Deputy Auditor-General's role: helping the Auditor-General and taking over when needed"

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The Deputy Auditor-General can do all the jobs that the Auditor-General does. You can think of the Deputy Auditor-General as a helper who can step in when needed. The Deputy Auditor-General has to follow the instructions of the Auditor-General when doing these jobs.

If the Auditor-General is not available, the Deputy Auditor-General can take over their jobs. This can happen if the Auditor-General's position is empty or if they are away from work for some reason. The Deputy Auditor-General can keep doing the Auditor-General's jobs until the position is filled or the Auditor-General returns.

If the Deputy Auditor-General is doing one of the Auditor-General's jobs, it is assumed they have the authority to do so, unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise.

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Deputy Auditor-General

12Functions, duties, and powers of Deputy Auditor-General

  1. The Deputy Auditor-General has and may exercise, to the same extent as the Auditor-General, all the functions, duties, and powers of the Auditor-General.

  2. The exercise by the Deputy Auditor-General of the Auditor-General’s functions, duties, and powers is subject to the control of the Auditor-General.

  3. If there is a vacancy in the office of the Auditor-General, or if the Auditor-General is absent from duty for any reason, the Deputy Auditor-General has and may exercise all the functions, duties, and powers of the Auditor-General for as long as the vacancy or absence continues.

  4. The fact that the Deputy Auditor-General exercises any function, duty, or power of the Auditor-General is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the Deputy Auditor-General’s authority to do so.