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Public Audit Act 2001

Accountability

36: Annual plan of Auditor-General

You could also call this:

"The Auditor-General's yearly work plan"

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The Auditor-General must prepare a draft annual plan at least 60 days before the start of each financial year. You will see that this plan describes the work the Auditor-General wants to do that year. The Auditor-General sends this draft plan to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who then presents it to the House.

The Auditor-General thinks about any comments from the Speaker or a committee, and can make changes to the plan if necessary. If the Speaker or a committee asks for changes that the Auditor-General does not include, the Auditor-General must say what those changes were.

The Auditor-General gives the final plan to the Speaker before the start of the financial year, and the Speaker presents it to the House of Representatives.

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Part 6Accountability

36Annual plan of Auditor-General

  1. At least 60 days before the beginning of each financial year, the Auditor-General must prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a draft annual plan that—

  2. describes the Auditor-General’s proposed work programme for that year; and

      1. The Speaker must present the draft annual plan to the House of Representatives as soon as reasonably practicable.

      2. The Auditor-General, after considering any comments of the Speaker or any committee of the House of Representatives that considered the draft annual plan, may amend the plan as the Auditor-General thinks necessary but must indicate in the plan the nature of any changes to the Auditor-General’s work programme priorities requested by the Speaker or any committee of the House of Representatives but not included in the plan.

      3. The Auditor-General must present a completed annual plan to the Speaker before the beginning of each financial year and the Speaker must then present it to the House of Representatives.

      4. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 36(1)(b): repealed, on , by section 37(1) of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 113).
      • Section 36(5): repealed, on , by section 57 of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 50)