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Parliament Bill

Clerk and Office of the Clerk - Office of the Clerk - Other provisions relating to Office of the Clerk

119: Audit

You could also call this:

"Checking the Office of the Clerk's finances to ensure they are correct"

The Parliament Bill says the Office of the Clerk is a public entity. This means it must follow the Public Audit Act 2001. You can check section 5(1)(ba) of that Act for more information. The Auditor-General will be in charge of auditing the Office of the Clerk. This is because of the Public Audit Act 2001. The Auditor-General's role is to check the Office of the Clerk's finances.

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This page was last updated on 9 November 2025

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Government and voting > Government departmentsMoney and consumer rights > TaxesMoney and consumer rights > Accounting and auditing

118: Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Part, or

"Parliament must approve money for things related to this law"

120: Right of access to personal information, or

"Seeing Your Personal Information"

Part 5Clerk and Office of the Clerk
Office of the Clerk: Other provisions relating to Office of the Clerk

119Audit

The Office of the Clerk is a public entity within the meaning of section 5 of the Public Audit Act 2001. (See section 5(1)(ba) of that Act.)
Accordingly, the Auditor-General is the auditor of the Office of the Clerk under that Act.