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The Parliamentary Service is considered a public entity. This means it is covered by the Public Audit Act 2001. You can find more information about what a public entity is in section 5 of that Act, specifically section 5(1)(ba). The Auditor-General is in charge of auditing the Parliamentary Service. This is because of the Public Audit Act 2001. The Auditor-General's role is to check the Parliamentary Service's finances and activities.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS803966.
141: Offence to resist or obstruct parliamentary security officer or person assisting them, or
"Don't stop or get in the way of parliamentary security officers or their helpers on purpose."
143: Parliamentary Corporation continued, or
"The law that sets up the Parliamentary Corporation will keep working."
The Parliamentary Service 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 Parliamentary Service under that Act.
