Audit Act 1994
5Deputy Auditor-General
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5 Deputy Auditor-General
(1) A person for the time being employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 as Deputy Auditor-General or the person acting in that office for the time being under that Act—
(a) may during any illness, absence or suspension of the Auditor-General and during any vacancy in the office of Auditor-General, act as the deputy of the Auditor-General; and
(b) while acting in that capacity, has all the powers, and must perform all the duties, of the Auditor-General.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if there is a person acting in the office of Auditor-General under section 4.
(3) A Deputy Auditor-General or a person acting as Deputy Auditor-General, before first acting as the deputy of the Auditor-General, must take an oath or affirmation of office before the Executive Council.
(4) A Deputy Auditor-General, while acting as Auditor-General, is entitled to remuneration at the same rate as is determined for the Auditor-General.
(5) A person acting as Deputy Auditor-General, while acting as Deputy Auditor-General, is entitled to remuneration at the same rate as is determined for the Deputy Auditor-General.