57Reports to Parliament on annual financial report of the State

57 Reports to Parliament on annual financial report of the State (1) The Auditor-General must make a report to the Parliament on each annual financial report. (2) A report under subsection (1) may include any information and recommendations that the Auditor-General considers necessary for— (a) more effective and efficient management of public resources; and (b) the keeping of proper accounts and records of transactions relating to public resources. (3) After preparing a proposed report, the Auditor-General must— (a) give a copy of the proposed report to the Minister; and (b) request the Minister in writing for comment before a specified date, being at least 10 business days after the proposed report is given to the Minister. (4) The Auditor-General must include in the report to the Parliament any comments made before the specified date, or a summary of those comments, in a form agreed between the Auditor-General and the Minister. (5) In this section, ***Minister*** means the Minister who prepares the annual financial report. S. 58 inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.