58Consultation on reports

58 Consultation on reports (1) This section applies to reports to the Parliament by the Auditor-General under section 56. (2) After preparing a proposed report, the Auditor-General— (a) must give a copy of the report or part of the proposed report to— (i) any public body, associated entity or other entity to which the proposed report or part of the proposed report relates; and (ii) any public body, associated entity or other entity that the Auditor-General believes has a special interest in the proposed report or part of the proposed report; and (iii) the Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet; and (b) may give a copy of the report or part of the proposed report to any entity the Auditor-General considers to have a special interest in the proposed report or part of the proposed report; and (c) must, in writing, request any entity provided with a copy of the report or part of the proposed report for comment before the specified date, being— (i) in the case of a proposed report on a performance audit, 10 business days after a copy of the report or part of the proposed report is made available to that entity; or (ii) in the case of a proposed report on any other audit or assurance review, 5 business days after a copy of the report or part of the proposed report is made available to that entity. (3) Subsection (2)(c) does not apply to the provision of a copy of a report or part of a proposed report to the Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet unless the proposed report relates to an audit or assurance review of— (a) the Department of Premier and Cabinet; or (b) a prescribed body; or (c) the whole of the Victorian public sector. (4) The Auditor-General must include in a report any comments made before the specified date, or a summary of those comments, in a form agreed between the Auditor-General and the entity that made those comments. S. 59 inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.