Audit Act 1994
77Audit priorities, budgets and expenditure
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77 Audit priorities, budgets and expenditure
(1) In performing or exercising the Auditor-General's functions or powers, the Auditor-General must—
(a) consult with the Parliamentary Committee; and
(b) have regard to any audit priorities determined by the Parliamentary Committee.
(2) The Auditor-General's budget for each financial year is to be determined in consultation with the Parliamentary Committee concurrently with the annual plan under section 73.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in the Financial Management Act 1994 or in regulations or directions under that Act but subject to any relevant appropriation Act, the Auditor-General may incur any expenditure or obligations necessary for the performance of the functions of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office.
S. 78 inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.