Audit Act 2008
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27 Audit fees
(1) The Auditor-General is to determine whether a fee is to be charged for an audit carried out by the Auditor-General under this Division and, if so –
(a) the amount of that fee; and
(b) the accountable authority liable to pay that fee.
(2) A fee determined under subsection (1)(a) is to be paid by the person determined under subsection (1)(b) .
(3) [Section 27 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] If the amount of the fee referred to in subsection (1)(a) is disputed by the accountable authority liable to pay the fee, the the matter is to be referred to arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011 as if there were a request for the dispute to be referred to arbitration under that Act.
(4) Any such fee for an audit is a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered as such in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Treasurer.