Audit Act 2008
50Incumbent Auditor-General remains in office
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50 Incumbent Auditor-General remains in office
(1) In this section –
former office means the office of Auditor-General under the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990 .
(2) Despite section 9 and Schedule 1 , if a person held the former office immediately before the commencement of this Act (other than in an acting capacity), that person is entitled to hold office as Auditor-General in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her existing appointment and, subject to subsection (3) , is eligible for reappointment.
(3) The maximum period for which a person referred to in subsection (2) may be reappointed is a period of 10 years.
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person resigned from the former office with effect immediately before the commencement of this Act.