SCHEDULE 1 - General Provision SCHEDULE 1 - General Provisions as to Auditor-General

Section 9

1.   Term of office

(1) Subject to this Act, a person appointed as Auditor-General holds office for a term not exceeding 10 years.

(2) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] Except as provided in section 50 , a person cannot be appointed as Auditor-General if the person has previously been appointed as Auditor-General under this Act.

2.   Remuneration

(1) The Auditor-General is to be paid a salary in respect of a financial year at a rate that is the average of the rates of salary paid to the Auditors-General in South Australia and Western Australia from the beginning of that financial year.

(2) The salary and conditions of the Auditor-General's employment are not to be altered during the term of his or her appointment in any way to the disadvantage of the Auditor-General.

(3) [Schedule 1 Amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] The salary of the Auditor-General is to be paid out of the Public Account which, to the necessary extent, is appropriated accordingly.

3.   Other employment

The Auditor-General must not, except so far as authorised so to do by another enactment or by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament –

(a) hold any appointment (other than that of Auditor-General) or be a member of, or of the governing body of, any State entity; or

(b) engage in any paid employment outside the duties of his or her appointment as Auditor-General.

4.   Leave and other conditions of service

(1) In addition to the salary paid under this Act, the Auditor-General is entitled to be paid any travelling allowances and other allowances as are applicable to a Head of a State Service Agency.