sec.12AConflicts of interest

sec.12A Conflicts of interest

If the auditor-general has an interest that conflicts or may conflict with the discharge of the auditor-general’s responsibilities, the auditor-general— must disclose the nature of the interest and conflict to the Speaker and parliamentary committee as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the auditor-general’s knowledge; and must not take action or further action concerning a matter that is, or may be, affected by the conflict until the conflict or possible conflict is resolved. If the conflict or possible conflict between an interest of the auditor-general and the auditor-general’s responsibilities is resolved, the auditor-general must give to the Speaker and parliamentary committee a statement advising of the action the auditor-general took to resolve the conflict or possible conflict. A reference in this section to an interest or to a conflict of interest is a reference to those matters within their ordinary meaning under the general law and, in relation to an interest, the definition in the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 does not apply. s 12A ins 2010 No. 37 s 12 amd 2013 No. 39 s 110 sch 3 pt 1 (sec.12A-ssec.1) If the auditor-general has an interest that conflicts or may conflict with the discharge of the auditor-general’s responsibilities, the auditor-general— must disclose the nature of the interest and conflict to the Speaker and parliamentary committee as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the auditor-general’s knowledge; and must not take action or further action concerning a matter that is, or may be, affected by the conflict until the conflict or possible conflict is resolved. (sec.12A-ssec.2) If the conflict or possible conflict between an interest of the auditor-general and the auditor-general’s responsibilities is resolved, the auditor-general must give to the Speaker and parliamentary committee a statement advising of the action the auditor-general took to resolve the conflict or possible conflict. (sec.12A-ssec.3) A reference in this section to an interest or to a conflict of interest is a reference to those matters within their ordinary meaning under the general law and, in relation to an interest, the definition in the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 does not apply.

• (a) must disclose the nature of the interest and conflict to the Speaker and parliamentary committee as soon as practicable after the relevant facts come to the auditor-general’s knowledge; and
• (b) must not take action or further action concerning a matter that is, or may be, affected by the conflict until the conflict or possible conflict is resolved.