Auditor-General Act 2009
sec.72Conduct of independent audit
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sec.72 Conduct of independent audit
For conducting an audit under section 71 (1) — the person has all the powers of an authorised auditor; and this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were an authorised auditor. After an audit, the person must give a report about the audit (the audit report ) to the parliamentary committee, the Premier, the Treasurer and the auditor-general. The auditor-general must include the audit report in the annual report of the audit office. s 72 amd 2024 No. 3 s 18 (sec.72-ssec.1) For conducting an audit under section 71 (1) — the person has all the powers of an authorised auditor; and this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were an authorised auditor. (sec.72-ssec.2) After an audit, the person must give a report about the audit (the audit report ) to the parliamentary committee, the Premier, the Treasurer and the auditor-general. (sec.72-ssec.3) The auditor-general must include the audit report in the annual report of the audit office.
- (a) the person has all the powers of an authorised auditor; and
- (b) this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were an authorised auditor.