sec.9Appointment of auditor-general

sec.9 Appointment of auditor-general

The auditor-general is to be appointed by the Governor in Council. A person may be appointed as the auditor-general only if— press advertisements have been placed nationally calling for applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for appointment; and the person has been selected for appointment in accordance with a process for selection approved by the parliamentary committee; and the Minister has obtained the parliamentary committee’s approval for the appointment of the person as the auditor-general. For subsection (2) (c) , the parliamentary committee— must decide to give or not give the approval within 20 business days after receiving the request for the approval from the Minister (the original period ) or within the further period agreed under subsection (4) ; and is taken to have approved the appointment of the person as the auditor-general if the committee does not notify the Minister of its decision under paragraph (a) within the period stated in that paragraph. The Minister and chair of the parliamentary committee may, before the end of the original period, agree to extend the original period by a further period of not more than 20 business days. s 9 amd 2011 No. 24 s 7 ; 2024 No. 3 s 4 (sec.9-ssec.1) The auditor-general is to be appointed by the Governor in Council. (sec.9-ssec.2) A person may be appointed as the auditor-general only if— press advertisements have been placed nationally calling for applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for appointment; and the person has been selected for appointment in accordance with a process for selection approved by the parliamentary committee; and the Minister has obtained the parliamentary committee’s approval for the appointment of the person as the auditor-general. (sec.9-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (c) , the parliamentary committee— must decide to give or not give the approval within 20 business days after receiving the request for the approval from the Minister (the original period ) or within the further period agreed under subsection (4) ; and is taken to have approved the appointment of the person as the auditor-general if the committee does not notify the Minister of its decision under paragraph (a) within the period stated in that paragraph. (sec.9-ssec.4) The Minister and chair of the parliamentary committee may, before the end of the original period, agree to extend the original period by a further period of not more than 20 business days.

• (a) press advertisements have been placed nationally calling for applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for appointment; and
• (b) the person has been selected for appointment in accordance with a process for selection approved by the parliamentary committee; and
• (c) the Minister has obtained the parliamentary committee’s approval for the appointment of the person as the auditor-general.