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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.574AWho may perform auditor’s functions
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### sec.574A Who may perform auditor’s functions
A function mentioned in section 568 may be performed only by—
the administering authority; or
an auditor whose approval under division 2 allows the auditor to perform the function.
However, an auditor must not perform a function mentioned in section 568 if the auditor has a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter or thing relevant to the exercise of the function, other than any fee paid to the auditor for performing the function.
Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —100 penalty units.
s 574A ins 2012 No. 16 s 58 (amd 2013 No. 6 s 14 (2) )
(sec.574A-ssec.1) A function mentioned in section 568 may be performed only by— the administering authority; or an auditor whose approval under division 2 allows the auditor to perform the function.
(sec.574A-ssec.2) However, an auditor must not perform a function mentioned in section 568 if the auditor has a direct or indirect financial interest in a matter or thing relevant to the exercise of the function, other than any fee paid to the auditor for performing the function. Maximum penalty for subsection (2) —100 penalty units.
- (a) the administering authority; or
- (b) an auditor whose approval under division 2 allows the auditor to perform the function.