57Functions of Committee

57 Functions of Committee

57 Functions of Committee

(1) The functions of the Committee are—

(a) to examine the Consolidated State Financial Statements transmitted to the Legislative Assembly by the Treasurer,

(b) to examine the financial reports of authorities of the State, being financial reports that have been—

(i) audited by the Auditor-General or an auditor appointed under section 47 (1), or

(ii) laid before the Legislative Assembly by a Minister of the Crown,

(c) to examine the opinion or any report of the Auditor-General transmitted with the consolidated financial statements or laid before the Legislative Assembly with the financial report of an authority of the State (including any documents annexed or appended to any such opinion or report),

(c1) to examine each annual report and other report of the Auditor-General and report to the Legislative Assembly about any matter appearing in, or arising out of, the report,

(c2) to examine and report to the Legislative Assembly about the annual appropriation for the services of the Auditor-General,

Note—

See the Government Sector Finance Act 2018, section 4.14B(5) which provides for the Committee to examine and report within 3 months after receiving notice under that section of the amount proposed to be appropriated.

(d) to report to the Legislative Assembly from time to time upon any item in, or any circumstances connected with, those financial reports, reports or documents which the Committee considers ought to be brought to the notice of the Legislative Assembly,

(e) to report to the Legislative Assembly from time to time any alteration which the Committee thinks desirable in the form of those financial reports or in the method of keeping them or in the method of receipt, expenditure or control of money relating to those financial reports,

(f) to inquire into, and report to the Legislative Assembly upon, any question in connection with those financial reports which is referred to it by the Legislative Assembly, a Minister of the Crown or the Auditor-General, and

(g) to inquire into expenditure by a Minister of the Crown made without Parliamentary sanction or appropriation or otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any other Act and report to the Legislative Assembly from time to time upon any matter connected with that expenditure which the Committee considers ought to be brought to the notice of the Legislative Assembly.