sec.94Public accounts and public works

### sec.94 Public accounts and public works A portfolio committee has the following responsibilities to the extent they relate to the committee’s portfolio area— the assessment of the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by— examining government financial documents; and considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general; works ( public works ) undertaken by an entity that is a constructing authority for the works if the committee decides to consider the works; any major works if the committee decides to consider the works. In deciding whether to consider public works, a portfolio committee may have regard to— the stated purpose of the works and the apparent suitability of the works for the purpose; and the necessity for, and the advisability of, the works; and value for money achieved, or likely to be achieved, by the works; and revenue produced by, and recurrent costs of, the works or estimates of revenue and costs for the works; and the present and prospective public value of the works, including, for example, consideration of the impact of the works on the community, economy and environment; and procurement methods for the works; and the balance of public and private sector involvement in the works; and the performance of— the constructing authority for the works; and the consultants and contractors for the works; with particular regard to the time taken for finishing the works and the cost and quality of the works; and the actual suitability of the works in meeting the needs and in achieving the stated purpose of the works. s 94 prev s 94 om 2009 No. 7 s 8 pres s 94 (prev s 95 (orig s 96)) amd 2009 No. 7 s 10 (2) renum 2009 No. 7 s 10 (3) amd 2011 No. 15 s 31 renum 2011 No. 15 s 39 amd 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1 (sec.94-ssec.1) A portfolio committee has the following responsibilities to the extent they relate to the committee’s portfolio area— the assessment of the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by— examining government financial documents; and considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general; works ( public works ) undertaken by an entity that is a constructing authority for the works if the committee decides to consider the works; any major works if the committee decides to consider the works. (sec.94-ssec.2) In deciding whether to consider public works, a portfolio committee may have regard to— the stated purpose of the works and the apparent suitability of the works for the purpose; and the necessity for, and the advisability of, the works; and value for money achieved, or likely to be achieved, by the works; and revenue produced by, and recurrent costs of, the works or estimates of revenue and costs for the works; and the present and prospective public value of the works, including, for example, consideration of the impact of the works on the community, economy and environment; and procurement methods for the works; and the balance of public and private sector involvement in the works; and the performance of— the constructing authority for the works; and the consultants and contractors for the works; with particular regard to the time taken for finishing the works and the cost and quality of the works; and the actual suitability of the works in meeting the needs and in achieving the stated purpose of the works. - (a) the assessment of the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by— (i) examining government financial documents; and (ii) considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general; - (i) examining government financial documents; and - (ii) considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general; - (b) works ( public works ) undertaken by an entity that is a constructing authority for the works if the committee decides to consider the works; - (c) any major works if the committee decides to consider the works. - (i) examining government financial documents; and - (ii) considering the annual and other reports of the auditor-general; - (a) the stated purpose of the works and the apparent suitability of the works for the purpose; and - (b) the necessity for, and the advisability of, the works; and - (c) value for money achieved, or likely to be achieved, by the works; and - (d) revenue produced by, and recurrent costs of, the works or estimates of revenue and costs for the works; and - (e) the present and prospective public value of the works, including, for example, consideration of the impact of the works on the community, economy and environment; and - (f) procurement methods for the works; and - (g) the balance of public and private sector involvement in the works; and - (h) the performance of— (i) the constructing authority for the works; and (ii) the consultants and contractors for the works; with particular regard to the time taken for finishing the works and the cost and quality of the works; and - (i) the constructing authority for the works; and - (ii) the consultants and contractors for the works; - (i) the actual suitability of the works in meeting the needs and in achieving the stated purpose of the works. - (i) the constructing authority for the works; and - (ii) the consultants and contractors for the works;