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40Audit of annual performance statements for Commonwealth entities
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#### 40 Audit of annual performance statements for Commonwealth entities
(1) The responsible Minister for a Commonwealth entity or the Finance Minister (the requesting Minister) may request the Auditor‑General to examine and report on the entity’s annual performance statements.
> Note: The Auditor‑General may at any time conduct a performance audit of a Commonwealth entity: see Division 2 of Part 4 of the Auditor‑General Act 1997.
(2) If, under a request under subsection (1), the Auditor‑General examines and reports on the entity’s annual performance statements, the Auditor‑General must give a copy of the report to the requesting Minister.
(3) The requesting Minister must cause a copy of the Auditor‑General’s report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament as soon as practicable after receipt. The copy that is tabled must be accompanied by a copy of the entity’s annual performance statements.