48EPerformance audits

48E Performance audits

(1) The Auditor‑General may at any time conduct a performance audit of: (a) the Administration; or (b) a Territory authority. (2) As soon as practicable after completing the report of an audit under this section, the Auditor‑General must: (a) cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament; and (b) give a copy of the report to: (i) the Minister for Finance; and (ii) the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and (iii) the Administrator; and (c) if the report relates to the Administration—give a copy of the report to the Chief Executive Officer; and (d) if the report relates to a Territory authority—give a copy of the report to the responsible manager or managers of the authority. (3) The Auditor‑General may give a copy of, or an extract from, the report to any person (including a Norfolk Island Minister or a Commonwealth Minister) who, or any body that, in the Auditor‑General’s opinion, has a special interest in the report or the content of the extract. (4) As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the report, the Minister for Finance must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly.