Government Advertising Act 2011

The Auditor-General must conduct a performance audit of the activities of one or more Government agencies in relation to Government advertising campaigns of the agency in each financial year.

A performance audit is to be carried out within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations.

Without limiting subsection (1), the Auditor-General must determine whether a Government agency is carrying out activities in relation to Government advertising campaigns effectively and doing so economically and efficiently and in compliance with this Act, the regulations, other laws and the Government advertising guidelines.

The Auditor-General may determine that the content or other circumstances of a Government advertising campaign constitute a breach of the requirements of section 6 or regulations made under that section.

The Auditor-General must include any such determination in the report of the performance audit and must also specify the cost of the Government advertising campaign concerned.

The Auditor-General may determine, at the Auditor-General’s discretion, the Government agencies to be audited under this section.

The performance audit is to be carried out under Division 2A of Part 3 of the Government Sector Audit Act 1983.

The Auditor-General may report on one or more performance audits under this section in a report under Division 2A of Part 3 of the Government Sector Audit Act 1983.

This section does not limit any other function of the Auditor-General under any other law.