Auditor-General Act 2009

Strategic reviews of the audit office must be conducted under this division.

A strategic review must be conducted at least every 5 years, counting from when the Minister makes a response to the parliamentary committee report in the Legislative Assembly for the most recent earlier strategic review, up to when the reviewer is appointed under subsection (3) to conduct the latest strategic review.

Each strategic review is to be conducted by an appropriately qualified person (reviewer), appointed by the Governor in Council, who is to give a report on the review.

The terms of reference for a strategic review are to be decided by the Governor in Council.

The Minister may make a recommendation to the Governor in Council regarding the appointment of a reviewer or the terms of reference for a strategic review only—

with the approval of the parliamentary committee; and

after consultation with the auditor-general.

For subsection (5)(a), the parliamentary committee—

must decide to give or not give the approval within 20 business days after receiving the request for the approval from the Minister; and

is taken to have approved the appointment of a reviewer, or the terms of reference for a strategic review, stated in the request if the committee does not notify the Minister of its decision under paragraph (a) within the period stated in that paragraph.

The remuneration and other terms of appointment of the reviewer are as decided by the Governor in Council.

In this section—strategic review includes—

a review of the auditor-general’s functions; and

a review of the auditor-general’s performance of the functions to assess whether they are being performed economically, effectively and efficiently.