Financial management duties of Regulator
691 Financial management duties of Regulator
The Regulator must—
ensure its operations are carried out efficiently, effectively and economically; and
keep proper books and records in relation to the Fund and other money received by the Regulator; and
ensure expenditure is made from the Fund for lawful purposes only and, as far as possible, that reasonable value is obtained for money expended from the Fund; and
ensure its procedures, including internal control procedures, afford adequate safeguards with respect to—
the correctness, regularity and propriety of payments made from the Fund; and
receiving and accounting for payments made to the Fund; and
prevention of fraud or mistake; and
take any action necessary to ensure the preparation of accurate financial statements in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards for inclusion in its annual report; and
take any action necessary to facilitate the audit of the financial statements under this Law; and
arrange for any further audit by a qualified person of the books and records kept by the Regulator if directed to do so by the responsible Ministers.
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