Auditor General Act 2006

In this section —

The Auditor General may at any time carry out an examination or investigation for one or more of the following purposes —

examining the accounting and financial management information systems of the Treasurer or an agency to determine their effectiveness in achieving or monitoring programme results;

investigating any matter relating to the accounts of the Treasurer, an agency or an audited local subsidiary;

investigating any matter relating to public money, other money or statutory authority money or to public property or other property;

examining an agency’s compliance with legislative provisions, public sector policies or its own internal policies;

examining the efficiency and effectiveness of an agency, a number of agencies, a part of an agency or an audited local subsidiary;

examining the efficiency and effectiveness with which a related entity of an agency performs functions —

on behalf of the agency; or

in partnership or jointly with the agency; or

as the delegate or agent of the agency.