Title Guarding the independence of the Auditor-General / The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Committee of Public Accounts

Published Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1996

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	KM 331 K1 Aus/Rep	346/1996	AVAILABLE
MELB	KM 331 K1 Aus/Rep	346/1996	AVAILABLE

Description xx, 85 pages, 9 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm Series Report / Joint Committee of Public Accounts ; 346 Report (Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee of Public Accounts) ; 346 Report (Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee of Public Accounts) ; 346 Contents 1. Conduct of the review -- 2. Functional independence of the Auditor-General -- What are the elements of functional independence -- Personal independence -- Appointment of the Auditor-General -- Tenure, dismissal and reappointment -- Remuneration -- Mandate -- Audit independence -- Powers to obtain and disclose information -- Resourcing -- 3. Office of the Parliament -- For whom does the Auditor-General work? -- Auditor-General's constitutional role -- Constitutional position of the Auditor-General -- Accountability of the Auditor-General -- 'Officer of the Parliament -- Meaning of the title 'officer of the Parliament' -- Potential legal consequences of appointing the Auditor-General as an 'officer of the Parliament' -- Independence from Parliament -- Constitutional position of the Auditor-General and the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) -- Confining the meaning of the term 'officer of the Parliament' -- Appointing the Auditor-General as an 'independent officer of the Parliament' -- 4. Suggested measures -- Independent officer of the Parliament -- Role and functions of an Audit Committee of the Australian Parliament -- Specific legislative provisions -- Appendix 1. Submissions -- Appendix 2. Exhibits -- Appendix 3. Witnesses at public hearings -- Appendix 4. Comparison of roles and functons of auditors-general across several jurisdictions.à Notes "October 1996" A.G.P.S. cat. no. 9652396 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also published as Parliamentary Paper no. 135/1996 Subject Australia. Auditor-General's Office -- Evaluation. Australia. Auditor-General Australia. Parliament -- Officials and employees. Australian Audit Office. Australian National Audit Office -- Evaluation. Administrative agencies -- Australia -- Auditing. Administrative agencies -- Australia. Auditing -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Auditing -- Australia. Constitutional law -- Australia. Finance, Public -- Australia -- Auditing. Legislative bodies -- Officials and employees. Author Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee of Public Accounts. LC no. 2002421546 ISBN 0644482273

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