Auditor-General Amendment Act 2011 (Cth)

Auditor‑General Amendment Act 2011

No. 190, 2011

An Act to amend the Auditor‑General Act 1997, and for related purposes

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Functions and powers of the Auditor‑General Auditor‑General Act 1997

Auditor-General Amendment Act 2011 No. 190, 2011

An Act to amend the Auditor‑General Act 1997, and for related purposes

[Assented to 7 December 2011]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Auditor‑General Amendment Act 2011.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Functions and powers of the Auditor‑General

Auditor‑General Act 1997

1 Subsection 5(1) Insert: assurance review means a review conducted in accordance with the standards set by the Auditor‑General under section 24 for assurance reviews.

2 Subsection 5(1) Insert: Commonwealth partner has the meaning given by subsection 18B(2).

3 Subsection 5(1) Insert: priority assurance review has the meaning given by subsection 19A(5).

4 Subsection 5(1) (at the end of the definition of responsible Minister) Add: ; (d) in relation to an audit of a Commonwealth partner—the Minister responsible for achieving the Commonwealth purpose concerned.

5 Subsection 5(1) (definition of senior manager) Repeal the definition, substitute: senior manager: (a) in relation to a Commonwealth company or a subsidiary of a Commonwealth company—has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; and (b) in relation to a Commonwealth partner who is an individual—means the individual.