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Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

No. 60, 1951

Compilation No. 13

Compilation date:    22 March 2017

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 13, 2017

Registered:    22 March 2017

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 22 March 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
4A Application of the Criminal Code
5 Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
6 Chair and Deputy Chair
6A Meetings of Committee
7 Quorum and voting
8 Duties of the Committee
8A Committee may approve or reject recommendation for appointment of Auditor‑General or Independent Auditor
8B Annual report
9 Sectional Committees
10 Power to take evidence
11 Sittings to be public except in certain cases
11A Disclosure and publishing of evidence taken in private
12 Continuance of evidence
13 Power to summon witnesses
14 Warrant in case of disobedience of summons
15 Witness to obey summons
16 Preventing witnesses from giving evidence
17 Witnesses not to refuse to be sworn etc.
18 False evidence
19 Privileges and protection of witnesses
20 Witnesses' expenses
21 Offences
22 Allowances
23 Limitation of annual expenditure
24 Regulations
The Schedule—Forms
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