Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2003 (NO 2) (NO. 46 OF 2003) - SECT 7

New section 24 (3) and (4)

insert

    (3)     Despite subsections (1) and (2), if an ordinary election is to be held in the year after the end of the financial year—

        (a)     the Treasurer must give the auditor-general a copy of the annual financial statements of the Territory for the financial year in sufficient time for the auditor-general to give an audit opinion about the statements within 3 months after the end of the financial year; and

        (b)     the auditor-general must give an audit opinion to the Treasurer within 3 months after the end of the financial year.

    (4)     In this section:

"ordinary election"—see the Electoral Act 1992 , dictionary.