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(1) There is to be an Auditor-General.
(2) The Administrator may appoint an eligible person to be the Auditor-General.
(3) The appointment may be made only after receiving a recommendation of the Legislative Assembly.
(4) The Minister must table a copy of the appointment in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the appointment is made.
(1) A person is an eligible person for appointment as the Auditor-General if:
(a) the person has suitable qualifications or experience relating to the Auditor-General's functions; and
(b) the person is committed to the purposes of this Act and its underlying principles; and
(c) the person is not any of the following:
(i) a judicial officer;
(ii) a member of an Australian parliament;
(iii) a member of a local government council or of an equivalent body in a State or another Territory;
(iv) a member of a political party;
(v) a prescribed officer of a Territory controlled entity; and
(d) the person does not have a recent political affiliation.
(2) For subsection (1)(d), a person has a recent political affiliation if, at any time during the previous 5 years, the person:
(a) was a member of the Legislative Assembly or a local government council; or
(b) was an office holder or elected representative of a political party in the Territory or elsewhere in Australia; or
(c) was a member of staff of a minister; or
(d) made a reportable donation to a political party, or an associated entity of a political party, in the Territory or elsewhere in Australia.
(3) For subsection (2)(d), a person made a reportable donation if it was made by the person or by a body corporate of which the person was an office holder or majority shareholder at the time the donation was made.
(4) In this section:
"reportable donation" means a gift or loan that is required to be disclosed or reported under Part 10 of the Electoral Act 2004 or under a similar law in force in the Commonwealth or in a State or another Territory.
(1) The appointment of a person as the Auditor-General is for a period of 5 years.
(2) A person who is the Auditor-General may be reappointed, if still eligible, for one further period of 5 years.
(1) The Auditor-General holds office on the conditions, including conditions about remuneration, expenses and allowances, determined by the Administrator.
(2) The Auditor-General's conditions of office:
(a) cannot provide any conditions (for example as to remuneration) that are contingent on the Auditor-General's performance in office; and
(b) cannot be varied during the Auditor-General's term in office.