SCHEDULE 2Relationship between the Auditor General and the WAO
PART 1CODE OF PRACTICE
Preparation and approval etc
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The WAO and the Auditor General must jointly prepare a code of practice dealing with the relationship between the WAO and the Auditor General.
2
In doing so, they must seek to reflect the principle set out in section 8(1) and (2).
3
The WAO and the Auditor General must jointly review the code regularly and revise it as appropriate.
4
The code (including any revision) must be approved by the National Assembly.
5
For this purpose, the chair of the WAO and the Auditor General must lay the code (or revision) before the National Assembly.
6
The WAO and the Auditor General must each comply with a code approved by the National Assembly.
7
The WAO and the Auditor General must arrange for an approved code to be published.
Content
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The code must include—
a
provision about how the WAO is to monitor the Auditor General's functions for the purposes of section 17(1);
b
provision about how advice is to be given by the WAO to the Auditor General for the purposes of section 17(2) (including the nature of the advice to be given);
c
provision about standards for corporate governance.
2
The code may include provision about any other matter relevant to the relationship between the WAO and the Auditor General.