Audit Amendment Act, 1996
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill amends the Audit Act to allow the Provincial Auditor to present the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly with up to three reports per year, in addition to his or her annual report. The Auditor retains the power to submit special reports to the Speaker when he or she believes that a matter is urgent.
Bill1996
An Act to amend the Audit Act
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1. Subsection 12 (1) of the Audit Act is repealed and the following substituted:
Annual report
(1) The Auditor shall report annually to the Speaker of the Assembly after the close of each fiscal year on or before December 31 in each year, unless the Public Accounts have not been laid before the Assembly by that day.
Presentation to Assembly
(1.1) If the Assembly is in session, the Speaker shall lay the annual report before the Assembly forthwith after receiving it or, if it is not, he or she shall do so on or before the tenth day of the next session.
2. The Act is amended by adding the following sections:
Additional reports
12.1 (1) The Auditor may, in addition to any special report made under section 12.2, make a maximum of three additional reports in any year to the Speaker.
Notice to Speaker required
(2) If the Auditor proposes to make an additional report under subsection (1), he or she shall send the Speaker written notice of the subject-matter of the proposed report.
Submission of additional reports
(3) Each additional report shall be submitted to the Speaker on the expiration of 30 days after the notice is sent or any longer period specified in the notice.
Presentation to Assembly
(4) If the Assembly is in session, the Speaker shall lay each additional report before the Assembly forthwith after receiving it or, if it is not, he or she shall do so on or before the tenth day of the next session.
Special report
12.2 (1) The Auditor may make a special report to the Speaker on any matter of pressing importance or urgency that, in his or her opinion, should not be deferred until the presentation of the next annual report.
Presentation to Assembly
(2) If the Assembly is in session, the Speaker shall lay each special report before the Assembly forthwith after receiving it or, if it is not, he or she shall do so on the first day of the next session.
Commencement
3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4. The short title of this Act is the Audit Amendment Act, 1996.