Auditor-General Act 1996

Number: A1996-23
Status: In Force

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
18 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R22	18 September 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-41

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Finance - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Auditor-General Acting Appointment 2001(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch cl 6	15 October 2001 - 13 September 2002	DI2001-323
Auditor-General Appointment 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 7	31 March 1999 - 9 February 2004	DI1999-51
Auditor-General Acting Appointment 2007(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch 1 cl 1	1 January 2008 - 31 December 2008	DI2007-323
Auditor-General (Standing Acting Arrangements) Appointment 2010(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch 1 s 1.1	18 May 2010 - 31 December 2010	DI2010-65
Auditor-General Standing Acting Appointment 2011(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch 1 s 1.1	21 January 2011 - 31 December 2011	DI2011-5
Auditor-General Appointment 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 8	8 August 2011 - 7 August 2018	DI2011-155
Auditor-General Standing Acting Appointment 2011 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch 1 s 1.1	1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012	DI2011-309
Auditor-General Standing Acting Appointment 2013(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	sch 1 s 1.1	1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013	DI2013-10
Auditor-General Acting Appointment 2018(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 8	8 August 2018 - 7 February 2019	DI2018-225
Auditor-General Appointment 2019(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 8	18 January 2019 - 7 February 2026	DI2019-2
Auditor-General Appointment 2025	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 8	8 February 2026 - 7 February 2033	DI2025-305

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 23 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
18 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R22	18 September 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-41
6 April 2022 - 17 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R21	6 April 2022	Republication for amendments by A2022-4
22 November 2018 - 5 April 2022	HTML PDF Word	R20	22 November 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-42
8 December 2017 - 21 November 2018	HTML PDF Word	R19	8 December 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-47
14 November 2017 - 7 December 2017	HTML PDF Word	R18	14 November 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-41
1 September 2016 - 13 November 2017	HTML PDF Word	R17	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
9 December 2015 - 31 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R16	9 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-50
2 July 2015 - 8 December 2015	HTML PDF Word	R15	2 July 2015	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 10)
21 August 2014 - 1 July 2015	HTML PDF Word	R14	21 August 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-31
1 July 2014 - 20 August 2014	HTML PDF Word	R13 (RI)	15 July 2014	Republication for amendments by A2013-41 and A2014-22 Reissued for textual correction in s 19 (4)
20 February 2014 - 30 June 2014	HTML PDF Word	R12 (RI)	15 July 2014	Republication for amendments by A2013-25 Reissued for textual correction in s 19 (4)
1 July 2012 - 19 February 2014	HTML PDF Word	R11	1 July 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-26
12 December 2011 - 30 June 2012	HTML PDF Word	R10	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52
1 July 2011 - 11 December 2011	HTML PDF Word	R9	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22
17 December 2009 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R8	17 December 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-49
26 August 2008 - 16 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R7	26 August 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-28
9 September 2004 - 25 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R6	9 September 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-72
13 April 2004 - 8 September 2004	HTML PDF Word	R5	13 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-8 and A2004-9
17 September 2002 - 12 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R4	17 September 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-30
28 May 2002 - 16 September 2002	HTML PDF Word	R3	30 May 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-11
12 September 2001 - 27 May 2002	HTML PDF Word	R2	12 September 2001	Republication for amendments by A2001-44 and A2001-52
1 March 1999 - 11 July 2001	PDF PDF	R1 (RI)	6 June 2012	Republication for amendments by A1997-90 Reissued electronic republication of printed version Unauthorised RTF copy not available
1 July 1996 - 30 November 1997	HTML PDF Word	R0A	6 June 2012	Republication for new Act
1 July 1996	HTML PDF Word	As notified	4 June 1996

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Auditor-General Bill 1996.

Notification statement

The Auditor-General Act 1996 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 4 June 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S101).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
4 June 1996	1 July 1996	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	1 July 1996	s 2 and see A1996-22 s 2

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
pt 10	1 July 2015 (midnight)	s 51

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2018-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.4	22 November 2018
A2017-47	Custodial Inspector Act 2017	sch 2 pt 2.1	8 December 2017
A2017-41	Legislative Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2017	pt 2	14 November 2017
A2016-52	Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.7	1 September 2016
A2015-50	Statute Law Amendment Act 2015 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 3 pt 3.2	9 December 2015
A2014-31	Auditor-General Amendment Act 2014	s 4	21 August 2014
A2014-22	Officers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2014	pt 2	1 July 2014
A2013-41	Officers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2013	pt 2	1 July 2014
A2013-25	Auditor-General Amendment Act 2013	ss 4-58	20 February 2014
A2012-26	Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012	sch 1 pt 1.2	1 July 2012
A2011-52	Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)	sch 3 pt 3.6	12 December 2011
A2011-22	Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.14	1 July 2011
A2009-49	Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.4	17 December 2009
A2008-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.6	26 August 2008
A2004-72	Auditor-General Amendment Act 2004	ss 4-17	9 September 2004
A2004-9	Annual Reports Legislation Amendment Act 2004	sch 1 pt 1.3	13 April 2004
A2004-8	Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004	s 27	13 April 2004
A2002-30	Statute Law Amendment Act 2002	sch 3 pt 3.5	17 September 2002
A2002-11	Legislation Amendment Act 2002	sch 2 pt 2.2	28 May 2002
A2001-52	Auditor-General Amendment Act 2001	s 4-6	12 July 2001
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 27	12 September 2001
A1997-90	Auditor-General (Amendment) Act 1997	s 4	1 December 1997
A2022-4	Legislation (Legislative Assembly Committees) Amendment Act 2022	sch 1 pt 1.4	6 April 2022
A2024-41	Monitoring of Places of Detention Legislation Amendment Act 2024	sch 1 pt 1.1	18 September 2024