Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ACT 1951 - SECT 4

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Audit Office" means the Australian National Audit Office established by section   38 of the Auditor - General Act 1997 .

"Auditor-General" means the Auditor - General for the Commonwealth referred to in section   7 of the Auditor - General Act 1997 .

"Chair" means the Chair of the Committee.

"Deputy Chair" means the Deputy Chair of the Committee.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

"Independent Auditor" means the Independent Auditor referred to in section   41 of the Auditor - General Act 1997 .

"member" means a member of the Committee.

"the Committee" means the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit for the time being constituted under this Act.