In Part 1 (matters), under Field 14 (public administration) insert—

• “Matter 14.1

  The following provision relating to the Auditor General—

  1. (a)

     the following aspects of the Auditor General’s terms of appointment—

     1. (i)

        the period of the appointment;

     2. (ii)

        salary, allowances and superannuation benefits;

     3. (iii)

        pensions and gratuities payable after a person has ceased to be Auditor General;

  2. (b)

     the number of times a person may be appointed as Auditor General;

  3. (c)

     restrictions on the other offices and positions which may be held by the Auditor General;

  4. (d)

     activities of a person who has been (but no longer is) Auditor General;

  5. (e)

     provision requiring the Auditor General—

     1. (i)

        to aim to do things efficiently and cost-effectively;

     2. (ii)

        to have regard, as the Auditor General considers appropriate, to the standards and principles that an expert professional provider of accounting or auditing services would be expected to follow;

  6. (f)

     the authorisation of persons to exercise functions of the Auditor General on the Auditor General’s behalf (including during a vacancy in the office);

  7. (g)

     the oversight or supervision of the Auditor General or of the exercise of the Auditor General’s functions;

  8. (h)

     the provision or use of resources for the purposes of the Auditor General’s functions including (in particular)—

     1. (i)

        the employment and use of staff;

     2. (ii)

        the procurement and use of services;

     3. (iii)

        the holding of documents or information;

     4. (iv)

        the keeping of records;

  9. (i)

     the charging of fees or other amounts in relation to functions of—

     1. (i)

        the Auditor General, or

     2. (ii)

        auditors appointed by the Auditor General under an enactment;

  10. (j)

      the restatement of any law relating to the Auditor General.”