Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)Chapter 10 : Financial MisconductPart 1 : Disciplinary proceedings67. Financial misconduct by Accounting Officer |
| (1) | The Accounting Officer commits an act of financial misconduct if the Accounting Officer deliberately or negligently— |
| (a) | contravenes a provision of this Act; |
| (b) | fails to comply with a duty imposed by a provision of this Act on the Accounting Officer; |
| (c) | makes, or permits or instructs another official of Parliament to make, an unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure; or |
| (d) | provides incorrect or misleading information in any document which must be submitted to the Executive Authority, the National Treasury or the Auditor-General in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | The Executive Authority must— |
| (a) | investigate promptly any allegation of financial misconduct against the Accounting Officer, unless it is obviously unfounded; and |
| (b) | if the investigation warrants such a step, institute disciplinary proceedings promptly and in accordance with any applicable systems and procedures. |