National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024)20. Audit, annual and financial report |
| (1) | The accounts and financial statements of the Council must be audited in terms of section 4(3) of the Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004). |
| (2) | The Board must— |
| (a) | at any stage furnish such information to the Minister which the Minister may require in connection with the activities and financial position of the Council; and |
| (b) | not later than 31 August of every year, submit to the Minister an audited annual report and such other particulars as the Minister may require. |
| (3) | The report contemplated in subsection (2)(b) must— |
| (a) | include audited accounts and financial statements certified by Auditors; |
| (b) | state the extent to which the Council has achieved or advanced its objects referred to in section 4 and the measurable objectives during the financial year concerned; and |
| (c) | contain relevant performance information regarding the economic, efficient and effective application of resources and specifically a comparison between planned and actual performance indicators. |
| (4) | The Board may, through the Minister, make recommendations to the President regarding legislative and other interventions which have a bearing on the prevention and combating of gender-based violence and femicide. |
| (5) | The Minister must table the report contemplated in subsection (3) in Parliament within 30 days after receipt thereof if Parliament is then in ordinary session or, if Parliament is not in ordinary session, within 30 days after commencement of the next ordinary session. |