(1) | The Auditor-General may make regulations pertaining to any matter to facilitate the application of this Act. |
(1A) | The Auditor-General must, within 90 days of the date of commencement of the Public Audit Amendment Act, 2018, make regulations on— |
(a) | the criteria to be considered in determining how to exercise his or her discretion contemplated in section 4(3); |
(b) | the nature and category of matters in respect of which an investigation or special audit contemplated in section 5(1)(d) may be carried out; |
(c) | the criteria for the referral of matters contemplated in section 5(1A); |
(d) | the process, time-frames and form for the written and oral representations contemplated in section 5B(4) and (5); and |
(e) | the form and content of the certificate of debt issued in terms of section 5B(1). |
[Section 52(1A) inserted by section 15(a) of Notice No. 1260, GG 42045, dated 20 November 2018]
(2) | The Auditor-General must, after consultation with the oversight mechanism, submit any regulations made in terms of subsections (1) and (1A) to the Speaker for tabling in the National Assembly. |
[Section 52(2) substituted by section 15(b) of Notice No. 1260, GG 42045, dated 20 November 2018]