Annual Report 2020-21, Public Accounts Committee
Tabled Paper 331
Tabled Papers for 14th Assembly 2020 -; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT
2021-09-21
Tabled by Joel Bowden
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Terms of Reference 7 Terms of Reference Standing Order 177 Public Accounts Committee (1) Public Accounts Committee will be appointed at the commencement of each Assembly and have the following duties: (a) to examine the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the Northern Territory and each statement and report tabled in the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to the Financial Management Act 1995 and the Audit Act 1995 (b) to report to the Legislative Assembly with such comments as it thinks fit, any items or matters in or arising in connection with those accounts, statements or reports, or in connection with the receipt or disbursement of the moneys to which they relate, to which the committee is of the opinion that the attention of Parliament should be drawn (c) to report to the Legislative Assembly any alteration which the committee thinks desirable in the form of the public accounts or in the method of keeping them or in the method of receipt, control, issue or payment of public moneys (d) to inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly on any question in connection with the public accounts of the Northern Territory (i) which is referred to it by a resolution of the Assembly or (ii) which is referred to it by the Administrator or a Minister (e) to inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly on any matters within the executive authority of Ministers of the Territory to which the committee is of the opinion that the attention of the Assembly should be drawn. (2) The Committee will consist of six1 Members. (3) The Committee must take care not to inquire into any matters which are being examined by a Select Committee of the Assembly especially appointed to inquire into such matters and any question arising on possible overlap may be referred to the Assembly for determination. (4) The Committee will elect a Government Member as Chair. (5) The Committee will have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to any such sub-committee any matter which the Committee is empowered to examine. (6) The Committee will provide an annual report of its activities to the Assembly. 1 Assembly resolution of 20 October 2020 provided that the Committee would have seven Members. Assembly resolution of 23 February 2021 provided that the Committee would have five Members.