AUDIT.

No. 29 of 1954.

An Act to amend the Audit Act 1901-1953, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 24th September, 1954.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.)   This Act may be cited as the Audit Act 1954.

(2.)  The Audit Act 1901-1953 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.)  The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Audit Act 1901-1954.

Commencement.

2.—(1.)   Section three of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three.

(2.)  The remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-fifth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.

Salary of Auditor-General.

3.    Section four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Three thousand three hundred and fifty pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Three thousand five hundred pounds”.

Extension of term of office of Auditor-General.

4.    Notwithstanding the provisions of section five a of the Audit Act 1901-1954 but subject to the other provisions of that Act, the Auditor-General for the Commonwealth holding office at the date of commencement of this section shall continue in his office for a period of one year from and including the twenty-sixth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, being the date upon which the Auditor-General will attain the age of sixty-five years.