Chapter 5 720 tive Assembly. Legisla andrecommendations to the observations andmay present orinourspecialreports its Report session relating to matters inourAnnual raised Legislature isin year whenthe the throughout on itsbehalf. aspecialassignment Public Accounts orundertake itor any examine General matter inrespect ofthe Act objectives. their inachieving ness ofgovernment programs broader-public-sector economying the andefficiencyofgovernment and Legislative Assembly onanumberofissues,includ to the Committee assessesandreports examines, becomeavailable. Committeeto asthey The the are deemedto have referred beenpermanently PublicAccounts. Thesereports andonthe General Auditor from the and recommendations onreports opinions Legislative Assembly itsobservations, mittee) isempowered to to review the andreport The Standing Committee onPublic Accounts (Com Role of the Committee Chapter 5 Chapter , the Committee Aud may, the alsorequest the that The Committee typically holdshearings Under sections16 and17 ofthe operations, and the effective andthe operations, on Public Accounts Committee Standing Auditor General - - - - - Members of the Committee are typically ofthe appointedMembers as ofAugust 2018 isasfollows: 42nd Parliament.meeting ofthe Themembership elected onAugust 8,2018, first Committee’s atthe on July 26,2018. were TheChairandVice-Chair election, Committee were members appointed Legislative Assembly andfollowing June2018 the tion to itsdissolution. sessionimmediatelyfirst following a elec general Parliament, openingofits ofthe duration from the fortie. TheCommittee established the isnormally Chairvoteson motions, whilethe only to break a Assembly. except Chairmay Allmembers vote the Legislative representation inthe party’s that from anymembers reflects given politicalparty by Legislature. Thenumberof amotion ofthe of theCommittee Appointment andComposition • • • • • • • • • In accordance with the Standing Orders of the Standing Ordersofthe the In accordance with

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