Section 17: Powers of Director of Audit

17. Powers of Director of Audit (1) In the exercise of his duties under this Act, the Director of Audit may— (a) call upon any public officer for any explanations and information which he may require in order to enable him to discharge his duties; and (b) with the concurrence of the head of any Ministry or department, authorise an officer of that Ministry or department to conduct on his behalf any inquiry, examination or audit and such officer shall report thereon to the Director of Audit; (c) without payment of any fee, cause searches to be made in, and extracts to be taken from, any document in the custody of any public officer; (d) lay before the Attorney-General a case in writing as to any question regarding the interpretation of any enactment concerning the powers of the Director of Audit or the discharge of his duties and the Attorney-General shall give a written opinion on such case. (2) The Director of Audit may, if it appears to him to be desirable, send a special report on any matter incidental to his powers and duties under this Act to the Speaker of the National Assembly to be by him presented to the National Assembly. (3) Where the Minister fails, within a reasonable time, to lay any report made under section 20 before the National Assembly, the Director of Audit shall send such report to the Speaker of the National Assembly to be by him presented to the National Assembly. [Issue 7] F6 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius