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Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act No. 25 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : Auditor-General

Part 2: Appointment and conditions of employment

8. Vacation of office

 

(1) A person appointed as Auditor-General ceases to be the Auditor-General—
(a) when that person’s term of office expires; or
(b) if that person—
(i) resigns, subject to subsection (2); or
(ii) is removed from office in terms of section 194 of the Constitution.

 

(2) A person appointed as Auditor-General may resign—
(a) on account of ill health or for any other reason which the President considers sufficient; and
(b) by giving at least three month’s written notice to the President, but the President may accept a shorter period.