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Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999)

Chapter 2 : National Treasury and National Revenue Fund

Part 1: National Treasury

8. Annual consolidated financial statements

 

(1) The National Treasury must—
(a) prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally recognised accounting practice for each financial year in respect of—
(ii) public entities under the ownership control of the national executive;
(iv) the South African Reserve Bank;
(v) the Auditor-General; and
(vi) Parliament; and
(b) submit those statements for audit to the Auditor-General within three months after the end of that financial year.

 

(2) The Auditor-General must audit the consolidated financial statements and submit an audit report on the statements to the National Treasury within three months of receipt of the statements.

 

(3) The Minister must submit the consolidated financial statements and the audit report on those statements within one month of receiving the report from the Auditor-General, to Parliament for tabling in both Houses.

 

(4) The consolidated financial statements must be made public when submitted to Parliament.

 

(5) If the Minister fails to submit the consolidated financial statements and the Auditor-General's audit report on those statements to Parliament within seven months after the end of the financial year to which those statements relate-
(a) the Minister must submit to Parliament a written explanation setting out the reasons why they were not submitted; and
(b) the Auditor-General may issue a special report on the delay.