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Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009 (Act No. 10 of 2009)

Chapter 10 : Financial Misconduct

Part 1 : Disciplinary proceedings

67. Financial misconduct by Accounting Officer

 

(1) The Accounting Officer commits an act of financial misconduct if the Accounting Officer deliberately or negligently—
(a) contravenes a provision of this Act;
(b) fails to comply with a duty imposed by a provision of this Act on the Accounting Officer;
(c) makes, or permits or instructs another official of Parliament to make, an unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure; or
(d) provides incorrect or misleading information in any document which must be submitted to the Executive Authority, the National Treasury or the Auditor-General in terms of this Act.

 

(2) The Executive Authority must—
(a) investigate promptly any allegation of financial misconduct against the Accounting Officer, unless it is obviously unfounded; and
(b) if the investigation warrants such a step, institute disciplinary proceedings promptly and in accordance with any applicable systems and procedures.