Auditor General Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. A-17)
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Auditor General Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. A-17
An Act respecting the office of the Auditor General of Canada and sustainable development monitoring and reporting
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Auditor General Act.
- 1976-77, c. 34, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“appropriate Minister”
« ministre compétent »
“appropriate Minister” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Financial Administration Act;
“Auditor General”
« vérificateur général »
“Auditor General” means the Auditor General of Canada appointed pursuant to subsection 3(1);
“category I department”
« ministère de catégorie I »
“category I department” means
(a) any department named in schedule I to the Financial Administration Act;
(b) any department in respect of which a direction has been made under subsection 11(3) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act; and
(c) any agency set out in the schedule to the Federal Sustainable Development Act.
“Commissioner”
« commissaire »
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development appointed under subsection 15.1(1);
“Crown corporation”
« société d’État »
“Crown corporation” has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 83 of the Financial Administration Act;
“department”
« ministère »
“department” has the meaning assigned to that term by section 2 of the Financial Administration Act;
“funding agreement”
« accord de financement »
“funding agreement” has the meaning given to that expression by subsection 42(4) of the Financial Administration Act;
- “not-for-profit corporation”
“not-for-profit corporation”[Repealed, 2006, c. 9, s. 301]
“recipient”
« bénéficiaire »
“recipient” has the meaning given to that expression by subsection 42(4) of the Financial Administration Act;
- “recipient corporation”
“recipient corporation”[Repealed, 2006, c. 9, s. 301]
“registrar”
« registraire »
“registrar” means the Bank of Canada and a registrar appointed under Part IV of the Financial Administration Act;
“sustainable development”
« développement durable »
“sustainable development” means development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs;
- “sustainable development strategy”
“sustainable development strategy”[Repealed, 2008, c. 33, s. 15]
- R.S., 1985, c. A-17, s. 2;
- 1995, c. 43, s. 2;
- 1999, c. 31, s. 8;
- 2005, c. 30, s. 32;
- 2006, c. 9, s. 301;
- 2008, c. 33, s. 15.
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