TITLE 3 - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 3MIRC Ch. 8

CHAPTER 8

AUDITOR GENERAL-QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION

Arrangement of Sections

Section
§801. Short title. 
§802. Qualifications of the Auditor‑General.
§803. Auditor‑General's compensation.

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An Act to prescribe the qualifications and compensation of the Auditor‑General.

 Commencement: December 19, 1980
Source: P.L. 1980‑16
P.L. 1985‑6
P.L. 1987‑1
P.L. 1996‑17

§801. Short title.

This Chapter may be cited as the "Auditor- General's Compensation Act 1980". [P.L. 1980‑16, §1.]

§802. Qualifications of the Auditor-General.

No person shall be appointed as the Auditor‑General in terms of Article VIII, Section 13(1) of the Constitution of the Marshall Islands unless he is:

(a) a Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant with no less than three (3) years experience; or

(b) a person who has worked in a Certified Public Accounting firm or a firm of Chartered Accountants for a period of not less than five (5) years in a supervisory capacity; or

(c) a person with a knowledge of accounting and auditing theory and procedures and experience in government or governmental organizations as an accountant or auditor for not less than ten (10) years; or

(d) a person with knowledge of accounting and auditing theory and procedures and experience in private organizations as an accountant or auditor or both in government and private organizations for not less than twenty (20) years. [P.L. 1987‑1, §2.]

§803. Auditor‑General's compensation.

The Auditor‑General of the Republic shall receive a salary of $40,000 annually, and allowances and other benefits as provided for contract employees of the Public Service. [P.L. 1980‑16, §2, amended by P.L. 19856, §2, raising the salary of the Auditor-General from $30,500 to $35,000; amended by P.L. 1987‑1, §2, renumbering this Section as §2; amended by P.L. 1996‑17 §2 raising the salary to $40,000.]