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105 | Comptroller and Auditor-General
Constitution of Zimbabwe (at 13th Feb, 2009)
- There shall be a Comptroller and Auditor-General whose office shall be a public office but shall not form part of the Public Service.
- The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Public Service Commission.[Subsection as substituted by section 15 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7]
(2a) If the appointment of a Comptroller and Auditor-General by the President is not consistent with any recommendation made by the Public Service Commission, the President shall cause the Senate to be informed as soon as is practicable. [Subsection as inserted by section 15 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7 and as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 –bysection 23 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17 – and bysection 27 of Act 11 of 2007 – Amendment No. 18] - A person shall not be qualified to hold or act in the office of Comptroller and Auditor-General unless he has held the post of Secretary of, or Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary in, a Ministry or a post in the Public Service of a grade equivalent to or higher than that of Under Secretary for periods which in the aggregate amount to at least five years.
- The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (5), hold office on such terms and conditions as are fixed by the President after consultation with the Public Service Commission.[Subsection as amended by section 7 of Act 4 of 1984 – Amendment No. 4 and by section 15 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7]
- The Comptroller and Auditor-General may only be removed from office by the President if the House of Assembly has resolved by the affirmative votes of more than one-half of its total membership that he be removed from office for inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause, or for misbehaviour.[Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 – and by section 23 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17]
