Zimbabwe

The OAG mandate is derived from the Constitution of Zimbabwe & the Audit Office Act.

The functions of the Auditor-General as provided for under Section 309 of the Zimbabwe Constitution read together with the Audit Office Act (Chapter 22:18) are as follows:

to audit the accounts, financial systems and financial management of all departments, institutions and agencies of government, all provincial and metropolitan councils and all local authorities;

At the request of the Government, to carry out special audits of the accounts of any statutory body or government-controlled entity;

to order the taking of measures to rectify any defects in the management and safeguarding of public funds and public property; and

to exercise any other functions that may be conferred or imposed on him or her by or under an Act of Parliament.