(b)
the salaries, allowances and other employment benefits of the Chief Justice, Justices of
Appeal and judges of the High Court;
(c)
the salary, allowances and other employment benefits of the Ombudsman; and
(d)
the expenditure incurred to convene Parliament and to ensure the effective functioning
of Parliament, including its committees.
[Ch0000s184]184.
Auditor General
6 of 1995(1) There shall be the office of the Auditor General who shall audit and report on the
public accounts of Malawi, and shall exercise such other powers in relation to the public accounts and
the accounts of public authorities and bodies as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament, in so far as
they are compatible with the principal duties of that office.
(2) The Auditor General shall submit reports at least once a year to the National Assembly,
through the Minister responsible for Finance, not later than the first meeting of the National Assembly
after the completion of the report.
6 of 1995(3) Appointment to the office of Auditor General shall be made by the President and
confirmed by the National Assembly by a majority of the members present and voting but the Public
Appointments Committee may at any time inquire as to the competence of the person so appointed to
perform the duties of that office and as to the financial probity of a person so appointed, so far as it is
relevant to the duties of that office.
(4) The office of the Auditor General shall become vacant after the person holding that office
has served for five years, but the person holding that office may be nominated for such further term not
exceeding five years, as the President deems appropriate.
(5) The office of the Auditor General shall be a public office.
(6) A person holding the office of Auditor General shall be subject to removal by the President
only by reason of that person being—
(a)
incompetent in the exercise of his or her duties;
(b)
compromised in the exercise of his or her duties to the extent that his or her financial
probity is in serious question;
(c)
otherwise incapacitated; or
(d)
over the retirement age.
(7) Subject to subsection (6) in the exercise of the duties and powers vested in the office of the
Auditor General by this Constitution or any other law, the person holding that office shall not be subject
to the direction or control of any other person or authority.