Revenue Audit Act 1852 No 12a (NSW)

No. XII.

An Act for auditing* the Accounts of the Ordi- p .evenue audit .

nary Revenue of New South Wales.	[Wth
August, 1852.]

n r)E it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New Soutli

J3 Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Coumal .

thereof as follows :—

1. A full Account of the receipts and disbursements of the Account of O/aiuary

Ordinary Revenue for the year then last past including the <̂ osts

charges and expenses incident to the collection management and to be laid before tiie

receipts thereof shall be laid before the Legislative Council within •

fourteen days from the commencement of the Session and the said

Council shall refer such Account to a Select Committee.

2. I t shall be the duty of such Select Committee to audit Sciict Committee to

examine and report upon the said Account and they are hereby

empowered to call for vouchers and to examine witnesses touching the call fu vouciicrs ami

said Account and all persons are hereby required to give such

witnesses,

attendance and produce such vouchers and documents as the said

Committee shall order and direct.

3. Any person refusing to attend or submit himself to examina- Punishment for re-

tion or to produce such vouchers or prevaricating before such Select amlned oAo prodneo

Committee or a Quonim thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdc- vouchers or provari-

meanor and upon conviction thereof before the Supreme Court shall	inga^aise^evi­
be liable to fine or imprisonment at the discretion of such Court and any person wilfully and knowingly giving false evidence before such Committee or a Quorum thereof shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before the said Court shall sulfer the like pains and penalties as persons convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury.

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