(1)The Auditor General for Wales may carry out examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which a body or office specified in Schedule 17 has used its resources in discharging its functions.
(2)Subsection (1) shall not be construed as entitling the Auditor General for Wales to question the merits of the policy objectives of any body or office in respect of which an examination is carried out.
(3)In determining how to exercise his functions under this section, the Auditor General for Wales shall take into account the views of the Audit Committee (or, before the first ordinary election, the views of the Secretary of State) as to the examinations which he should carry out under this section.
(4)The Auditor General for Wales may lay before the Assembly a report of the results of any examination carried out by him under this section.
(5)The Auditor General for Wales and the Comptroller and Auditor General may co-operate with, and give assistance to, each other in connection with the carrying out of examinations under this section, or section 6 or 7 of the M1National Audit Act 1983 (economy etc. examinations), in respect of a body or office specified in Schedule 17.
(6)The Comptroller and Auditor General shall—
(a)consult the Auditor General for Wales, and
(b)take into account any relevant work done or being done by the Auditor General for Wales,
before he carries out an examination under section 6 or 7 of the M2National Audit Act 1983 (economy etc. examinations) in respect of a body or office specified in Schedule 17.