Audit Office Act [Chapter 22:18] (No. 12 of 2009) (b) the terminal benefits of any member of the Audit Office whose office or post is abolished and— (i) who is not offered to be engaged in another office or post in the Audit Office; or (ii) if so offered, refuses to be so engaged. (5) Except with the written permission of the Commission, no member of the Audit Office shall engage in any occupation or work for remuneration outside his or her employment in the Office. 22 Consultations re conditions of service of members of Audit Office (1) The Commission shall engage in regular consultations with recognised associations and organisations in regard to the conditions of service of members of the Audit Office who are represented by the associations or organisations concerned. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), conditions of service fixed or determined under this Act shall not be invalid solely on the ground that— (a) they were not the subject of prior consultation in terms of subsection (1); or (b) they were not agreed to by all the parties to any consultation in terms of subsection (1). (3) With effect from such a date as the Commission and any recognised association or organisation agree to establish an employment council under Labour Act [Chapter 28:01], a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the Commission and the association or organisation may amend, vary or repeal any service regulations or any notices or circulars governing conditions of service of members of the Audit Office or members of the Public Service that are still applicable to members of the Audit Office after the fixed date. (4) To the extent that the collective bargaining agreement made in terms of subsection (3) may result in an increase in expenditure chargeable on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Commission shall obtain the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance before it is registered in terms of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] and becomes binding. PART VI DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS OF AUDIT OFFICE 23 Investigation and adjudication of misconduct cases Subject to section 25, any case involving misconduct or suspected misconduct on the part of a member of the Audit Office shall be investigated, adjudicated upon and, where appropriate, punished by the Commission or by such person or authority as may be prescribed. 24 Removal of members from Audit Office (1) If the Comptroller and Auditor-General advises the Commission that a member of the Audit Office who has been confirmed as a member under section 20(2) is alleged to have committed such an act of misconduct as may justify the member’s discharge from the Audit Office, the Commission shall appoint a disciplinary committee consisting of— (a) the head of the department in which the member is employed; and (b) two other members of the Office who have been confirmed as members under section 20(2) and who shall not be junior in rank to the member alleged to have committed the act of misconduct in question. (2) The procedure to be followed by the disciplinary committee, and the penalties additional or alternative to discharge that it may impose upon a member found by it to have committed an act of misconduct, shall be as prescribed. 25 Appeals to Labour Court (1) Any member or former member of the Audit Office who is aggrieved by— - 13 -