Audit Office Act [Chapter 22:18] (No. 12 of 2009) other property of whatever kind that he considers it necessary to inspect in connection with any of those accounts and that is in the possession of any employee, agent or authority of the State. (4) The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall submit every report made by him in accordance with subsection (1) to the Minister for the time being responsible for finance who shall, on one of the seven days on which Parliament sits next after he has received the report, lay it before Parliament. (5) The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall exercise in relation to the accounts of the State or the accounts of any authority, body or fund established directly by or under any Act of Parliament for special purposes specified in that Act such other functions as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament. (6) In the exercise of his functions under subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4), the Comptroller and Auditor-General shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority other than the House of Assembly. AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make further provision for the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral and his or her staff: NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe as follows:— [Date of commencement : 1st April 2011.] PART I PRELIMINARY 1 Short title and date of commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Audit Office Act [Chapter 22:18]. (2) This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the President by statutory instrument. 2 Interpretation (1) In this Act— “approved service” means— (a) the Public Service; or (b) a uniformed force; or (c) the service of Parliament; or (d) the service of a government, statutory body, local authority or institution approved by the Minister, after consultation with the Commission, for the purposes of this Act; “Audit Office” or “Office” means the service constituted by the persons referred to in section 13; “Commission” means the Audit Office Commission established by section 14; “Comptroller and Auditor-General” means the person appointed as such in terms of section 105 of the Constitution; “disciplinary committee” means a committee appointed in terms of section 24; “fixed date” means the date fixed in terms of section 1(2) as the date of commencement of this Act; “Labour Court” means the Labour Court constituted in terms of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]; -4-