Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (4) The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (5), hold office on such terms and conditions as are fixed by the President after consultation with the Public Service Commission. [Subsection as amended by section 7 of Act 4 of 1984 – Amendment No. 4 and by section 15 of Act 23 of 1987 – Amendment No. 7] (5) The Comptroller and Auditor-General may only be removed from office by the President if the House of Assembly has resolved by the affirmative votes of more than one-half of its total membership that he be removed from office for inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause, or for misbehaviour. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 – and by section 23 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] 106 Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General (1) The public accounts of Zimbabwe and of all accounting officers, receivers of revenue and other persons entrusted with public moneys or property of the State shall at least once in every financial year be examined, audited and reported on by the Comptroller and Auditor-General on behalf of the House of Assembly: Provided that if the Comptroller and Auditor-General is of the opinion that it would not be appropriate or expedient for him to examine and audit any particular account or fund or any particular class of documents, he may, by notice in writing, inform the Speaker and the Minister for the time being responsible for finance of his opinion and, unless otherwise directed by the House of Assembly, he shall not make any examination, audit or report in relation thereto. [Subsection as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989 – Amendment No. 9 – and by section 23 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] (2) It shall be the duty of the Comptroller and Auditor-General to satisfy himself that— (a) all moneys that have been appropriated by Parliament and disbursed have been applied to the purposes for which they were so appropriated and that the expenditure conforms to the authority that governs it; and (b) all reasonable precautions have been taken to safeguard the collection of all fees, taxes and other revenues of the State and to safeguard and control property of the State. (3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General and any officer authorised by him shall have access to all books, records, returns, reports and other documents that, in his opinion, relate to any of the accounts referred to in subsection (1) and to all cash, stamps, securities, stores and 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. [Subsection as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990 – Amendment No. 10] - 96 -