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Part IV · Independence and Accountability of the Parliamentary Budget Office

26. Independence of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

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(1)

No person shall cause any undue influence on the

Parliamentary Budget Officer, the Deputy Parliamentary

Budget Officer, or any officer or employee of the

Parliamentary Budget Office, any member of Advisory

Committee referred to in section 15 or a member of any committee referred to in sub paragraph (d) of subsection (2)

of section 29 or any person providing any service, to the

Parliamentary Budget Office in the exercise, performance, and discharge of their powers, duties and functions or interfere with the activities of the Parliamentary Budget

Office.

(2)

The Parliamentary Budget Officer shall-

(a)

exercise, perform and discharge his powers, duties and functions, objectively, transparently and impartially; and

(b)

disclose to the public any agreement entered in to with any public institution and such other requests, findings and policy costings as required under this

Act.

Read on from s 27

Part V

Provisions to Facilitate Scrutiny and Transparency

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Finance

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

General

Read on from Part VIII