b. The Auditor may conduct audits and investigations of the accounts and operations of the government of the State of Washington, D.C. in accordance with such principles and procedures and under such rules and regulations as the Auditor may prescribe. Such audits and investigations shall include those required by law and such others as may be referred to it by the Legislative Assembly. In the determination of the auditing procedures to be followed and the extent of the examination of vouchers and other documents and records, the Auditor shall give due regard to generally accepted principles of auditing including the effectiveness of the accounting organizations and systems, internal audit and control, and related administrative practices.
c. The Auditor shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, findings and other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the State of Washington, D.C. necessary to facilitate the audit. Release of information by the Auditor shall be subject to the restrictions as are applicable to the agency from which the Auditor obtained the information.
d. The Auditor shall submit audit reports to the Legislative Assembly, the Governor, and other independent executive offices. Such reports shall set forth the scope of the audit and shall include such comments and information as the Auditor may deem necessary to keep the Legislative Assembly, Governor, and independent executive offices informed of the operations to which the reports relate, together with such recommendations with respect thereto as the Auditor may deem advisable.
e. The Auditor shall make such reports, together with such other material as the Auditor deems pertinent thereto, available for public inspection.
f. The Governor or independent executive offices shall state in writing to the Legislative Assembly, within an appropriate time, what action has been taken to effectuate the recommendations made by the Auditor.
g. The Auditor may be removed for cause by two-thirds vote of the Legislative Assembly. The appointment of a successor, or to otherwise fill a vacancy, shall be for a term of 6 years.
