Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-119.03
The auditor general shall conduct a performance audit, as defined in section 41-1278, of the administrative office of the courts at the request of the joint legislative audit committee that is established pursuant to section 41-1279. The auditor general shall limit the performance audit to the administration and operation of the supreme court and to those programs and funds that are administered by the supreme court. The auditor general shall submit copies of the performance audit to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairpersons of the senate judiciary committee and the house of representatives judiciary committee, or their successor committees. The senate and house of representatives judiciary committees shall meet jointly and hold a hearing on the audit.
A.R.S. § 12-119.03