Audit and Risk Committee

This committee is concerned with issues that pose a business risk to Council and Council's financial management.

Responsibilities
Membership
Contact
Charter and overview
Meeting minutes

Responsibilities

To assist the coordination of relevant activities of management, the internal audit function and the external auditor to facilitate achieving overall organisational objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

As part of Council's governance obligations to its community, Council has constituted an Audit and Risk Committee to facilitate:

  • The enhancement of the credibility and objectivity of internal and external financial reporting
  • Effective management of financial and other risks and the protection of Council assets
  • The effectiveness of the internal audit function
  • The provision of an effective means of communication between the external auditor, internal audit, management and the Council

The committee does not have executive powers or authority to implement actions in areas over which management has responsibility and does not have any delegated financial responsibility.

The committee meets 4 times a year.

Membership

Contact

Coordinator Business Assurance and Risk Management – Catherine Chen, contact number 9518 3648.

Charter and Overview

Council adopted a new Charter at its meeting on 31 October 2023.

Audit & Risk Committee Charter(PDF, 267KB)

Meeting Minutes

The Audit & Risk Committee meeting minutes are located within Council Meeting Minutes

The committee’s minutes are specified in the table below:

Committee Meeting date

Meeting Minutes

24 November 2023 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 24-11-2023(PDF, 326KB)
14 September 2023 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 14-09-2023(PDF, 159KB)
13 June 2023 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 13-06-2023(PDF, 233KB)
15 March 2023 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 15-03-2023(PDF, 218KB)
25 November 2022 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 25-11-2022(PDF, 245KB)
8 September 2022 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 8-09-2022(PDF, 255KB)
14 June 2022 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 14-06-2022(PDF, 207KB)
1 March 2022 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 01-03-2022(PDF, 290KB)
7 December 2021 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 7-12-2021(PDF, 246KB)
10 August 2021 Audit & Risk Committee Meeting Minutes 10-08-2021(PDF, 326KB)
25 June 2021 Council Meeting 27 July 2021(PDF, 205KB) (agenda item 7.2)
2 March 2021 Council Meeting 27 April 2021(PDF, 176KB) (agenda item 3.3)
1 December 2020 Council Meeting 27 January 2021(PDF, 200KB) (agenda item 7.1)
23 June 2020 Council Meeting 28 July 2020(PDF, 178KB) (agenda item 7.1)
3 March 2020 Council Meeting 26 May 2020(PDF, 214KB) (agenda item 7.1)
3 December 2019 Council Meeting 28 January 2020 (agenda item 7.1)
13 August 2019 Council Meeting 24 September 2019 (agenda item 7.1)
5 March 2019 and 18 June 2019 Council Meeting 30 July 2019 (agenda item 7.2)
4 December 2018 Council Meeting 29 January 2019 (agenda item 7.1)
14 August 2018 Council Meeting 25 September 2018 (agenda item 7.1)
19 June 2018 Council Meeting 31 July 2018 (agenda item 7.1)
6 March 2018 Council Meeting 24 April 2018 (agenda item 7.1)
5 December 2017 Council Meeting 30 January 2018 (agenda item 7.1)