Meeting papers

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                  20 MARCH 2025



11.1 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT 14 FEBRUARY 2025


ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES


COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Audit & Risk Committee Chair - Timothy Cronin (External)
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Nicola Wilson

NON COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chief Executive Officer - Larry Sengstock
Director Corporate Services - Margaret Gatt
Director Strategy & Environment - Kim Rawlings
Executive Officer, Internal Audit & Corporate Performance - Debra Iezzi Sustainability and Climate
Change Coordinator - Shayan Barmand
Organisational Development Lead - Amy Birss
Workplace Health & Safety Officer - Craig Hodgson
Governance Manager - Diana Stewart
Financial Services Manager - Pauline Coles
QAO - Chantelle Hanna (External)

APOLOGIES
Audit & Risk External Member - Ian Rushworth (External)




COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

1. QAO - 2025 AUDIT COMMITTEE BRIEFING PAPER - CHANTELLE HANA, SENIOR
MANAGER (QAO)
That Council note the Queensland Audit Office 2024 Audit Committee Briefing Paper provided by
the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) to the Audit & Risk Committee dated 14 February 2025.


2. ASSESSMENT OF COUNCIL'S REGULATORY PRACTICES
That Council note the report by the Governance Manager to the Audit & Risk Committee Meeting
dated 14 February 2024 and note the self-assessment results on Council’s regulatory practices.


3. RISK MANAGEMENT & BCP UPDATE
That Council note the report by the Governance Manager to the Audit & Risk Committee Meeting
dated 14 February 2025 providing an update on risk management related matters.

4. INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE
That Council note the report by the Executive Officer Internal Audit and Corporate Performance to
the Audit and Risk Committee meeting dated 14 February 2025 regarding the Internal Audit Update,
and note that recommendations to the Internal Audit Policy have been deferred until the Audit & Risk
Committee dated 31 May 2025 in order to review both Internal & External Audit recommendations.

5. AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE CHARTER




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