2018-12-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                          20 DECEMBER 2018


6    CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
13 NOVEMBER 2018 - Cr Tony Wellington, Cr Joe Jurisevic, Scott Williams, Cameron Jaggers
(attended via teleconference)

External attendees: Carolyn Dougherty (Queensland Audit Office)


1    QUEENSLAND AUDIT OFFICE BRIEFING NOTE
     That Council note the Briefing Note provided by the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) to the
     Audit & Risk Committee meeting dated 13 November 2018.


2    INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE, AUDIT POLICIES REVIEW, ACTION ITEMS UPDATE, AND
     FRAUD AND CORRUPTION CONTROL UPDATE
     That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Audit & Risk Committee Meeting
     dated 13 November 2018 providing an update on Council’s Internal Audit Plan, Internal Audit
     Policy and Audit and Risk Committee Charter Policy Review, Fraud and Corruption Control
     Policy Review and Fraud and Corruption Control Plan:
     A.    Note the draft Internal Audit Scopes provided by Crowe Horwath to review Council’s Risk
           Management Framework (Attachment 1) and Business Continuity Management
           (Attachment 2);
     B.    Note the QAO 2018 Final Management Report provided at Attachment 3 and Register
           of Action Items provided at Attachment 4 providing an update on the organisation’s
           progress in implementing previous internal audit and external audit recommendations;
     C.    Note the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority Noosa Grant Review
           provided at Attachment 5;
     D.    Adopt the updated Internal Audit Policy provided at Attachment 6;
     E.    Adopt the updated Audit and Risk Committee Charter provided at Attachment 7;
     F.    Adopt the updated Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy provided at Attachment 8
           with the following amendment – delete the ‘Reporting Requirement’ table on page 65 of
           the Audit & Risk Committee Agenda and replace with the following; and

            Recording and Notification Requirements

               Written record keeping requirements prescribed by s307A of the Local Government
                Regulation 2012

               Where applicable in accordance with s307A of Local Government Regulation 2012 provide
                notification to the Minister of Local Government, the Auditor General, a Queensland Police
                Officer, or the Crime and Corruption Commission.

               Pursuant to s38 of the Crime and Corruption Act 2001, where the CEO reasonably
                suspects that a complaint, or information or matter, involves, or may involve, corrupt
                conduct, the Crime and Corruption Commission must be notified.

     G.    Note the updated Fraud and Corruption Control Plan provided at Attachment 9.




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