216PInternal audit co-ordinator—the Act, Sch 6, cl 8A

216P Internal audit co-ordinator—the Act, Sch 6, cl 8A

216P Internal audit co-ordinator—the Act, Sch 6, cl 8A

(1) The general manager of a council must appoint a member of staff of the council to be the internal audit co-ordinator for the council unless—

(a) the council has entered an arrangement with another council for the sharing of internal audit activities, and

(b) the general manager of the other council has appointed a person under this section, and

(c) the person will direct and co-ordinate the internal audit activities in relation to the first council under the arrangement.

(2) An internal audit co-ordinator who exercises functions under this section for a council—

(a) must, in relation to the exercise of the functions—

(i) report to the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee for the council, and

(ii) comply with a direction of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, and

(b) is not subject to a direction of the council or a member of staff of the council in relation to the exercise of the functions.

(3) The general manager of a council must consult with the chairperson of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee for the council about a proposed decision affecting the employment of the internal audit co-ordinator for the council.

(4) In this section—

internal audit co-ordinator, for a council, means a person appointed to direct and co-ordinate internal audit activities in relation to the council.

s 216P: Ins 2023 (643), Sch 1.