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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.207Internal audit
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### sec.207 Internal audit
For each financial year, a local government must—
prepare an internal audit plan; and
carry out an internal audit; and
prepare a progress report for the internal audit; and
assess compliance with the internal audit plan.
A local government’s internal audit plan is a document that includes statements about—
the way in which the operational risks have been evaluated; and
the most significant operational risks identified from the evaluation; and
the control measures that the local government has adopted, or is to adopt, to manage the most significant operational risks.
A local government must give its audit committee—
the progress report mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; and
at least twice during the year after the internal audit is carried out, each of the following documents—
a summary of the recommendations stated in the report;
a summary of the actions that have been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations;
a summary of any actions that have not been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations.
If a local government does not have an audit committee, a reference to the committee in subsection (3) is taken to be a reference to the chief executive officer.
(sec.207-ssec.1) For each financial year, a local government must— prepare an internal audit plan; and carry out an internal audit; and prepare a progress report for the internal audit; and assess compliance with the internal audit plan.
(sec.207-ssec.2) A local government’s internal audit plan is a document that includes statements about— the way in which the operational risks have been evaluated; and the most significant operational risks identified from the evaluation; and the control measures that the local government has adopted, or is to adopt, to manage the most significant operational risks.
(sec.207-ssec.3) A local government must give its audit committee— the progress report mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; and at least twice during the year after the internal audit is carried out, each of the following documents— a summary of the recommendations stated in the report; a summary of the actions that have been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations; a summary of any actions that have not been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations.
(sec.207-ssec.4) If a local government does not have an audit committee, a reference to the committee in subsection (3) is taken to be a reference to the chief executive officer.
- (a) prepare an internal audit plan; and
- (b) carry out an internal audit; and
- (c) prepare a progress report for the internal audit; and
- (d) assess compliance with the internal audit plan.
- (a) the way in which the operational risks have been evaluated; and
- (b) the most significant operational risks identified from the evaluation; and
- (c) the control measures that the local government has adopted, or is to adopt, to manage the most significant operational risks.
- (a) the progress report mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; and
- (b) at least twice during the year after the internal audit is carried out, each of the following documents— (i) a summary of the recommendations stated in the report; (ii) a summary of the actions that have been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations; (iii) a summary of any actions that have not been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations.
- (i) a summary of the recommendations stated in the report;
- (ii) a summary of the actions that have been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations;
- (iii) a summary of any actions that have not been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations.
- (i) a summary of the recommendations stated in the report;
- (ii) a summary of the actions that have been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations;
- (iii) a summary of any actions that have not been taken by the local government in response to the recommendations.