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Local Government Regulation 2012
sec.211Audit committee meetings
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### sec.211 Audit committee meetings
The audit committee of a local government must—
meet at least twice each financial year; and
review each of the following matters—
the internal audit plan for the internal audit for the current financial year;
the internal audit progress report for the internal audit for the preceding financial year including the recommendations in the report and the actions to which the recommendations relate;
a draft of the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year before the statements are certified and given to the auditor-general under section 212 ;
the auditor-general’s audit report and auditor-general’s observation report about the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year; and
as soon as practicable after a meeting of the committee, give the local government a written report about the matters reviewed at the meeting and the committee’s recommendations about the matters.
At a meeting of the audit committee—
a quorum is at least half the number of members of the committee; and
If the committee consists of 4 members, a quorum is 2.
If the committee consists of 5 members, a quorum is 3.
either—
the chairperson presides; or
if the chairperson is absent, the member chosen by the members present as chairperson for the meeting presides.
The audit committee may, for performing its functions under subsection (1) (b) , seek information or advice from the person who has carried out the internal audit.
The chief executive officer must present the report mentioned in subsection (1) (c) at the next meeting of the local government.
(sec.211-ssec.1) The audit committee of a local government must— meet at least twice each financial year; and review each of the following matters— the internal audit plan for the internal audit for the current financial year; the internal audit progress report for the internal audit for the preceding financial year including the recommendations in the report and the actions to which the recommendations relate; a draft of the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year before the statements are certified and given to the auditor-general under section 212 ; the auditor-general’s audit report and auditor-general’s observation report about the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year; and as soon as practicable after a meeting of the committee, give the local government a written report about the matters reviewed at the meeting and the committee’s recommendations about the matters.
(sec.211-ssec.2) At a meeting of the audit committee— a quorum is at least half the number of members of the committee; and If the committee consists of 4 members, a quorum is 2. If the committee consists of 5 members, a quorum is 3. either— the chairperson presides; or if the chairperson is absent, the member chosen by the members present as chairperson for the meeting presides.
(sec.211-ssec.3) The audit committee may, for performing its functions under subsection (1) (b) , seek information or advice from the person who has carried out the internal audit.
(sec.211-ssec.4) The chief executive officer must present the report mentioned in subsection (1) (c) at the next meeting of the local government.
- (a) meet at least twice each financial year; and
- (b) review each of the following matters— (i) the internal audit plan for the internal audit for the current financial year; (ii) the internal audit progress report for the internal audit for the preceding financial year including the recommendations in the report and the actions to which the recommendations relate; (iii) a draft of the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year before the statements are certified and given to the auditor-general under section 212 ; (iv) the auditor-general’s audit report and auditor-general’s observation report about the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year; and
- (i) the internal audit plan for the internal audit for the current financial year;
- (ii) the internal audit progress report for the internal audit for the preceding financial year including the recommendations in the report and the actions to which the recommendations relate;
- (iii) a draft of the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year before the statements are certified and given to the auditor-general under section 212 ;
- (iv) the auditor-general’s audit report and auditor-general’s observation report about the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year; and
- (c) as soon as practicable after a meeting of the committee, give the local government a written report about the matters reviewed at the meeting and the committee’s recommendations about the matters.
- (i) the internal audit plan for the internal audit for the current financial year;
- (ii) the internal audit progress report for the internal audit for the preceding financial year including the recommendations in the report and the actions to which the recommendations relate;
- (iii) a draft of the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year before the statements are certified and given to the auditor-general under section 212 ;
- (iv) the auditor-general’s audit report and auditor-general’s observation report about the local government’s financial statements for the preceding financial year; and
- (a) a quorum is at least half the number of members of the committee; and Examples— 1 If the committee consists of 4 members, a quorum is 2. 2 If the committee consists of 5 members, a quorum is 3.
- 1 If the committee consists of 4 members, a quorum is 2.
- 2 If the committee consists of 5 members, a quorum is 3.
- (b) either— (i) the chairperson presides; or (ii) if the chairperson is absent, the member chosen by the members present as chairperson for the meeting presides.
- (i) the chairperson presides; or
- (ii) if the chairperson is absent, the member chosen by the members present as chairperson for the meeting presides.
- 1 If the committee consists of 4 members, a quorum is 2.
- 2 If the committee consists of 5 members, a quorum is 3.
- (i) the chairperson presides; or
- (ii) if the chairperson is absent, the member chosen by the members present as chairperson for the meeting presides.