Audit and Risk Management Committee

Charter

Download Audit & Risk Committee Charter (pdf, 46kb)

Audit and Risk Management Committee meeting dates 2021

Month	Date	Time	Location
February	Tuesday, 16 February	11.30am - 1.30pm	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen
February	Monday, 23 February	11.30am - 2.30pm Audit Exit	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen
April	Tuesday, 27 April	2.00pm - 4.30pm	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen
July	Tuesday, 27 July	2.00pm - 4.30pm	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen
October	Wednesday, 27 October	2.00pm - 4.30pm	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen or via Microsoft TEAMS
November	Tuesday, 23 November	2.00pm - 4.30pm	Council Meeting Room, Mt Helen or via Microsoft TEAMS

Membership

Title/ Category	Name
Chancellor's nominee	Mr Des Pearson AO (Chair)
The Committee is to be independent and comprised of between three and seven members based on the requirements of the Standing Directions of the Minister for Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994 (“Standing Directions”). Each member should be capable of making a valuable contribution to the Committee and have appropriate skills and experience to discharge the Committee’s responsibilities, with at least one member having appropriate expertise in financial accounting or auditing as required in the Standing Directions. The Vice-Chancellor (being the “Accountable Officer”), the Chief Financial Officer or “CFO” and the internal auditor are not to be members of the Audit Committee. The Chairperson of the Committee will be appointed by Council. The Chairperson is not to be the Chancellor.	Ms Pauline Buckland (Deputy Chair) Ms Jane Smith AM Ms Nicola Pero Mr George Fong (External Committee Member)
Secretariat	Professor Stephanie Fryer-Smith

Title/ Category

Name

Chancellor's nominee

Mr Des Pearson AO (Chair)

The Committee is to be independent and comprised of between three and seven members based on the requirements of the Standing Directions of the Minister for Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994 (“Standing Directions”).

Each member should be capable of making a valuable contribution to the Committee and have appropriate skills and experience to discharge the Committee’s responsibilities, with at least one member having appropriate expertise in financial accounting or auditing as required in the Standing Directions.

The Vice-Chancellor (being the “Accountable Officer”), the Chief Financial Officer or “CFO” and the internal auditor are not to be members of the Audit Committee.

The Chairperson of the Committee will be appointed by Council. The Chairperson is not to be the Chancellor.

Ms Pauline Buckland (Deputy Chair)

Ms Jane Smith AM

Ms Nicola Pero

Mr George Fong (External Committee Member)

Secretariat

Professor Stephanie Fryer-Smith