Audit & Risk Committee

The Audit & Risk Committee provides independent insurance and advice to Council on accounting, financial management, internal controls, risk management and governance matters.

On this page: About the committee / Meetings / Agendas & minutes

About the committee

Our Audit & Risk Committee is mandatory under section 126, and established under section 41, of the Local Government Act 1999. The committee provides independent assurance and advice to Council on accounting, financial management, internal controls, risk management and governance matters.

The Terms of Reference provides more detail about the functions, membership, meetings and responsibilities of the committee.

Terms of Reference

Committee members

Committee members are determined by Council in accordance with the committee’s Terms of Reference.

Member	Role
Alan Rushbrook	Chairperson & Independent Member
Julie Best	Independent Member
Peter Fairlie-Jones	Independent Member
Peter Scargill	Independent Member
Margherita Panella	Elected Member

Meetings

The committee has at least 1 meeting each quarter.

The meetings are held in accordance with the committee’s Terms of Reference, Part 1, 2 and 4 of the Local Government (Procedures at Meetings) Regulations 2013 and Part A of Council’s Code of Practice – Meeting Procedures.

Attending meetings

Anyone can attend our meetings to observe in person. You do not need to register to attend in advance.

Please do not attend meetings if you are unwell or have any cold or flu symptoms.

Agendas & minutes

Agendas are a list of topics (referred to as items) that will be discussed at a meeting. We usually publish them together with the reports that contain background information on each topic for committee members (excluding confidential items). Agendas for committee meetings are published 3 clear days before the meeting. Agendas for special committee meetings are published as soon as possible after notice of the meeting.

Minutes are a record of a meeting. We publish draft minutes within 5 days after a meeting. The minutes are adopted at the next committee meeting and are published in replacement of the draft minutes.

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