The NHMRC Audit Committee (NAC) has been established under the Financial Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) 1997. Under section 46 of the Act, a requirement for any Committee formed under the FMAA is to implement a terms of reference including particulars of membership, frequency of meetings, functions and responsibilities of the Committee; the NHMRC Audit Committee Charter meets this requirement.
The functions and responsibilities of an Audit Committee include (as listed in the FMA Orders 2005);
- The approval of internal annual and strategic audit plans of the Agency; and
- The review of all audit reports involving matters of concern to senior management of the Agency, including the identification and dissemination of good practices; and
- The provision of advice to the Chief Executive on action to be taken on matters of concern raised in a report of the internal auditors or in a report of the Auditor-General concerning the Agency; and
- As far as practicable, the coordination of audit programs conducted by internal auditors and the programs conducted by the Auditor-General; and
- The provision of advice to the Chief Executive on the preparation and review of financial statements of the Agency.
Membership
Members of the NHMRC Audit Committee are as follows:
- Ms Glenys Roper (Independent Chair) - appointment 8 November 2009 to 8 November 2013;
- Ms Di Fielding (representative with financial experience/CPA) - appointment 25 January 2010 to 25 January 2013;
- Dr Jeannette Young (member of NHMRC Council) - appointment 11 April 2011 to 11 April 2014; and
- Mr Tony Kingdon (NHMRC General Manager) - appointment 31 January 2011 to 31 January 2014.
Contact for further information
For further information regarding the NHMRC Audit Committee, please contact the Secretariat on (02) 6217 9003.