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Audit records remain split between confirmed and unconfirmed at Georges River committee
Georges River’s Finance and Governance Committee recommended that Council receive and note confirmed minutes from 3 September and unconfirmed minutes from 22 October, with its motion recorded as carried unanimously.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Georges River Council’s Finance and Governance Committee has recorded two different statuses for its Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes: the 3 September 2026 record was confirmed, while the 22 October record remained unconfirmed.
The committee recommended that both sets of minutes be received and noted by Council. Its motion was recorded as carried unanimously, and the minutes note that Councillors Gerard Hayes, Leon Pun and Thomas Gao had left the chamber before the vote.
The record does not set out the discussions, findings or recommendations from the 22 October audit and risk meeting. Nor does it state when those minutes might be confirmed.
That limits what can be concluded from this item. It documents the handling and status of the audit committee records, rather than reporting a new audit finding or a separate change to Council’s internal controls or risk settings.
The minutes identify the 3 September record as confirmed and the 22 October record as unconfirmed. They do not provide the underlying content of the latter meeting.
What deserves a closer look
The committee approved a recommendation that Council receive and note the two sets of minutes; the supplied record does not establish subsequent receipt and noting by Council.
The source does not include the underlying discussions or findings from the 22 October Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meeting.
The unanimous result can be reported alongside the departure notes; those notes do not contradict the recorded result.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When, if at all, will the 22 October Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes be confirmed?
What findings, recommendations or actions are recorded in the 22 October audit and risk committee minutes?
Were any actions from the confirmed 3 September minutes still outstanding when this item was considered?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee recommended that Council receive and note the confirmed 3 September 2026 Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes and the unconfirmed 22 October 2026 minutes.
The Motion was CARRIED. Georges River Council - Minutes of Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 2 COMMITTEE REPORTS FIN044-26 Audit Risk and Improvement Committee - Minutes of Meetings held 3 September 2026 (Confirmed) and 22 October 2026 (Unconfirmed) (Report by Chief Audit Executive) Note: Councillor Hayes left the Chambers at 7:55pm Note: Councillor Pun left the Chambers at 7:55pm Note: Councillor Gao left the Chambers at 7:55pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu (a) That the confirmed Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meeting held on 3 September 2026 be received and noted by Council. (b) That the unconfirmed Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meeting held on 22 October 2026 be received and noted by Council. Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Allison, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mort, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS.
FIN044-26, committee recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The committee motion was recorded as carried unanimously.
noted by Council. (b) That the unconfirmed Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meeting held on 22 October 2026 be received and noted by Council. Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Allison, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mort, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS. The Motion was CARRIED. FIN045-26 Investment Report as at 30 September 2026 (Report by Senior Financial Accountant - Reporting) Note: Councillor Pun returned to the Chambers at 7:57pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Liu, Councillor Allison That the Investment Report as at 30 September 2026 be received and noted by Council.
FIN044-26, voting record and carried declaration before FIN045-26
Open original minutes ↗The minutes note that Councillors Hayes, Pun and Gao left the chamber before the audit-minutes motion. The item identifies the 3 September 2026 minutes as confirmed and the 22 October 2026 minutes as unconfirmed.
The Motion was CARRIED. Georges River Council - Minutes of Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 2 COMMITTEE REPORTS FIN044-26 Audit Risk and Improvement Committee - Minutes of Meetings held 3 September 2026 (Confirmed) and 22 October 2026 (Unconfirmed) (Report by Chief Audit Executive) Note: Councillor Hayes left the Chambers at 7:55pm Note: Councillor Pun left the Chambers at 7:55pm Note: Councillor Gao left the Chambers at 7:55pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu (a) That the confirmed Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee meeting held on 3 September 2026 be received and
FIN044-26, item heading and departure notes
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Georges River Council’s Finance and Governance Committee minutes for 9 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Finance and Governance Committee met on 9 November 2026.
- It recommended that Council receive and note the confirmed Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes from 3 September 2026.
- It recommended that Council receive and note the unconfirmed Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes from 22 October 2026.
- The committee motion was recorded as carried unanimously.
- The minutes note that Councillors Hayes, Pun and Gao left the chamber before the vote.
Why it matters
- The distinction is relevant to anyone using Council’s public records to track audit and risk oversight: the September minutes had confirmed status, while the October minutes had not. This item alone does not establish the substance of the October meeting or any new audit finding.