Audit Office of New South Wales council records

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Issue Community services and facilities Issue Roads, traffic and parking Issue Planning, development and housing Issue Budget, rates and governance Area Mullumbimby Area Station Street, Mullumbimby

Mentions in the minutes

Prepared the 2024-2025 External Audit Engagement Plan noted by Council.
Most detailed discussion was withheld from the public because of security and risk-management concerns, limiting immediate public visibility of the underlying reports.
This supports oversight of council finances and governance for the current financial year.
This affects how council tracks and resolves governance, compliance, and internal control issues.
This may make future audit reporting clearer and improve accountability.
This sets the program for future internal reviews of council systems, risks, and controls.

Related decisions

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

Confidential session held for audit and internal risk matters

The committee moved into confidential session to consider the external audit engagement plan, the Q3 internal audit status and draft Section 10.7 certificate report, and revised internal audit plans because they involved internal audit program details, information security risks, and internal risk management matters.

Most detailed discussion was withheld from the public because of security and risk-management concerns, limiting immediate public visibility of the underlying reports.

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

External audit engagement plan noted

Council noted the 2024-2025 External Audit Engagement Plan prepared by the Audit Office of New South Wales for the year ended 30 June 2025.

This supports oversight of council finances and governance for the current financial year.

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

Internal audit recommendations reviewed and some closed

The committee noted the Internal Audit Status Report and Q3 2024-2025 recommendations report, endorsed closing 8 internal audit recommendations, and endorsed modified recommendations and management actions in the draft Section 10.7 Certificates internal audit report, including acceptance of one low-risk finding.

This affects how council tracks and resolves governance, compliance, and internal control issues.

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

Future internal audit reporting format changed

The committee requested that management comments and risk evaluation be included in draft internal audit reports and that future reporting be split into a quarterly status report and a separate internal audit report.

This may make future audit reporting clearer and improve accountability.

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

Revised internal audit plans endorsed

The committee endorsed revised internal audit plans for 2024/25 and 2025/26, and the revised four-year internal audit plan for 2024-2028.

This sets the program for future internal reviews of council systems, risks, and controls.

Information security and internal risk management

Confidential treatment was justified partly because the reports contained information about internal audit programs, information security risks and vulnerabilities, and internal risk management matters.

These issues relate to protection of council systems and continuity of public services.

Meetings mentioning this project or entity

Byron Shire Council · 13 May 2025

Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee - 13 May 2025 9:30 AM

The committee met mostly in confidential session to note the 2024-25 external audit plan, endorse revised internal audit plans, close some audit recommendations, and request stronger quarterly risk reporting.