Komiti Tātari me te Mātai Raru Tūpono / Audit and Risk Committee
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 at 12.30pm.
Chairperson |
Sue Sheldon, CNZM |
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Members |
Cr Ross Clow |
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Paul Conder |
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Cr Richard Hills |
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Bruce Robertson |
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ABSENT
Deputy Chairperson |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Ex-officio |
Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP |
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IMSB Chair David Taipari |
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IN ATTENDANCE
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Greg Schollum, Deputy Auditor-General, Office of the Auditor-General |
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Jo Smaille, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand |
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Claudia Brink, Audit Manager, Audit New Zealand |
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Audit and Risk Committee 05 June 2019 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/20 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson Cr BC Cashmore, IMSB Chair D Taipari and Mayor Hon P Goff for absence. |
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolution number AUD/2019/21 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
There were no petitions.
There was no public input.
There was no local board input.
There was no extraordinary business.
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Resolution number AUD/2019/22 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) adopt the revised forward work programme. |
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Review engagement management report for the six months to 31 December 2018 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/23 MOVED by Member P Conder, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the issues identified by the auditors and Auckland Council’s responses to the matters raised in the review engagement report for the six months ended 31 December 2018. |
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Health & Safety Performance Report - Quarter Three Financial Year 2018/19 |
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Note: A corrected version of Table 2: Critical risks – quarterly movement in reports made on Risk Manager was tabled at the meeting. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
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Resolution number AUD/2019/24 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) refer this report to the Governing Body and draw the attention of elected members to their duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 b) note that this report will be provided to all local boards for their information. |
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a 5 June 2019 - Audit and Risk Committee - Item 10 - Health & Safety Performance Report - Quarter Three Financial Year 2018/19 - Table 2 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/25 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the update on enterprise risk management. b) note the update on the 36th America’s Cup Programme. |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/26 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Cr R Hills: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the process, observations and recommendations from the climate change risk deep dive b) note that following the climate change deep dive review it is proposed to raise the residual risk rating from moderate to high. |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/27 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the process, observations and recommendations from the deep dive of Crown reforms – housing and urban growth risk b) note that following the deep dive, the residual risk rating remains moderate. |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/28 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive this report on Auckland Council’s compliance with the Holidays Act 2003 b) note the work that has been performed to date to identify non-compliance with the Holidays Act 2003, and to reconfigure our payroll systems c) note that updates will continue to be reported to the committee regularly throughout the course of this project. |
15 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number AUD/2019/29 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. b) agree that Greg Schollum, Deputy Auditor-General, Office of the Auditor-General, Jo Smaill, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand and Claudia Brink, Audit Manager, Audit New Zealand be permitted to remain for all of the Confidential items after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of matters which will help the Audit and Risk Committee in its decision-making. The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows. This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 Council-controlled Organisations - Quarterly Risk Update June 2019
C2 Update on key controls and risks related to the amendment to the 10-year Budget 2018-2028
C3 Auckland Council group 30 June 2019 year end reporting and audit requirements
C4 Approval of Auckland Council group pro forma financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2019
C5 Update on the audit of building consent and non-notified resource consent processing times
C6 Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing
C7 Insurance Renewal - Indicative Council Group Programme for 2019-20 period
C8 Assurance Services Update
The text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting. |
1.45pm The public was excluded.
Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.
4.17pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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Council-controlled Organisations - Quarterly Risk Update June 2019 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/30 MOVED by Member B Robertson, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the written risk updates provided by Watercare Services Limited, Panuku Development Auckland Limited, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Limited and Auckland Transport. b) note the risk update presented by Regional Facilities Auckland Limited. Restatement c) agree that the decisions be restated in the open minutes but that this report and attachments remain confidential. |
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Update on key controls and risks related to the amendment to the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/32 MOVED by Member B Robertson, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the report on the key controls and risks relating to the development of the amendment to the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 transferring legal ownership of waterfront properties from Panuku Development Auckland Limited to Auckland Council b) advise the Governing Body that effective internal control and risk management processes have been followed during the preparation of the amendment to the 10-year Budget 2018-2028 c) advise to the Governing Body that there are no significant outstanding audit issues. Restatement d) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes. |
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Auckland Council group 30 June 2019 year end reporting and audit requirements |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/33 MOVED by Member P Conder, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the Auckland Council group 30 June 2019 year-end reporting matters and audit requirements. Restatement b) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes. |
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Approval of Auckland Council group pro forma financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2019 |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/34 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) approve the 30 June 2019 pro forma financial statements and accounting policies together with the preliminary NZX release for the Auckland Council group; subject to updates for any changes identified during the 30 June 2019 year end close process b) request that the committee members provide feedback on these pro forma documents to the group financial controller by Friday 14 June 2019 c) delegate the chair of the committee authority to approve any amendments that occur during the 30 June 2019 year end close process d) request that the committee members review the draft Auckland Council group 2018/2019 Annual Report and Summary Annual Report when available in early September and provide feedback to the group financial controller in advance of the 12 September meeting. Restatement e) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes. |
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Update on the audit of building consent and non-notified resource consent processing times |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/35 MOVED by Cr R Clow, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the work that has been undertaken to respond to the resource consent and building consent processing time errors reported by Audit New Zealand. b) note the firm request of the committee that all matters be cleared for the current reporting year. Restatement c) agree that the decisions be restated in the open minutes, but that the Audit of Building and Resource Consents departments report remain confidential. |
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Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/31 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the information provided by the Auditor-General’s representatives, Deputy Auditor-General Greg Schollum and Audit Director, Audit New Zealand, Jo Smaill and thank them for their attendance. Restatement b) agree the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes. |
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Insurance Renewal - Indicative Council Group Programme for 2019-20 period |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/36 MOVED by Member B Robertson, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the indicative council group insurance renewal programme for 2019/2020 year b) refer the indicative programme to the Finance and Performance Committee for consideration and approval. Restatement c) agree that the decisions be transferred to the open minutes, but the report and attachments remain confidential. |
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Resolution number AUD/2019/37 MOVED by Member B Robertson, seconded by Cr R Clow: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the progress made by the Assurance Services department (formerly Internal Audit) in delivering against the internal audit programme. Restatement b) agree that the decision be restated in the open minutes, but the Assurance Services update report remains confidential. |
4.17pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Audit and Risk Committee HELD ON
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