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 Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 9.46am.
Chairperson |
Sue Sheldon, CNZM |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
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Members |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Paul Conder |
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Cr Shane Henderson |
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Bruce Robertson |
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ABSENT
Ex-officio |
Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP |
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IMSB Chair David Taipari |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Cr Angela Dalton |
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Audit and Risk Committee 08 December 2020 |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/80 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) accept the apologies from IMSB Chair D Taipari for absence and Mayor P Goff for absence on council business. |
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolution number AUD/2020/81 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 September 2020 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, including the confidential section, as true and correct records. |
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/2020/82 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) approve the change in the timing of the items relating to the preparation of the 2022 Te Tiriti o Waitangi audit, receipt of the Audit New Zealand 2020 Final Management Report, receipt of the Audit New Zealand 2021 Annual Audit Arrangements Letter, and the timing of the review of the Green Bonds Annual Report b) note the additional meeting scheduled for 9 February 2021 to review the process and risks relating to the 2021-31 Consultation Document and supporting information c) note the amendments to the work programme to reflect the establishment of Auckland Unlimited. |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/83 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the summary and organisational responses in the report and refer this report to the Governing Body of Auckland Council along with any commentary the committee thinks appropriate. b) forward the report to Local Boards for their information. |
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Annual Report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/84 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Member P Conder: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive this annual report on the Performance of the Audit and Risk Committee. b) recommend that the chief executive place the report on the next available agenda of the governing body. |
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Approval of the draft Audit New Zealand Interim Review Engagement Letter for the six months ended 31 December 2020 |
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Note: changes were made to the original recommendation, amending clause b), with the agreement of the meeting. |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/85 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) review and endorse Audit New Zealand’s draft interim review engagement letter, including the proposed review engagement fee b) request Audit New Zealand add reference to timetable in event of change in alert levels and issue the final interim review audit engagement letter c) recommend the mayor and chief executive sign the final interim review audit engagement letter. |
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Preparation of the interim report and NZX release for the six months ending 31 December 2020 |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/86 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr S Henderson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the information contained in this financial process status update for the Auckland Council group NZX announcement and interim report for the six months ending 31 December 2020. b) note that an update on the confidential matters and confidential draft documents related to the interim report and NZX release will be discussed later in this meeting in confidence. |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/87 MOVED by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the Auckland Council Top Risk annual reset and top risks b) note the updates on the 36th America’s Cup programme, Auckland Council Group insurance strategy and the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 (Long-term Plan) c) refer the Enterprise Risk Quarterly Update – December 2020 report to the Governing Body for information. |
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
Resolution number AUD/2020/88 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, Athol Graham, Audit Director, Audit New Zealand and Andrew Reeves, Assistant Auditor-General – Local Government be permitted to remain for the confidential part of the meeting 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 CONFIDENTIAL: Council-controlled Organisations' Quarterly Risk Updates - December 2020
C2 CONFIDENTIAL: Legal Risk Report
C3 CONFIDENTIAL: COVID-19 Refocussed Assurance Programme
C4 CONFIDENTIAL: Interim report and NZX release for the six months ending 31 December 2020
C5 CONFIDENTIAL: Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing
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. |
10.55am 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.
1.00pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL: Council-controlled Organisations' Quarterly Risk Updates - December 2020 |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/91 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the written and verbal updates provided by Auckland Unlimited Limited and thank them for their attendance b) note the written updates provided by Auckland Transport, Panuku Development Auckland and Watercare Services Limited c) agree that the decisions be restated in the open minutes, but this report and attachments remain confidential. |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/89 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Cr S Henderson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the Legal Risk report. b) agree that the decisions be restated in the open minutes, but the Legal Risk report remains confidential. |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/90 MOVED by Chairperson S Sheldon, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive and note the update on the COVID-19 Assurance programme performed by the Assurance Services teams b) agree that the decisions be restated in the open minutes but that the Assurance Services update report and attachments remain confidential.
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CONFIDENTIAL: Interim report and NZX release for the six months ending 31 December 2020 |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/92 MOVED by Member P Conder, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) note the information contained in this financial process status update for the Auckland Council Group NZX announcement and interim report for the six months ending 31 December 2020 b) endorse the accounting policies, key financial statements judgements, estimates and assumptions for the Auckland Council Group included in the 31 December 2020 pro forma interim report, subject to any required changes identified by management and Audit New Zealand during the half year close and auditor review c) approve the early adoption of Public Benefit Entity – International Public Service Accounting Standard 40 PBE Combinations d) approve the change in the group’s revaluation accounting policy to allow revaluations to take place with intervals of up to five years e) request committee members give any further feedback on the pro forma interim report to staff by 15 January 2021 f) delegate the authority to the committee chair to endorse any significant subsequent amendments to the pro forma interim report g) note the draft responses to the enquiries by Audit New Zealand on the Audit and Risk Committee’s oversight of the management of fraud h) request committee members give further feedback on the fraud questionnaire to staff by 15 January 2021 i) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes. |
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CONFIDENTIAL: Office of the Auditor-General and Audit New Zealand briefing |
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Resolution number AUD/2020/93 MOVED by Deputy Mayor Cr BC Cashmore, seconded by Member B Robertson: That the Audit and Risk Committee: a) receive the information provided by the Auditor-General’s representatives Deputy Auditor-General Greg Schollum, Assistant Auditor-General – Local Government Andrea Reeves and Audit New Zealand Audit Director Athol Graham, and thank them for their attendance. b) agree that the report and attachments will remain confidential, but the decisions be restated in the open minutes.
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1.00pm 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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