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NHMRC Audit Committee (NAC)

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.

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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);
  • Dr Colin Sutton (representative of the Management Advisory Committee);
  • Ms Di Fielding (representative with financial experience/CPA);
  • and Ms Hilary Russell (Chief Operating Officer, NHMRC).

Contact for further information

For further information regarding the NHMRC Audit Committee, please contact the Secretariat on (02) 6217 9008.

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