Audit & Risk Directorate
Internal Audit
Internal Audit at UNE is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the University's operations. It helps the University accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.
In practical terms, this is achieved by providing assurance that UNE’s financial and operational controls, designed to manage the organisation’s risks and achieve the entity’s objectives, are operating in an efficient, effective and ethical manner. This assurance is delivered through regular reports and summaries to UNE’s Council (through the Audit & Risk Committee), the Vice Chancellor and Executive management. Internal Audit assists management in improving the UNE’s business performance across its broad range of activities.
Fraud & Corruption Prevention
The success of UNE’s fraud & corruption prevention strategy relies heavily on the commitment and attitude of all employees. The most effective means of controlling fraud and other corrupt behaviour is for management to foster and encourage an ethical environment that is committed to preventing, detecting and reporting fraud and corruption, and to implement control mechanisms which minimise the likelihood of fraud or corrupt practices occurring.
UNE is committed to protecting employees who report wrongdoing in the workplace. Some reports of wrongdoing may be classified as protected or public interest disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994(NSW). Other reports of wrongdoing may not meet the definition of a protected or public interest disclosure. However UNE supports and encourages all reports as UNE does not tolerate wrongdoing in the workplace.
Compliance
Compliance management is a key component of corporate governance. It provides a uniform approach to ensuring compliance with all laws, regulations, industry requirements and internal policies and procedures, that impact on the day-to-day activities of the University.
The compliance management framework consists of the policies, processes, tools and structures that help identify and manage the risks around meeting our objectives. It therefore has important links to the Risk Management Policy, and includes elements of both the risk management processes and internal control.
Risk Management
Risk management is important to UNE in order to ensure the organisation not only minimises the adverse consequences of risk in order to survive as a going concern, but also maximises benefit from any opportunities that arise. Effective risk management helps UNE to fully exploit these opportunities by maintaining financial strength and public image and ensuring the delivery of the highest levels of quality in staff, products and service to our students. These factors will continue to become more important to UNE as it strives to succeed in an increasingly competitive market.
ARD Contacts
Director Audit & Risk - Dave Tanner
Associate Director Audit & Risk - Sam Hills
Principal Internal Auditor - Pfungwa Murombo
Risk & Compliance Coordinator - Selina Myareves
ARD General Inquiries
Phone: 6773 3887
Email: risk.mgt@une.edu.au
Address: ARD - Second floor
Booloominbah
University of New England
2351 NSW Australia