The Authority must appoint an audit committee in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act and any relevant treasury regulations.
| 11.1.2 | Duties and functions |
The audit committee must, amongst others, review the following:
| 11.1.2.1 | The effectiveness of the Authority's internal control systems; |
| 11.1.2.2 | The effectiveness of the Authority's internal audit; |
| 11.1.2.3 | The risk areas of the Authority's operations to be covered in the scope of internal and external audits; |
| 11.1.2.4 | the adequacy, reliability and accuracy of financial information provided to management and other users of such information; |
| 11.1.2.5 | Any accounting and auditing concerns identified as a result of internal and external audits; |
| 11.1.2.6 | The Authority's compliance with legal and regulatory provisions: and |
| 11.1.2.7 | The activities of the internal audit function, including its annual work programme, co-ordination with the external audits or the reports of significant investigations and the responses of management to specific recommendations; and |
| 11.1.2.8 | Where relevant, the independence and objectivity of the external auditors. |
| 11.1.3 | The audit committee must: |
| 11.1.3.1 | Report and make recommendations to the Authority; |
| 11.1.3.2 | Report on the effectiveness of internal controls in the annual report: and |
| 11.1.4 | Comment on its evaluation of the financial statements in the annual report. |
| 11.2.1 | The Authority may, (in terms of section 12 of the Act) establish in its sector, chambers. |
| 11.2.2 | A chamber so established must consist of an equal number of members representing employees and employers and may include such additional members as the Authority determines. |
| 11.3 | Establishment of other committees |
| 11.3.1 | The Authority may approve the establishment of ad hoc committees. The Executive Committee or a Provincial Committee may with the approval of the Authority establish any standing committee or ad hoc committees to assist it in the performance of its functions and must determine— |
| 11.3.1.1 | The membership of the committee; |
| 11.3.1.2 | Its functions; and |
| 11.3.1.3 | Its written terms of reference. |
| 11.3.2 | Unless otherwise determined in terms of sub-clause 11.3.1 membership of a committee— |
| 11.3.2.1 | Must consist of an equal number of members representing registered trade unions and representing organised employers; and |
| 11.3.2.2 | Is not restricted to members of the Authority, the Executive Committee, a Provincial Committee or a Chamber of the Authority. |
Meetings of any committee must comply with the meeting procedures as contemplated in clause 12.
