Risk management

Risk and audit at a glance

The Chief Executive (DHW) has appointed an independent Audit and Risk Committee (Committee) with responsibility for advising DHW on its structures, systems and processes designed to identify, prevent and respond to actual and potential risks, including how DHW meets its compliance requirements.

The Committee also provides advice to the Commissioner, CEIH regarding the risk, control and compliance frameworks in the context of DHW being the system leader for the South Australian Public Health System.

The Committee regularly receives reports from the Risk and Integrity Services branch, and supplementary reports from other areas in the department.

Fraud detected in the agency

NB: Fraud reported includes actual and reasonably suspected incidents of fraud.

Strategies implemented to control and prevent fraud

The CEIH is committed to the prevention, detection and reporting of fraud and corruption in connection with its activities. As an attached office to the DHW, the CEIH has adopted the SA Health Corruption Control Policy Directive and internal controls and procedures have been implemented.

DHW regularly assesses its exposure to fraud and corruption, as part of the risk management framework. This is supplemented by an audit program which routinely evaluates key controls.

Data for previous years is available at DataSA website

Public interest disclosure

Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018:

NIL

Data for previous years is available at DataSA website

Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1/7/2019.

Reporting required under any other act or regulation

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