Risk management

Over this period, COVID-19 has continued to test Council’s control environment, prompting organisational and community response to new and emerging risks. Despite our challenges in managing the effects of a global pandemic, we have continued to show resilience by delivering key activities (managing current and potential risks) including a new Fraud Control Action Plan and review of Council’s Corporate Risk Register with corresponding new reporting, each incorporating risks related to COVID-19. Consideration of business continuity arrangements in this new operating environment together with review of organisational policies and procedures and regular reporting to Council’s Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC) have also been undertaken. Our corporate risk management activities have further included a focus on an effective fraud control framework, incorporating an education and awareness campaign relating to fraud prevention, detection and control.

These activities have been supported by the refining of a new organisation-wide risk management reporting system, better managing the organisational and community risks we encounter.