Internal Audit
Internal Audit Department provides an independent, objective assurance and consulting service for Sydney Local Health District to support improvements to business operations. We evaluate risk management, control, and governance processes to help the District to operate in an efficient, effective and ethical manner and achieve its vision of excellence in health and healthcare for all.
Our staff have extensive experience in a wide range of specialities including audit, government, accounting, nursing, radiography and other clinical areas. Our work includes a focus on three areas; audits, fraud and corruption and consulting activities.
Audit and Risk Management Committee
The Internal Audit Department, together with representatives from Digital Health & Innovation, Finance & Risk and External Audit, meets quarterly with the Audit and Risk Management Committee to discuss audit reviews completed and matters related to auditing and risk management.
Audit and Risk Management Committee Members
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Jim Mitchell |
Independent Chair |
CLAIR Government Executive Exchange Program, Tokyo and Nara Japan, Regional Administration and Management Executive Development, Mount Eliza Business School Fellowship, CPA Australia Certificate Accountancy, TAFE NSW Certificate Computer Processing, TAFE NSW |
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Gerardine Brus |
Independent Member |
Bachelor of Business Fellow, Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants (FCPA) Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD) |
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Leah Fricke |
Independent Member |
Cybersecurity/Business Strategy, MIT Sloan School of Management Innovation Governance for Directors, DeGroote School of Business – McMaster University with the Directors College Canada Master of Business Administration, University of Sydney Business School Master of Business Administration (Strategy and Economics), Australian Graduate School of Management Corporate Governance, Governance Institute of Australia Bachelor of Law (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne Dux of School, Japanese & Maths Prize, Exchange Student, Middle School Award for Work Sport, and Leadership, Girton College Adjudicator, Governance Awards, Australasian Reporting Awards |
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Mary Haines |
Independent Member Sydney Local Health District Board Member |
Adjunct Professor Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney PhD Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London (UCL), UK Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Fulbright Scholar at Rand Corporation/UCLA/Veterans Health Administration based in USA Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Psychology), University of Sydney |