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56<br />
<strong>WCT</strong> Berhad (66538-K)<br />
annual report 2011<br />
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT<br />
cont’d<br />
E. ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION IN 2011<br />
GIA conducts regular reviews and appraisal of the Group’s system of internal control <strong>to</strong> provide assurance <strong>to</strong> the Board<br />
on the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. For year 2011, reviews and appraisals conducted by GIA are based<br />
on the Internal Audit Plan for year 2011 as approved by the Audit Committee. Following the opening of the Group’s first<br />
hotel, namely Première Hotel in Klang, the number of Internal Audit staff has been increased from three (3) in 2010<br />
<strong>to</strong> six (6) in 2011 <strong>to</strong> undertake additional and expanded audit reviews. GIA currently has five (5) staff including one (1)<br />
manager, one (1) senior executive, two (2) executives and one (1) officer.<br />
For joint venture projects/operation, the review and appraisal of internal control system for each project will be jointly<br />
conducted with the respective internal audit department of the joint venture partner (if any).<br />
The main activities of the GIA include:-<br />
(1) Performing operational audit on the following areas:-<br />
(a) On-going projects and other businesses of the Group.<br />
(b) System administration and support service.<br />
(c) Reviewing compliance with the policies, procedures and applicable laws and regulations.<br />
In 2011, GIA completed twenty three (23) audit reviews on the following and one (1) investigation<br />
No. Type of Review<br />
No. of Completed<br />
Reviews<br />
1 On-going construction projects 4<br />
2 JV project/operations 3<br />
3 Compliance 1<br />
4 Property development projects 2<br />
5 Tolled highway maintenance operation 1<br />
6 Department & process operation 7<br />
7 New businesses/operations 5<br />
23<br />
8 Investigation 1<br />
Total: 24<br />
(2) Follow-up on Outstanding Audit Recommendation<br />
On periodic basis, GIA conducted follow-up on all issues raised during each audit <strong>to</strong> ensure timeliness of<br />
implementation of agreed responses/action plan by the Management and <strong>to</strong> assess the effectiveness of the<br />
implementation process. Status of such implementation is presented <strong>to</strong> the Audit Committee during the periodic<br />
Audit Committee Meeting.