Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11

Department of Tourism - Vote 34
Report of the Audit Committee
for the year ended 31 March 2011
We are pleased to present our report for the financial year ended 31 March 2011.
Audit Committee members and attendance
The Audit Committee consists of the members listed hereunder and meets at least four times per
annum as per its approved terms of reference. During the year under review three meetings were
held. Over and above the three meetings there was one combined meeting with the Department of
Environmental Affairs.
Member
Number of meetings
attended
Prof. H. de Jager (Chairman)(external) 3
J Rapoo (external) 3
T Bouwer (external) 3
R Rajcoomar (external) 3
K Rapoo (external) 2
The Auditor-General South Africa, National Treasury, Internal Audit and the Accounting Officer were
invited to the meetings. The Accounting Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief O p e r a t i n g
Officer attended meetings ex-officio.
Audit Committee responsibility
The Audit Committee reports that it has complied with its responsibilities arising from sections 38(1) (a)
of the PFMA and Treasury Regulations 3.1. The Audit Committee also reports that it has adopted appropriate
formal terms of reference as its Audit Committee Charter, has regulated its affairs in compliance
with this charter and has discharged all its responsibilities as contained therein.
The effectiveness of internal control
The department‟s system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable assurance, inter alia,
that assets are safeguarded and that liabilities and working capital are efficiently managed.
Based on the approved annual internal audit plan setting out the scope, control objectives and risks,
for the period covered, various reports were submitted by the internal auditors. The Management
Report of the Auditor-General South Africa on the annual financial statements was also submitted to
the committee.
The results of the internal and external audits indicated that controls have been operating as intended
in certain areas, while in others attention should be given to strengthen and improve the controls.
Where control weaknesses and other matters were reported, the Audit Committee has considered
the management responses and action plans to address the matters and to facilitate corrective action
and/or improvements to controls and procedures. Implementation of such corrective actions is
monitored through the implementation of an issue tracking report and the follow-up review reports
submitted to the committee on a regular basis.
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