NGA_AR_13-14

ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGEMENT
RESPONSIVENESS TO
GOVERNMENT AND THE
PARLIAMENT
The Gallery has been responsive to the Government
and the Parliament. Gallery representatives
appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs on one occasion.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Gallery is committed to maintaining high
standards of corporate governance. The Gallery
Council oversees and endorses the strategic
planning and performance framework and
monitors the Gallery’s progress through regular
reports on performance against the Gallery’s
endorsed Strategic Plan. The Council Chairman
meets with the Minister for the Arts annually to
review the Gallery’s performance.
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The Gallery’s management structure as at 30 June
2014 is outlined in Appendix 2.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEES AND THEIR ROLES
Program Managers Group
The Program Managers Group is the key senior
management committee and consists of the
Director, Deputy Director and Assistant Directors.
The committee meets on a weekly basis and:
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provides the Gallery’s strategic and operational
leadership
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monitors the achievement of corporate strategies
and objectives
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oversees financial management
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coordinates activities across all areas of the
organisation.
Department Heads Forum
The Department Heads Forum is a monthly
gathering of all Department Heads in which a
wide range of operational and strategic matters
are discussed.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
SCRUTINY
A number of performance and compliance reviews
were undertaken in the year in accordance with the
endorsed Strategic Internal Audit Plan. The audit
of financial statements was undertaken by the
Australian National Audit Office. The financial
statements are included on pages 74–109.
Audit activity is monitored by the Council’s
Finance, Risk Management and Audit Committee.
The role of the Committee is to assist the Council
in fulfilling its responsibilities in relation to the
identification of areas of significant risk and
in monitoring:
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financial and business risks
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budgets and financial arrangements associated
with Gallery activities
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management reporting
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compliance with laws and regulations in respect
to financial management reporting
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an effective and efficient internal and external
audit function.
The Finance, Risk Management and Audit
Committee met five times during the year.
The following audit reports were considered by
the committee:
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Fraud Risk Assessment and Fraud Control Plan
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Review of Rehabilitation Management System
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Review of Collection Valuation Methodology
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Review of Internal Budgeting.
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