Joint Subcommittee of Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee
The Joint Subcommittee of the Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee reviews and reports, as required, to those committees.
Contact
Richard Birrell
Deputy Director (Corporate Governance)
Deputy University Secretary
telephone 02 9514 1249
email Richard.Birrell@uts.edu.au
Committee details
Meeting dates
Meetings of the Joint Subcommittee of the Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee are held as required.
Composition and membership
Composition
The composition of the Joint Subcommittee of Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee is:
- Chair/Alternate Chair — the position of chair shall alternate each meeting between the chair of the Finance Committee and the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Where one is the chair for a given meeting, the other shall be the alternate chair.
- Three other members, of whom:
- one member of the Audit and Risk Committee
- one member of the Finance Committee
- one member who is a member of both the Audit and Risk Committee and the Finance Committee.
2022 members
| Position | Membership | Current Term |
|---|---|---|
| Chair/Alternate Chair | Dr John Laker, AO | 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024 |
| Member of Audit and Risk | Vacant | |
| Member of Finance Committee | Guy Templeton | 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2023 |
| Member of both Audit and Risk and Finance | Catherine Livingstone, AC | 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024 |
Positions on the joint subcommittee are in accordance with its composition.
Meetings of the subcommittee are attended by:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director, Internal Audit
- other members of the university staff as appropriate for particular items of business at the request of the committee.
Terms of reference
The subcommittee is constituted by the Audit and Risk and Finance committees. It meets on the request of either of those committees and reports back to both. A request to meet may also be generated from the Chair of Audit and Risk Committee or the Chair of Finance Committee.
The subcommittee shall consider and advise on any matters referred to it by the Audit and Risk Committee or the Finance Committee.
The Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee will ensure these terms of reference allow the subcommittee to remain relevant and effective.
A quorum will be constituted by one half of the total number of members, rounded up if not a whole number. The Chair or Alternate Chair must be present and representation from both committees.
