Risk management (DHW 2023-24 Annual Report)
Risk and audit at a glance
The Chief Executive of the Department has established and appointed an Audit and Risk Committee to provide independent advice regarding the Department and state-wide public health system as System Leader, in the areas of risk, internal control, audit, governance, performance management and compliance as well as external responsibilities as prescribed in relevant legislation and standards.
The Committee regularly receives reports from the Risk and Assurance Services unit, and supplementary reports from other areas in the department.
Fraud detected in the agency
- Deception and Dishonesty (section 130 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935) = 2 instances
Note: Fraud reported includes actual and reasonably suspected incidents of fraud.
Strategies implemented to control and prevent fraud
The Department regularly assesses its exposure to fraud and corruption as part of its risk management framework. This is supplemented by an audit program which routinely tests key controls.
Data for previous years is available on the Data SA website.
Public interest disclosure
Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 = 1
Data for previous years is available on the Data SA website.
Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1 July 2019.