Australian Human Rights Commission
Annual Report November 2022
5.3 Audit and Risk Committee
Under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth) (PGPA
rule) requirement (subsection 17(2)(b)), our Audit and Risk Committee has
assessed this performance statement, reviewing the completeness and
appropriateness of the performance information, systems and framework, and
the completeness and appropriateness of our performance reporting.
Under the PGPA Rule requirement (subsection 17BE(taa)), the following
information is provided:
(a) Electronic address of the audit committee charter:
https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/ahrc_audit_and_risk_committee_ch
arter.pdf
(b) Audit and Risk Committee members in 2021–2022:
• Linda Waugh (Chair)
• Navaka Arachchige
• Clare Bower
(c) Qualifications, knowledge, and experience of committee members:
Linda Waugh is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. She is the Merit
Protection Commissioner (Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Services).
Ms Waugh has over 20 years’ experience working in public sector integrity and
oversight bodies in both the Commonwealth and state governments. She has a
breadth of experience across complaints and investigations, risk and governance,
policy reform and education, systems reviews, and auditing and legislative
reviews. Ms Waugh holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Post Graduate Diploma of
Psychology, and a Master of Business Administration.
Navaka Arachchige is an independent external member of the Audit and Risk
Committee. He is the Chief Financial Officer of the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal and has over 15 years of public sector experience in finance and
corporate services including governance, audit, risk, and procurement.
Mr Arachchige holds membership of the Association of Certified Chartered
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