Sheet 1: The Internal Audit Process

	
	
	
	

		

 
		
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		

 
		
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		

 
		
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
The auditor’s role 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		

 
		
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Sheet 2: Audit Template 

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

		

 
		
		
	

		
Audit Tool Title:
		
Relevant internal policies, procedures, forms etc:
		


		


		
	

		
Date audit completed:
		


		
Service/Site:
		


		
Auditor(s):
		


		
	

		
Area 
		
Not applicable 
		
Findings 
		
Gap or opportunity for improvement 
		
Root cause
		
Risk Rating 
		
Follow up required 
		
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Sheet 3: Sample Audit 

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

		

 
		
		
	

		
Audit Tool Title: Human Resources 
		
Relevant internal documents: Human Resources Policy and Procedure, Performance Review Procedure, Recruitment and Selection Procedure, Records Management Procedure, Grievance Procedure,  Training and Development Procedure, Training Matrix, Training Register .
		


	
	

		
Date audit completed:
		


		
Service/Site:
		


		
Auditor(s):
		


		


	
	

		
Area 
		
Not applicable 
		
Findings 
		
Gap or opportunity for improvement 
		
Root cause
		
Risk Rating 
		
Follow up required 
		
Additional comments 
		


	
	

		
Current position description  for the role.
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Staff member's file contains interview documents, reference checks,  a signed offer of employment, completed personal details, signed Code of Conduct, copy of current drivers’ licence.
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Staff member has completed the induction program within the first 2 weeks of commencement. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Staff member has completed buddy shifts.
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Required training specific for the role has been identified and completed, including the Mandatory Worker Orientation Module. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Required training refreshers have been completed on schedule. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
The 2 probation review meetings where completed on schedule. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Worker Screening completed and current. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Where disciplinary meetings were held, there is evidence that staff member was advised in advance, was advised that they could bring a support person and where required a written improvement plan was developed and implemented. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
The previous performance appraisal was completed on schedule and actions arising are on track or closed. 
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Paper based staff files are kept in a locked filing cabinet.
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Access to HR system and electronic files is restricted.
		


		


		


		


		


		


		


		


	
	

		
Exit interviews have been offered to exiting staff.