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Volume 2: Governance

Good governance is an integral component of effective financial management. This volume discusses governance and provides guidance on some attributes of good governance, including application of governance requirements under the Financial Accountability Act.

The Handbook represents guidance only, and it is expected that departments and statutory bodies should adopt processes which reflect each individual agency’s circumstances and operational characteristics. Information Sheets will be released progressively as they are completed.

All interested parties are invited to review the draft information sheets and provide comment by their due dates to fmbregistrations@treasury.qld.gov.au. All comments and feedback are valued and appreciated.

Other volumes of the handbook are available on the Financial Accountability Handbook page.

Title	Date	File type	Link
Introduction to volume 2: Governance	July 2009	pdf	download (50 K)
2.1 What is governance?	June 2009	pdf	download (65 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.2 What is a control environment?	June 2009	pdf	download (75 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.3 What are internal controls?	June 2009	pdf	download (80 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.4 Limitations of internal controls	June 2009	pdf	download (65 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.5 Chief finance officer	October 2009	pdf	download (95 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 23 October 2009).
2.6 Head of internal audit	October 2009	pdf	download (90 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 23 October 2009).
2.7 Management committees	June 2009	pdf	download (85 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.8 External audit	June 2009	pdf	download (70 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.9 Internal audit	June 2009	pdf	download (90 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 July 2009).
2.10 Planning	July 2009	pdf	download (80 K)
Draft for consultation (feedback due 31 August 2009).

For further information:

• fmhelpdesk@treasury.qld.gov.au

Last reviewed 2 October 2009

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