Quality Assurance Checklist
Quality Assurance Checklist
Quality Assurance Checklist
What is in place
Standards 1000, 1010, 1100, 1110, 1111, 1120, 1130, 1300, 1310, 1320, 1321, 1322, 2000, 2040
There is an Internal Audit Charter in place
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What is in place
Committee
There is no impairment to Internal Audit independence
or objectivity
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Professional Development
Includes
What is in place
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Standards 2070, 2200, 2201, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2300, 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340
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Reporting
Includes
Standards 2070, 2200, 2201, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2300, 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340
Internal audit engagement reports are distributed to
management and the Audit Committee
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What is in place
Standard 2500
There is a followup system in place for internal audit
recommendations and action plans to assure they are
implemented in a timely way, including external audit
recommendations
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Standard 1300
There are performance measures in place for Internal
Audit
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What is in place
Code of Ethics
Includes
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What is in place
Useful Reference
Audit Committees
Audit Committees: A Guide to Good Practices, Second Edition, AASB/AICD/IIAAustralia, Melbourne/Sydney Australia,
2012
A Balanced Scorecard Approach for Internal Auditing Departments, Mark L Frigo, The IIA Research Foundation, Altamonte
Springs Florida USA, 2002
Governance, Risk Management and Control: Internal Audit Leading Practices Case Studies from Asia, Case Study 2:
Implementing a Balanced Scorecard at the Australian Taxation Office, pp 3759, Asian Development Bank, Peoples
Republic of China, 2010
Benchmarking
Government Lighthouse, AuditorGenerals Report to Parliament Volume 22011, Audit Office of NSW, Sydney Australia
2011
Policy Agenda, Institute of Internal AuditorsAustralia, Sydney Australia, 2012
Twenty Questions Directors Should Ask About Internal Audit, John Fraser and Hugh Lindsay, Chartered Accountants of
Canada, Second Edition, Toronto Canada, 2007
Notes: There is also industryspecific leading practice guidance, including banking and finance, private sector, and public
sector (from respective state and Federal Auditors General and the IIA Public Sector Committee). Service provider firms
also produce occasional thought leadership publications
Stakeholder Relationship
Management
Insight: Delivering Value to Stakeholders, Patty Miller and Tara Smith, The IIA Research Foundation, Altamonte Springs
Florida USA, 2002
Internal Auditor Magazine, Article: The ABCs of Adding Value, pp 4853, The Institute of Internal Auditors, Altamonte
Springs Florida USA, December 2013
Standards
International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) 2013 Edition, The Institute of Internal Auditors, Altamonte Springs
Florida USA, 2013
IIA Position Paper: The Three Lines of Defense in Effective Risk Management and Control, The Institute of Internal
Auditors, Altamonte Springs Florida USA, 2013
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