When the numbers smile and the projects frown: restoring oversight
Long term contracts need hard evidence. Boards must trace claims from project files to accounts and test them against facts.
The IoD recognised the importance of auditor rotation and supported a focus on the role of director's audit committees in maintaining audit quality.
The impact of increasing a two year cooling off period to five years could compromise audit quality, and the IoD but supported maintaining the current stand down period in line with the Auditor-General's standards.