Department of Sport and Recreation Official Travel Audit Objective and Scope The audit objective was to determine whether the travel entitlements paid to employees of the Department of Sport and Recreation during the period 1 July (“the Department”) 2014 to 31 December 2014 complied with the following requirements: Directions Section A6.3; Treasurer’s the Travel and Department’s “Official Duty Procedure”; Determination Number 1 of 2014 issued under the Public Section Employment and Management Act. Background This audit covered the payment of entitlements relating to official travel undertaken by employees of the Department during the period 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014. Official travel includes work related travel undertaken by employees of the Department on behalf of the Department. A movement requisition (MR) is an official document which records the travel details and forms the basis for making payments relating to travelling, camping and vehicle allowances and other travel related expenses. Employees are required to complete a MR and obtain prior approval from a delegated officer who has the appropriate delegated limit to approve the official travel. For the purpose of this audit, the population consisted of travel entitlements relating to official travel undertaken by the employees. From this population a sample Department’s of 30 items was selected. The audit assessed whether or not all the sampled expenses / allowances on the movement requisition adhered to the relevant policies and controls. Official travel payments were categorised as accommodation, local travelling, travelling allowance, overseas travelling, and other expenses.
Department of Sport and Recreation Official Travel Audit Objective and Scope The audit objective was to determine whether the travel entitlements paid to employees of the Department of Sport and Recreation (“the Department”) during the period 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014 complied with the following requirements: Treasurer’s Directions Section A6.3; the Department’s “Official Duty Travel Procedure”; and Determination Number 1 of 2014 issued under the Public Section Employment and Management Act. Background This audit covered the payment of entitlements relating to official travel undertaken by employees of the Department during the period 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014. Official travel includes work related travel undertaken by employees of the Department on behalf of the Department. A movement requisition (MR) is an official document which records the travel details and forms the basis for making payments relating to travelling, camping and vehicle allowances and other travel related expenses. Employees are required to complete a MR and obtain prior approval from a delegated officer who has the appropriate delegated limit to approve the official travel. For the purpose of this audit, the population consisted of travel entitlements relating to official travel undertaken by the Department’s employees. From this population a sample of 30 items was selected. The audit assessed whether or not all the sampled expenses / allowances on the movement requisition adhered to the relevant policies and controls. Official travel payments were categorised as accommodation, local travelling, travelling allowance, overseas travelling, and other expenses.
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