The Bureau of Meteorology Audit Committee has responsibility for fostering the development and implementation within the Bureau of:

• an effective and efficient audit service;
• compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
• reliable financial and management reporting;
• an appropriate fraud control plan, with supporting procedures; and
• risk identification and management processes.

The Audit Committee met four times during 2004-05, in July, November, February and May. The major focus of the Committee for the year was the oversight of:

• the annual audit program (including financial, program, regional office and IT-based audits);
• the acceptance of the Bureau's 2003-04 financial statements;
• the review of the internal audit function, following two years of experience in the Bureau;
• the revision of the Audit Committee Charter and establishment of a Risk Sub-committee;
• the preparation for the adoption of the Australian Equivalents to International FinancialReporting Standards (AEIFRS) in 2005-06; and
• the Bureau's response to ANAO management letters.

Figure 36. The senior staff of the Bureau of Meteorology at 30 June 2005.