Para 3.22.66 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
3.22.66 Output controls ensure that all output is:
(i) produced and distributed on time;
(ii) fully reconciled with pre-input control parameters;
(iii) physically controlled at all times, depending on the confidentiality of the document; and
(iv) errors and exceptions are properly investigated and acted upon.
The completeness and integrity of output reports depends on restricting the ability to amend outputs and incorporating completeness checks such as page numbers and check sums.
What This Means
Output controls must ensure four things: output is produced and distributed on time, output is fully reconciled with pre-input control parameters, physical control of output is maintained based on its confidentiality, and errors and exceptions are properly investigated and acted upon. The completeness and integrity of output reports depend on restricting the ability to amend outputs and including completeness checks such as page numbers and check sums.
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Key Points
- 1Output must be produced and distributed on schedule
- 2Output must be reconciled with pre-input control parameters
- 3Physical control of output must match its confidentiality level
- 4Errors and exceptions in output must be investigated and resolved
- 5Page numbers and check sums prevent tampering with output reports
Practical Example
A government Pay and Accounts Office generates salary slips on the 28th of each month (timeliness). The total salary amount on all slips is reconciled against the pre-processing total from the input file (reconciliation). Salary slips are sealed in individual envelopes and distributed only through authorised channels since they contain personal financial information (physical control). If the output shows five employees with zero salary despite being active, this exception is flagged and investigated before distribution (error investigation). Each page of the payroll register is numbered sequentially — if page 15 of 50 is missing, it is immediately obvious.
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