Para 3.9.2 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
3.9.2 For effective integrated audit, a clear understanding of the mandate of the department is essential. The main focus of the audit effort will be to examine and comment upon the extent to which the department is functioning within its mandate while trying to achieve its goals and objectives. The thrust should, therefore, centre around evaluation of the performance of the department with reference to its mandate, as envisaged in the allocation of business rules. At the same time, the linkages between the different tiers of the department, namely the Secretariat, the Directorate and the field units should be clearly established and evaluated.
What This Means
Effective integrated audit requires a clear understanding of the department's mandate as defined in the allocation of business rules. The main audit focus should be on whether the department is functioning within its mandate while trying to achieve its goals. Auditors must also examine and evaluate the linkages between the three tiers of the department -- the Secretariat (policy level), the Directorate (supervisory level), and the field units (implementation level).
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Key Points
- 1Understanding the department's mandate from allocation of business rules is essential
- 2Audit should evaluate whether the department functions within its mandate
- 3Focus on evaluating departmental performance against its mandated objectives
- 4Examine linkages between Secretariat, Directorate, and field units
- 5Three-tier evaluation ensures comprehensive coverage of the department
Practical Example
Before starting an integrated audit of the Labour Department, the audit team studies the Allocation of Business Rules to understand that the department's mandate covers industrial relations, worker safety, minimum wages enforcement, and social security schemes. They then evaluate whether all these mandate areas are being addressed, and examine how policy decisions at the Secretariat translate to directives at the Labour Commissioner's office and actual enforcement by Labour Inspectors in the field.
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