AUDIT, REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION. Audits, reviews and investigations by Department
11.1 The Department may conduct an audit, review or investigation at any reasonable time to confirm whether the Training Provider is complying with this Contract, including:
a) to establish whether and to what extent the Funds have been used in respect of Skills First Students;
b) to investigate allegations or suspicions of misuse of the Funds;
c) to determine the extent to which the Training Services are of high quality;
d) as set out in Clause 12 of Schedule 1; and/or
e) if applicable, as part of the Department’s Audit and Risk Committee’s Internal Audit Plan.
11.2 In the event of an audit, review or investigation under Clause 11.1, the Training Provider must, as directed:
a) permit the Department to enter its premises, and areas within those premises used for the delivery of Training Services, at any time reasonably required by the Department, including times when training and assessment is being delivered to Skills First Students;
b) provide the Department with all necessary assistance, including:
i) access to office space, telephones, photocopy facilities and other facilities at the Training Provider’s premises;
ii) access to all Training Provider Personnel;
iii) assisting the Department to locate, access and view Records, including all Records that the Training Provider is required to keep or provide under this Contract, and including associated metadata; and
iv) permitting the Department to take copies of any Records; and
c) on request, reimburse the Department for any costs incurred in conducting the audit, review or investigation.
11.3 If an audit, review or investigation reveals non-compliance with this Contract, the Department may:
a) exercise any of its rights under Clauses 16 (Enforcement) or 17 (Termination Rights); and/or
b) require the Training Provider to:
i) provide a written response on any matter relating to the audit, review or investigation in accordance with the Department's requirements;
ii) take all reasonable steps, to the Department's satisfaction, to prevent future instances of non-compliance by implementing a management action plan agreed between the Training Provider and the Department; and/or
iii) within six months of the Training Provider being notified in writing of the recommendations arising from the audit, review or investigation, or such other timeframe specified in writing by the Department:
A. advise the Department in writing of the steps taken by the Training Provider ...
AUDIT, REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION. Audits, reviews and investigations by Department
