The Sugar Industry Tribunal did not provide minutes of management meetings for audit review to the Auditor-General and the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) says there was no evidence to indicate that management held meetings during the financial year 2016.

This is stated in the 2018-2019 Audit Report on Statutory Authorities that was tabled in Parliament last week.

“The tribunal did not have a business plan, strategic plan, disaster recovery plan, risk management policy, human resources policy, IT security policy, policies to govern environmental controls, and code of conduct in place,” the report stated.

“Minutes of management meetings was not provided for audit review, and there was no evidence to indicate that management held meetings during the financial year 2016.”

The audit also found the tribunal’s information technology (IT) was outsourced to Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC).

“A service level agreement between the tribunal and FSC should be prepared to safeguard and protect the interest of the tribunal.”

The Sugar Industry Tribunal agreed it will draw up its own policies and minutes of management meetings should be properly recorded and maintained.