Judicial Commission of NSW Annual Report 2017-18

Judicial Commission of NSW — Annual Report 2017–18 76 Our governance Results, challenges and strategic direction in brief Refine and keep to our strategic direction while maintaining effective policies that ensure safety, security, confidentiality, access, availability, equity, risk management, integrity, compliance and assurance. Comply with the requirements of the NSW Treasury Policy Paper TPP 15-03: Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy for the NSW Public Sector through our Audit and Risk Committee. Deliver high quality services in a safe and efficient workplace. Promote diversity, access and equality through our multicultural policies and services program. Review and maintaining the Conflict of Interests Register and the Contracts Register. Maintain our robust approach to governance. Results 2017–18 Challenges 2017–18 Strategic direction 2018–19 Robust governance: 10 Commission and 4 Audit and Risk Committee meetings conducted: see pp 79, 83. Our corporate behaviour was ethical and responsible: see p 81. Registers for contracts, conflict of interests and mitigating risks maintained and enhanced: see p 81. We provided effective support to our key stakeholders: see p 83. Recommendations accepted for two Internal Audits concerning the maintenance and publication of the Commission’s Bench Books and the Research Monographs and Sentencing Trends papers: see p 83. We have complied with NSW Government audit and risk management processes: see p 85. We have achieved a 4.68% reduction in our energy use over 5 years: see p 88 Review of, and compliance with, internal audit recommendations, which must be balanced with our core operations. The continuing high cost of online access to legal subscription services continues to put pressure on our law library’s small budget. Finalising our draft Privacy Code of Practice and a draft Privacy Management Plan. Photo previous page: Ryan Christiansen (l), Victor Poliakov and Ryan Ahearn (r) are part of the Commission’s busy Information Management team. The team supports good governance by ensuring the Commission’s technology enables us to fulfil all our statutory functions effectively and efficiently.