May 26, 2008

Audit and Assurance at Airservices Australia

By Nancy Hala, KnowledgeLeader contributing writer

Airservices Australia is government-owned organization that provides critical safety services such as air traffic control, aviation rescue, and fire fighting services at 19 of the nation’s busiest airports. In this profile, Michelle Bennetts, general manager of audit and assurance at Airservices Australia, discusses how operating in an extremely complex regulatory environment impacts the audit function. Bennetts’s group must ensure compliance with Australian government laws, International Civil Aviation Organization regulations, and Civil Aviation Safety Authority safety regulations, to name a few.