Drinking Water Audits

2009 Round of regulatory audits

• Auditor Approval application forms
  
  
• Drinking water regulatory audit guidance note: July 2009 (211kb, pdf)
  The above guidance note has been prepared to provide information about the 2009 audit process to all stakeholders.
  
  
• Auditors
  For a current list of certified auditors under the RABQSA Drinking Water QMS Auditor Certification Scheme please go to the RABQSA website.
  
  
• Useful links

Post-2008 audit workshops

During November and December 2008, the Drinking Water Regulatory Section held a series of workshops to provide feedback to the Victorian water industry and other stakeholders on the results and findings of the first round of risk management plan audits. The presentation from those workshops is attached below.

Review of Risk Management Plan Audits: November/December 2008 (278kb, pdf)

Ozwater 09 paper on RABQSA auditor certification scheme

The attached paper explains how this auditor certification scheme has evolved since being developed, providing details on what it entails and what has been learned along the way.  The paper was first published in March 2009 for the Ozwater09 conference in Melbourne.

Auditor certification scheme for drinking water risk management in Australia - the Victorian experience: March 2009 (81kb, pdf)

Drinking water regulatory audit seminars

From 10-18 December 2007, the Drinking Water Regulatory Section held a series of seminars to launch the 2007 version of the Guidance Note for the 2008 audit process. The speakers provided information on some of the key processes that guided the audit process, as well as material on effective risk management. This information is displayed for historical reference purposes.

Aquality – Measuring the implementation of risk management plans - Peter Donlon, WSAA: December 2007 (927kb, pdf)

DHS regulatory audits – the auditor certification scheme - Brian Labza, DHS and David Sheehan, DHS: December 2007 (382kb, pdf)

The Drinking Water Regulatory Audit - Julie Hoy, DHS: December 2007 (635kb, pdf)

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