The objectives of the auditor are to:

1. With respect to the acceptance and continuance of the group audit engagement, determine whether sufficient appropriate audit evidence can reasonably be expected to be obtained to provide a basis for forming an opinion on the group financial report;
2. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the group financial report, whether due to fraud or error, and plan and perform further audit procedures to appropriately respond to those assessed risks;
3. Be sufficiently and appropriately involved in the work of component auditors throughout the group audit, including communicating clearly about the scope and timing of their work, and evaluating the results of that work; and
4. Evaluate whether sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained from the audit procedures performed, including with respect to the work performed by component auditors, as a basis for forming an opinion on the group financial report.