Expertise means skills, knowledge and experience in a particular field. …

Management’s expert means an individual or organisation possessing expertise in a field other than accounting or auditing, whose work in that field is used by the entity to assist the entity in preparing the financial …

For purposes of the Australian Auditing Standards, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …

External confirmation means audit evidence obtained as a direct written response to the auditor from a third party (the confirming party), in paper form, or by electronic or other …

Positive confirmation request means a request that the confirming party respond directly to the auditor indicating whether the confirming party agrees or disagrees with the information in the request, or providing the requested …

Negative confirmation request means a request that the confirming party respond directly to the auditor only if the confirming party disagrees with the information provided in the …

Non-response means a failure of the confirming party to respond, or fully respond, to a positive confirmation request, or a confirmation request returned …

Exception means a response that indicates a difference between information requested to be confirmed, or contained in the entity’s records, and information provided by the confirming …

For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …

Accounting estimate – A monetary amount for which the measurement, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable financial reporting framework, is subject to estimation uncertainty. (Ref: Para.  A14 …