A question may arise at the AGM in relation to the audit to which the auditor is not able to provide an immediate response. For example, the auditor may wish to seek legal advice prior to providing the response. In these circumstances, the auditor, in …

There is no equivalent International Standard on Auditing or International Auditing Practice Statement to this Guidance Statement. …

For the purpose of this Guidance Statement, the following term has the meaning attributed below:   Associate means an entity, including an unincorporated entity such as a partnership, over which the investor has significant influence and that is neither a …

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

Aggregation risk – The probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality for the financial report as a whole. (Ref: Para. A19 …

Component – An entity, business unit, function or business activity, or some combination thereof, determined by the group auditor for purposes of planning and performing audit procedures in a group audit. (Ref: Para. A20 …

Component auditor – An auditor who performs audit work related to a component for purposes of the group audit. A component auditor is a part of the engagement team [10] for a group audit. (Ref: Para. A21–A23 …

Component management – Management responsible for a component. (Ref: Para. A24 ) …

Component performance materiality – An amount set by the group auditor to reduce aggregation risk to an appropriately low level for purposes of planning and performing audit procedures in relation to a …

Group – A reporting entity for which a group financial report is prepared. …