Test of controls―A procedure designed to evaluate the design, description, implementation or operating effectiveness of controls in achieving the identified control …

Tolerable rate of deviation―A rate of deviation in the operation of control procedures as designed in respect of which the assurance practitioner seeks to obtain an appropriate level of assurance that the rate of deviation set by the assurance …

User entity―An entity that uses a service organisation. …

Direct controls―Controls which directly address the risks of a control objective not being achieved, by detecting, preventing or correcting a failure to achieve a control objective on a timely …

Direct engagement on controls―A reasonable or limited assurance engagement in which the assurance practitioner evaluates the design of the controls against the control objectives, and, if included in the scope of the engagement, the description, …

Engaging party―The party(ies) that engages the assurance practitioner to perform the assurance engagement. …

For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following term has the meaning attributed below: Non‑compliance – Acts of omission or commission, intentional or unintentional, committed by the entity, or by those charged with governance, by management or …

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

Those charged with governance – The person(s) or organisation(s) (e.g., a corporate trustee) with responsibility for overseeing the strategic direction of the entity and obligations related to the accountability of the entity.  This includes overseeing …

Management – The person(s) with executive responsibility for the conduct of the entity’s operations.  For some entities in some jurisdictions, management includes some or all of those charged with governance, for example, executive members of a governance …