Professional judgement ―The application of relevant training, knowledge and experience, within the context provided by assurance, accounting and ethical standards, in making informed decisions about the courses of action that are appropriate in the …

[Deleted by the AUASB.  Refer Aus 17.1(o)] …

Special purpose financial statements ―Financial statements prepared in accordance with a special purpose framework. …

Special purpose framework ―A financial reporting framework designed to meet the financial information needs of specific users. The financial reporting framework may be a fair presentation framework or a compliance …

Assurance Practitioner ―A person or an organisation, whether in public practice, industry, commerce or the public sector, providing assurance services. The term includes the engagement partner or other members of the engagement team, or, as applicable, …

For the purposes of this Guidance Statement the following words and phrases have the meanings attributed below: …

Criteria - the benchmarks used to measure or evaluate the underlying subject matter. An applicable financial reporting framework is an example of …

Engagement risk - the risk of expressing inappropriate opinions and/or conclusions when the subject matter is materially misstated, including when the subject matter has material deficiencies or deviations or is materially …

Grant acquittal - a requirement of a funding agreement and is performed by the recipient of the funding (the responsible party). An acquittal can take a number of forms such as financial reports/statements, written reports, documentation of activities …

Mandate - the requirement, documented or otherwise, for an independent auditor to conduct an audit, other assurance engagement, agreed-upon procedures engagement or combination thereof. Mandates may be prescribed in legislation or regulation; or may be …