Board of Management’s Declaration
Art on the move 2017 annual report
NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS TOURING STRUCTURE FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC.
The board of management has determined that the incorporation is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in the notes to the financial statements. The board of management declares that: 1. The attached financial statements and notes satisfy the requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012; and
Independent Auditor’s Report
Opinion
Committee’s responsibility for the financial report
We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report, of National Exhibitions Touring Structure for Western Australia Inc. (the association), which comprises the Committee’s report, the balance sheet and statement of changes in equity as at 31 December 2017, the income statement and the cash flow statement for the year then ended and notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the statement by members of the Committee.
The Committee of National Exhibitions Touring Structure for Western Australia Inc. is responsible for the preparation of the financial report, and has determined that the basis of preparation described in note 1 is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation act of WA and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission act 2012 (ACNC act 2012) and is appropriate to meet the needs of the members. The Committee’s responsibility also includes such internal control as the Committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of National Exhibitions Touring Structure for Western Australia lnc. as at 31 December 2017 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in note 1 to the financial statements, and the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act of WA and the Australian Charities and Not-forprofits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act 2012).
2. In the board of management’s opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the incorporation will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. This declaration is signed in accordance with subsection 60.15(2) of the resolution of the Australian Charities and Notfor-profits Commission Regulation 2013:
Basis of opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the association in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Committee’s APES 110: Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.
Chairperson
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Treasurer
Emphasis of Matter- Basis of Accounting
Dated this 29 day of March 2018
We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist the association to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act of WA and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (ACNC Act 2012). As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS TOURING STRUCTURE FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC.
In preparing the financial report, the Committee is responsible for assessing the association’s ability to continue as a going concern disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Committee either intends to liquidate the association or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. As part of an audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.