New Zealand Gazette – 2004 – No. 171

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4250 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 171 22 DECEMBER 2004

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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL

TO THE READERS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED LINES BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

We have audited the financial statements of Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business. The financial statements provide information about the past financial performance of Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business and its financial position as at 30 June 2004. This information is stated in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the Statement of Accounting Policies.

Directors' responsibilities

The Commerce Commission's Electricity Information Disclosure Requirements 2004 made under section 57T of the Commerce Act 1986 require the Directors to prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the financial position of Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business as at 30 June 2004, and results of operations and cash flows for the year then ended.

Auditors' responsibilities

Section 15 of the Public Audit Act 2001 and Regulation 30 of the Electricity Information Disclosure Requirements 2004 require the Auditor-General to audit the financial statements. It is the responsibility of the Auditor-General to express an independent opinion on the financial statements and report that opinion to you.

The Auditor-General has appointed Jim Chin of PricewaterhouseCoopers to undertake the audit.

Basis of opinion

An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes assessing:

  • the significant estimates and judgements made by the Directors in the preparation of the financial statements; and
  • whether the accounting policies are appropriate to Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business' circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Auditing Standards published by the Auditor-General, which incorporate the Auditing Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements, whether caused by fraud or error. In forming our opinion, we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

We carried out other assignments for Transpower New Zealand Limited in the areas of taxation compliance and other assurance services, taxation advice and consultancy services. Other than these assignments and in our capacity as auditor acting on behalf of the Auditor-General, we have no relationship with or interests in Transpower New Zealand Limited.

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