AJ Lucas Group Limited Annual Report 1999

Directors’ declaration andIndependent audit reportDirectors’ declarationIn the opinion of the directors of A J Lucas Group Limited the accompanying concise financial report of the consolidatedentity, comprising A J Lucas Group Limited and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 1999, set out onpages 16 to 21:(a) has been derived from or is consistent with the full financial report for the financial year; and(b) complies with Accounting Standard AASB 1039 “Concise Financial Reports”.Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors:Allan Stuart CampbellAndrew John LukasDirectorDirectorDated 18 October 1999 Dated 18 October 1999Independent audit report on concise financial reportto the members of AJ Lucas Group LimitedScopeWe have audited the concise financial report of A J Lucas Group Limited and its controlled entities for the financialyear ended 30 June 1999 as set out on pages 16 to 21 in order to express an opinion on it to the members of theCompany. The Company’s directors are responsible for the concise financial report.Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurancewhether the concise financial report is free of material misstatement. We have also performed an independent audit ofthe full financial report of A J Lucas Group Limited and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 1999. Ouraudit report on the full financial report was signed on 30 September 1999, and was not subject to any qualification.Our procedures in respect of the audit of the concise financial report included testing that the information in the concisefinancial report is consistent with the full financial report and examination, on a test basis, of evidence supportingthe amounts, discussion and analysis, and other disclosures which were not directly derived from the full financialreport. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the concisefinancial report is presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 1039 “Concise Financial Reports”.The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.Audit opinionIn our opinion, the concise financial report of A J Lucas Group Limited and its controlled entities for the year ended 30June 1999 complies with AASB 1039 “Concise Financial Reports”.KPMGChartered AccountantsNeil Cameron SmithPartnerSydney, 18 October 1999PAGE 22