In Memory of Greg Harvey - Rail, Tram and Bus Union of NSW

Concise Report to MembersThe Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union, New South Wales BranchINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S STATEMENTTo the members of The Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union, New South Wales Branch.ScopeWe have audited the concise financial report of The Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union, New South WalesBranch for the financial year ended 31 December, 2008 comprising the Committee of Management Statement,Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements. The Committee ofManagement is responsible for the financial report. We have conducted an independent audit of this financial report inorder to express an opinion on it to the members.Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurancewhether the concise financial report is free of material misstatement.Our procedures in respect of the audit of the concise financial report included testing that the information in theconcise financial report is consistent with the full financial report, and examination, on a test basis, of evidencesupporting the amounts and other disclosures which were directly derived from the full financial report. Theseprocedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the concise financial reportis presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the IndustrialRelations Act 1996Audit OpinionsA) Workplace Relations Act 1996In our opinion, the Concise Financial Report of The Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union, New South WalesBranch for the year ended 31st December, 2008 is in accordance with the full audited general purpose financial reportavailable for inspection my members. The Audit opinion, express in that report is as follows:In our opinion, the general purpose financial report of the Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union, New SouthWales Branch presents fairly in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards and other mandatory professionalreporting requirements in Australia as well as the requirements imposed by the Reporting Guidelines or Part 3 ofChapter 8 of Schedule 1B of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.B) Industrial Relations Act 1996I certify that the Concise Financial Report is a fair and accurate summary of my Report, Accounts and Statementsof the Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union, New South Wales Branch for the year ended 31st December,2008. My Auditors Report did not contain particulars of any deficiency, failure or shortcomings as referred to in theIndustrial Relations Act.Ken MangravitiKen Mangraviti Pty Ltd Chartered AccountantsRegistered Company AuditorDated : 21 May, 2009Please Note: For full details of the Operating Report and Financial Statementssee the RTBU Website www.rtbu-nsw.asn.com.auPage 32 raIL & ROAD June 2009