Annual Report - Screen Australia

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS
SCOPE
I have audited the accompanying financial report of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited, which comprises the Balance
Sheet as at 30 June 2008, and the Income Statement, Statement of Recognised Income and Expense and Statement of Cash
Fows for the year ended on that date, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a Statement of Significant Accounting
Policies, and the Directors’ Declaration.
The Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report
The Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited ceased operations on 1 July 2008 and all of its assets and liabilities, rights
and obligations were transferred to Screen Australia pursuant to the Screen Australia and National Film and Sound Archive
(Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008. The shareholder applied for voluntary deregistration on 11 July 2008.
Under Section 31(2) Screen Australia and National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act
2008, the Board of Directors of Screen Australia is responsible for the preparation of the financial report for Film Finance
Corporation Australia Limited.
The Board of Directors of Screen Australia is responsible for the fair presentation of the financial report in accordance
with Australian Accounting Standards including Australian Accounting Interpretations, and the Corporations Act 2001.
Until 30 June 2008, the Directors of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited were responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making
accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. From 1 July 2008, these responsibilities rest with the
Board of Directors of Screen Australia.
Auditor’s Responsibility
My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on my audit. I conducted my audit in accordance
with Australian National Audit Office Auditing Standards, which incorporate Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing
Standards require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report.
The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement
of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control
relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in oder to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of accounting estimates made by the Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion.
Independence
In conducting my audit, I have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.
Auditor’s Opinion
In my opinion; the financial report of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001,
including:
i) giving a true and fair view of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited’s financial position as at 30 June 2008 and of
its performance for the year ended on that date; and
ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards, including the Australian Accounting Interpretations and the
Corporations Regulations 2001.
Australian National Audit Office
P Hinchey
Senior Director
Delegate of the Auditor-General
Sydney
17 September 2008
PO BOX A456
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235
130 ELIZABETH STREET
SYDNEY NSW
PHONE (02) 9367 7100
FAX (02) 9367 7102
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION TO
THE DIRECTORS OF SCREEN AUSTRALIA
Under Section 31 of the Screen Australia and National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional
Provisions) Act 2008, the Board of Screen Australia is required to prepare and lodge the final Annual Report and
accompanying financial report for the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited.
In relation to our audit of the financial report of the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited for the year
ended 30 June 2008, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:
(i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001; and
(ii) no contravention of any applicable code of professional conduct.
Australian National Audit Office
P Hinchey
Senior Director
Delegate of the Auditor-General
17 September 2008
PO BOX A456
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235
130 ELIZABETH STREET
SYDNEY NSW
PHONE (02) 9367 7100
FAX (02) 9367 7102
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