2004 - Hiap Teck Venture Berhad
2004 - Hiap Teck Venture Berhad
2004 - Hiap Teck Venture Berhad
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT<br />
The Audit Committee was established on 17 July 2003.<br />
MEMBERSHIP<br />
The members of the Committee are:<br />
NAME DESIGNATION DIRECTORSHIP<br />
Yeoh Chong Keat Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director<br />
Kua Hock Lai Member Managing Director<br />
Ong Eng Choon Member Independent Non-Executive Director<br />
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE<br />
1. Appointment/Composition<br />
1.1 The members of the Committee shall be<br />
appointed by the Board.<br />
1.2 The Audit Committee shall consist of not less<br />
than three (3) members of whom:<br />
a) a majority shall be Independent Directors;<br />
b) at least one (1) member of the Committee:<br />
(i) must be a member of the Malaysian<br />
Institute of Accountants; or<br />
(ii) if he is not a member of the Malaysian<br />
Institute of Accountants,<br />
a) he must have at least three (3)<br />
years’ working experience; and<br />
➤ he must have passed the<br />
examinations specified in Part I<br />
of the First Schedule of the<br />
Accountants Act, 1967; or<br />
➤ he must be a member of one<br />
(1) of the associations of<br />
accountants specified in Part II<br />
of the First Schedule of the<br />
Accountants Act, 1967; or<br />
b) he must have a degree/masters/<br />
doctorate in accounting or finance<br />
and at least three (3) years’ post<br />
qualification experience in<br />
accounting or finance; or<br />
c) he must have at least seven (7)<br />
years’ experience being a chief<br />
financial officer of a corporation or<br />
having the function of being<br />
primarily responsible for the<br />
management of the financial<br />
affairs of a corporation.<br />
1.3 No alternate Director shall be appointed as a<br />
member of the Committee.<br />
1.4 A quorum shall be two (2) members and<br />
composed of a majority of Independent<br />
Directors.<br />
1.5 The Chairman of the Committee shall be<br />
appointed by the members of the Committee<br />
among their number who is an Independent<br />
Director.<br />
1.6 The Board must review the term of office and<br />
performance of the Committee and each of its<br />
members at least once every three (3) years<br />
to determine whether such Committee and<br />
members have carried out their duties in<br />
accordance with their terms of reference.<br />
1.7 The Board shall, within three (3) months of a<br />
vacancy occurring in the Audit Committee which<br />
result in the number of members reduced to<br />
below three (3), appoint such number of new<br />
members as may be required to make up the<br />
minimum number of three (3) members.<br />
2. Meetings<br />
2.1 Meetings shall be held not less than four (4)<br />
times in a year. In addition, the Chairman may<br />
call a meeting of the Committee if a request is<br />
made by any Committee members, the<br />
Company’s Executive Chairman/CEO or the<br />
internal or external Auditors if they consider it<br />
necessary.<br />
2.2 Meeting will be attended by the members of the<br />
Committee and the Company Secretary or<br />
his/her representative who shall act as the<br />
Secretary.<br />
2.3 Participants may be invited from time to time to<br />
attend the meeting depending on the nature of<br />
the subject under review. These participants<br />
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