Events 2005 - ChartNexus

MEETINGS
The Committee held four meetings during the year which were
attended by all members. The meetings were appropriately
structured through the use of agendas, which were distributed to
members with sufficient notification. The Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer and Group Financial Controller
attended all meetings. Other members of management and
external auditors, Messrs BDO Binder attended some of these
meetings upon the invitation by the Chairman of the Committee.
During the year, the Audit Committee also met up with the
external auditors and separately with the internal auditor
without the presence of management.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE FINANCIAL
YEAR
During the financial year, the Audit Committee carried out its
duties in accordance with its terms of reference.
Other main issues discussed by the Audit Committee are as follows:-
(a) Reviewed the external auditors’ scope of work and audit
plans for the year. Prior to the audit, representatives from the
external auditors presented their audit strategy and plan.
(b) Reviewed with the external auditors the results of the audit,
the audit report and the management letter, including
management’s responses.
(c) Consideration and recommendation to the board for
approval of the audit fees payable to the external auditors.
(d) Reviewed the independence and objectivity of the external
auditors and services provided, including non-audit services.
Non-audit fees totaling RM66,231.00 were paid to the
external auditors and their associates during the financial
year, for the provision of corporate tax advisory and
planning and other advisory services.
(e) Reviewed the internal audit department’s resources
requirements, programmes and plans for the financial year
under review and the annual assessment of the internal
audit department’s performance.
MESYUARAT
Jawatankuasa bermesyuarat empat kali pada tahun ini dan telah
dihadiri oleh semua ahli. Mesyuarat-mesyuarat yang diadakan
disusun dengan sewajarnya melalui agenda yang diedarkan
kepada para ahli dengan pemberitahuan yang secukupnya.
Pengarah Urusan/Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan dan
Pengawal Kewangan Kumpulan telah menghadiri kesemua
mesyuarat. Ahli-ahli pengurusan lain dan juruaudit luar iaitu
Tetuan BDO Binder turut menghadiri beberapa mesyuarat atas
jemputan oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa. Pada tahun ini,
Jawatankuasa Audit juga telah bertemu dengan juruaudit luar
dan turut bertemu dengan juruaudit dalaman secara berasingan
tanpa kehadiran pihak pengurusan.
RINGKASAN AKTIVITI PADA TAHUN KEWANGAN INI
Pada tahun kewangan ini, Jawatankuasa Audit telah menjalankan
tugas selaras dengan terma rujukannya.
Isu-isu utama lain yang diperbincangkan oleh Jawatankuasa
Audit adalah seperti berikut:-
(a) Mengkaji skop kerja dan rancangan juruaudit luar bagi
tahun ini. Sebelum proses audit dijalankan, wakil-wakil
daripada juruaudit luar akan membentangkan strategi dan
rancangan audit mereka.
(b) Mengkaji dengan juruaudit luar keputusan audit, laporan audit
dan surat pengurusan, termasuk tindak balas pengurusan.
(c) Mengemukakan pertimbangan dan syor kepada lembaga
untuk kelulusan yuran audit yang perlu dibayar kepada
juruaudit luar.
(d) Mengkaji kebebasan dan objektiviti juruaudit luar dan
perkhidmatan yang diberikan, termasuk perkhidmatan
bukan audit. Yuran bukan audit sebanyak RM66,231.00
telah dibayar kepada juruaudit luar dan syarikat bersekutu
mereka pada tahun kewangan ini, bagi peruntukan khidmat
nasihat cukai korporat dan perancangan serta khidmat
nasihat lain.
(e) Mengkaji keperluan sumber, program dan rancangan
jabatan audit dalaman bagi tahun kewangan yang ditinjau
dan penilaian tahunan prestasi jabatan audit dalaman.
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