Our annual reports record our achievements over the past year, including progress against Te kāpehu, the Government Policy Statement on land transport and the National Land Transport Programme. They also include non-financial performance information and financial statements.
To the readers of the NZ Transport Agency’s summary annual financial statements and statement of service performance for the year ended 30 June 2009
We have audited the summary financial statements and statement of service performance as set out in the summary annual report. This consists of the summary statement of financial performance, the summary statement of financial position, the summary statement of changes in equity, the summary statement of cash flows, the notes to the financial summary and the achievement of performance measures.
Unqualified Opinion
In our opinion the information reported in the summary financial statements and statement of service performance complies with FRS-43: Summary Financial Statements, and is consistent with the full financial statements and statement of service performance from which it is derived and upon which we expressed an unqualified audit opinion in our report dated 30 October 2009.
Basis of Opinion
The audit was conducted in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing Standards, which incorporate the New Zealand Auditing Standards.
Other than in our capacity as auditor, we have carried out assurance assignments in the area of cost allocation, procurement and policy guidance. Other than the audit and these assignments, we have no relationship with or interests in the NZ Transport Agency.
Responsibilities of the board of the NZ Transport Agency and the auditor
The Board is responsible for the preparation of the summary financial statements and statement of service performance and we are responsible for expressing an independent opinion on the summary financial statements and statement of service performance.
John O’Connell
Audit New Zealand
On behalf of the Auditor-General
Wellington, New Zealand
20 November 2009
This audit report relates to the summary financial statements and statement of service performance of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZ Transport Agency) for the year ended 30 June 2009 included on the NZ Transport Agency‘s website. NZ Transport Agency’s Board is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the NZ Transport Agency’s website. We have not been engaged to report on the integrity of the NZ Transport Agency’s website. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the summary financial statements and statement of service performance since they were initially presented on the website.
The audit report refers only to the summary financial statements, and statement of service performance named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to or from the summary financial statements and statement of service performance. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the audited summary financial statements and statement of service performance as well as the related audit report dated 20 November 2009 to confirm the information included in the audited summary financial statements and statement of service performance presented on this website.
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