Section 18
Audit
(1)
The accounts and financial statements of the Politeknik Brunei shall be audited annually by -
(a)
the Auditor General; or
(b)
any person who has been authorised to perform the duties required by the Companies Act (Chapter 39) to be performed by an auditor, who shall be appointed annually by the Board:
Provided that where the accounts of the Politeknik Brunei have been audited by a person appointed under sub-paragraph (b), they may be verified by the Auditor General before they are presented to the Minister of Finance pursuant to section 20(1).
(2)
The auditor shall in his report state -
(a)
whether the financial statements show fairly the financial transactions and the state of affairs of the Politeknik Brunei;
(b)
whether proper accounting and other records have been kept, including records of all assets of the Politeknik Brunei whether purchased, donated or otherwise;
(c)
whether receipts, expenditure and investment of moneys and the acquisition and disposal of assets by the Politeknik Brunei during
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the financial year were in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
and
(d)
such other matter arising from the audit as he considers necessary.