OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to accounting and reporting practices of the Group.

In addition, the Audit Committee shall:-

  • Oversee and appraise the quality of the audits conducted both by the Company’s Internal and External Auditors;
  • Maintain open lines of communication between the Board of Directors, the Internal Auditors and the External Auditors for the exchange of views and information, as well as to confirm their respective authorities and responsibilities; and
  • Determine the adequacy of the Group’s administrative, operating and accounting controls.

 

COMPOSITION

The Board of Directors shall appoint the Audit Committee members from amongst the Directors of the Company. The Audit Committee shall comprise not less than three (3) members of whom:-

  • All must be Non-Executive Directors, with a majority of them being Independent Directors;
  • At least one (1) member of the Audit Committee:-
    1. must be a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants;
    2. if he is not a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, he must have at least three (3) years’ financial related working experience and:-
    3. he must have passed the examinations specified in Part I of the 1st Schedule of the Accountants Act 1967; or
    4. he must be a member of one (1) of the associations of accountants specified in Part II of the 1st Schedule of the Accountants Act 1967; or
    5. fulfils such other requirements as prescribed or approved by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“BMSB”);
  • No Alternate Director shall be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.

 

If a member of the Audit Committee resigns, dies or for any other reason ceases to be a member with the result that the number of members is reduced to below three (3), the Board of Directors shall within three (3) months of that event, appoint such number of new members as may be required to make up the minimum number of three (3) members.

 

CHAIRMAN

The members of the Audit Committee shall elect a Chairman from among their number who shall be an Independent Director. The Board shall, within three (3) months of a vacancy occurring in the chairmanship, elect a new Chairman from among their numbers who is an Independent Director.

 

QUORUM

The quorum of the Audit Committee shall be two (2) of whom the majority of members present shall be Independent Directors.

 

ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS

Apart from the members of the Audit Committee who will be present at the meetings, the Audit Committee may invite any member of the management, employees, other Directors and representatives of the External Auditors to be present at meetings of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee shall meet at least four (4) times a year and such additional meetings as the Chairman shall decide in order to fulfill its duties. In addition, the Chairman may call a meeting of the Audit Committee

if, a request is made by any Audit Committee member, the Company’s Managing Director, or the Internal or External Auditors.

Minutes of each Audit Committee meeting are to be prepared and sent to its members. The Chairman shall also report on each meeting to the Board.

 

SECRETARY

The Company Secretary shall be the Secretary of the Audit Committee.

 

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

 The functions and responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall include the following:-

  • To consider the appointment of the external auditors, any questions of resignation or dismissal to discuss with the external auditors before the audit commences, the nature and scope of the audit, and the assistance given by the Company’s officers to the auditors and ensure coordination where more than one audit firm is involved;
  • To discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and final audits, and any matters the external auditors may wish to discuss (in the absence of management where necessary);
  • To review the internal audit functions and programmes, consider the major findings of internal audit investigation and management’s response (in the absence of Management where necessary), and ensure coordination between the internal and external auditors and the internal auditors to report directly to the Committee and shall have access to the Chairman of the Committee;
  • To review the adequacy of the competency and the relevance of the scope, functions and resources of internal audit and the necessary authority to carry out its work;
  • To keep under review the effectiveness of internal control system, and in particular review the external and internal auditors’ management letters and management’s responses;
  • To review the quarterly and annual financial statements before submission to the Board, focusing particularly on:
  • any changes in accounting policies and practices
  • major judgmental areas
  • significant adjustments resulting from the audit
  • the going concern assumption compliance with accounting standards
  • compliance with stock exchange and legal requirements
  • To make recommendations converning the appointment of the External Auditor and Internal auditor and their remuneration to the Board;

 

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT’D)

  • To review any related party transaction and conflict of interest situation that may arise within the Company or the Group including any transaction, procedure or course of conduct that raises questions of management integrity;
  • Such other functions as authorized by the Board.

 

RIGHTS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee shall, wherever necessary and reasonable for its performance of its duties and in accordance with a procedure to be determined by the Board of Directors and at the Company’s cost:-

 

  • Have authority to investigate any matter within its terms of reference;
  • Have authority to request any information relevant to its activities from any employee of the Company or the Group and all employees are directed to cooperate with any request made by the Committee; and
  • Have the ability to consult independent experts where they consider it necessary to carry out their duties.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The Audit Committee shall ensure that an Audit Committee Report which is prepared at the end of each financial year complies with the following:-

  • The Audit Committee Report shall be clearly set out in the annual report of the Company;
  • The Audit Committee Report shall include the following:-
  1. the composition of the Audit Committee, including the name, designation (indicating the chairman) and directorship of the members (indicating whether the Directors are independent or otherwise);
  2. the number of Audit Committee meetings held during the financial year and details of attendance of each member;
  3. a summary of activities of the Audit Committee in the discharge of its functions and duties for that financial year of the Company; and
  4. a summary of the activities of the internal audit function or activity.

 

REPORTING OF BREACHES TO BMSB

Where the Audit Committee is of the view that a matter reported by it to the Board of Directors of the Company has not been satisfactorily resolved resulting in a breach of BMSB’s Listing Requirements, the Audit Committee shall promptly report such matter to BMSB.

 

Adopted at Board of Director Meeting held on 28 March 2017