A separate section of the annual report should describe the work of the committee in discharging its responsibilities. The report should include:
• the significant issues that the committee considered in relation to the financial statements, and how these issues were addressed;
• an explanation of how it has assessed the effectiveness of the external audit process and the approach taken to the appointment or reappointment of the external auditor, and information on the length of tenure of the current audit firm and when a tender was last conducted; and
• if the external auditor provides non-audit services, an explanation of how auditor objectivity and independence are safeguarded.