3. Due profession care
a) When conducting an audit, auditors should exercise the care, diligence, skill and judgement expected of any auditor in similar circumstances.
b) The audit team/client relationship should be one of confidentiality and discretion. Unless required to do so by law, the audit team should not disclose information/documents obtained during the audit or the final audit report to any third party without the approval of the client.
c) The audit team should follow procedures that provide for quality assurance