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Petroleum Act 1984
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89X Declarations
(1) An audit report must be accompanied by:
(a) a declaration signed by the holder of the petroleum interest
certifying that the holder has not knowingly provided any
information to the auditor that is misleading in a material
particular and has provided all relevant information to the
auditor; and
(b) a declaration signed by the auditor:
(i) setting out the auditor's qualifications; and
(ii) certifying that the audit was undertaken in accordance
with the requirements of the CEO's audit direction; and
(iii) certifying that the report is accurate and that the auditor
has not knowingly included any information in it that is
misleading in a material particular or failed to include any
relevant information in it.
(2) A statement under subsection (1) may be qualified in relation to the
provision of misleading information if the person, as part of the
declaration:
(a) identifies the information; and
(b) explains the reason why it is misleading.
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