Securities and Futures Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Books, Customer Assets and Audit
109. Power of Authority to appoint auditor
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a holder of a capital markets services licence fails to lodge an auditor’s report under section 107; or
the Authority receives a report under section 108,the Authority may, without affecting its powers under section 115, if it is satisfied that it is in the interests of the holder, the customers of the holder or the general public to do so, appoint in writing an auditor to examine and audit, either generally or in relation to any particular matter, the books of the holder.
Where the Authority is of the opinion that the whole or any part of the costs and expenses of an auditor appointed by the Authority under subsection (1) should be borne by the holder of a capital markets services licence, the Authority may, in writing, direct the holder to pay a specified amount, being the whole or part of such costs and expenses, within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the direction.
Where a holder of a capital markets services licence fails to comply with a direction under subsection (2), the amount specified in the direction may be sued for and recovered by the Authority as a civil debt.
capital markets services licence
“capital markets services licence” means a licence that is granted by the Authority under section 86 to a person to carry on a business in any regulated activity;
An auditor appointed under subsection (1) must, on the conclusion of the examination and audit, submit a report to the Authority.
auditor
“auditor” means a public accountant who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act 2004 and, in Division 1 of Part 13, when used in relation to an entity not being a company, includes —(a)a person who is duly registered, licensed, approved or otherwise authorised to practise as an auditor (such practice to include the issue of any opinion, report or other document on the audit of any financial statement) —(i)under the laws of the place where the entity is formed or constituted; or(ii)under the laws of the place of his or her practice, if the auditing standards that are or will be applied to the financial statements of the entity are —(A)auditing standards commonly applied in that place; or(B)international auditing standards (by whatever name called); or(b)such other person as the Authority may approve in any particular case to be an auditor for such entity;