Independent audit report to the unitholders of Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (II)
Report on the concise financial report
The accompanying concise financial report of Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (II) comprises the balance sheet as at 30 June 2008, the income statement, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement for the year then ended and related notes, derived from the audited financial report of Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (II) for the year ended 30 June 2008. The concise financial report does not contain all the disclosures required by the Australian Accounting Standards.
Directors’ responsibility for the concise financial report
The directors are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the concise financial report in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 1039 Concise Financial Reports, and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation of the concise financial report; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the concise financial report based on our audit procedures. We have conducted an independent audit, in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, of the financial report of Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (II) for the year ended 30 June 2008. Our audit report on the financial report for the year was signed on 20 August and was not subject to any modification. The Australian Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report for the year is free from material misstatement.
Our procedures in respect of the concise financial report included testing that the information in the concise financial report is derived from, and is consistent with, the financial report for the year, and examination on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures which were not directly derived from the financial report for the year. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the concise financial report complies with Accounting Standard AASB 1039 Concise Financial Reports.
Our procedures include reading the other information in the Annual Report to determine whether it contains any material inconsistencies with the concise financial report.
For further explanation of an audit, visit our website www.pwc.com/au/financialstatementaudit.
Our audit did not involve an analysis of the prudence of business decisions made by directors or management.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.
Independence
In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.
Auditor’s opinion on the financial report
In our opinion, the concise financial report of Macquarie Infrastructure Trust (II) for the year ended 30 June 2008 complies with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 1039: Concise Financial Reports.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Wayne Andrews
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Sydney
20 August 2008