SALGA annual report 2016/17 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 201617 PRINTED FINAL | Page 167

ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY’S RESPONSIBILITIES AND APPROVAL The National Executive Committee (NEC) as the Accounting Authority is required by the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) (PFMA) to maintain adequate accounting records and is responsible for the content and integrity of the annual financial statements and related financial information included in this report. It is the responsibility of the NEC to ensure that the annual financial statements fairly present the state of affairs of SALGA as at the end of the financial year and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period then ended. The external auditors are engaged to express an independent opinion on the annual financial statements and were given unrestricted access to all financial records and related data. The annual financial statements have been prepared in accordance with South African Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) including any interpretations, guidelines and directives issued by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB). The annual financial statements are based upon appropriate accounting policies consistently applied and supported by reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates. The NEC is of the opinion, that the system of internal control provides reasonable assurance that the financial records may be relied on for the preparation of the annual financial statements. The annual financial statements set out on pages 169 to 246, which have been prepared on the going concern basis, and the performance information set out on pages 51 to 145 were approved by the Presidency on 26 May 2017 and were signed on the NEC’s behalf by: Parks Ta