Obtain the latest annual report of a large, multinational Australian company (for example, one of the large banks or mining companies).

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(a) What information is given in the annual report about the use of any component auditors, other than the Australian audit firm issuing the audit report (for example, in the auditor remuneration section)? If any other auditors are mentioned, what work do you think these auditors performed?

(b) Is there any information given in the annual report about the auditor’s use of an expert? What sort of work would an expert have performed for the audit of your chosen company?