AS/NZS 5911:2013

PREFACE

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

1 SCOPE

2 DEFINITIONS

2.1 Assurance

2.2 Assurance provider

2.3 Assurance report

2.4 Assurance statement

2.5 Assuree

2.6 Client

2.7 Validation

2.8 Verification

3 OVERVIEW OF THE ASSURANCE PROCESS

3.1 General principles

3.1.1 General

3.1.2 Ethical conduct

3.1.3 Independence

3.1.4 Due professional care and competence

3.1.5 Systematic process

3.1.6 Evidence

3.1.7 Fair presentation

3.2 Context

3.3 Verification, validation and the assurance process

4 METHODOLOGY

4.1 Establishing the client brief

4.2 Planning and resources

4.3 Objectives

4.4 Scope

4.5 Criteria

4.6 Evidence collection

4.6.1 General

4.6.2 Review of documents and records

4.6.3 Observations

4.6.4 Interviewing

4.6.5 Evaluating evidence

4.7 Communication of results

4.7.1 General

4.7.2 Assurance statement

4.7.3 Assurance report

5 COMPETENCE OF ASSURANCE PROVIDERS

5.1 General

5.2 Knowledge and skills

5.2.1 Generic knowledge and skills of assurance providers

5.2.2 Generic knowledge and skills of assurance team leaders

5.2.3 Specific knowledge and skills of environmental assurance providers

5.3 Personal attributes of assurance providers

5.4 Appropriate levels of knowledge and skills

5.5 Evaluation of Assurance Providers

6 BIBLIOGRAPHY