Part 4 s 155 Crown Entities Act 2004 Version as at 1 July 2024 (b) include any other information or explanations needed to fairly reflect the financial operations and financial position; and (c) include the forecast financial statements prepared at the start of the financial year, for comparison with the actual financial statements. Section 154(1): replaced, on 1 July 2014, by section 64 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 154(2): repealed, on 1 July 2014, by section 64 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 155 Statement of responsibility The statement of responsibility must— (a) contain a statement of the signatories’ responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements and statement of performance and for the judgments in them; and (b) contain a statement of the signatories’ responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting; and (c) contain a statement that, in the opinion of the signatories, the financial statements and statement of performance for the financial year fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Crown entity; and (ca) contain a statement of the signatories’ responsibility for any end-of-year performance information provided by the Crown entity under section 19A of the Public Finance Act 1989, whether or not that information is included in the Crown entity’s annual report; and (d) be dated and signed on behalf of the board by 2 members or, in the case of a corporation sole, by the sole member. Section 155(a): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 65(1) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 155(c): amended, on 1 July 2014, by section 65(1) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 155(ca): inserted, on 1 July 2014, by section 65(2) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 156 Audit report (1) A Crown entity must forward to the Auditor-General,— (a) 86 within 3 months after the end of each financial year,— (i) the Crown entity’s annual financial statements and statement of performance (if applicable); and (ii) any end-of-year performance information that the Crown entity is required to provide under section 19A of the Public Finance Act 1989; and