Level 10, 12 Creek Street Brisbane QLD 4000 GPO Box 457 Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia Tel: +61 7 3237 5999 Fax: +61 7 3221 9227 www.bdo.com.au BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY R M SWABY TO THE DIRECTORS OF SUNSTONE METALS LIMITED As lead auditor of Sunstone Metals Limited for the year ended 30 June 2022, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: 1. No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and 2. No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. This declaration is in respect of Sunstone Metals Limited and the entities it controlled during the year. R M Swaby Director BDO Audit Pty Ltd Brisbane, 8 September 2022 27 Sunstone Metals Limited Annual Report 2022 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 27 Sunstone Metals Limited Annual Report 2022 SUNSTONE METALS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022
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