McConnell Dowell 2020 Annual Review

50 McConnell Dowell Group Auditor’s Independence Declaration Ernst & Young 8 Exhibition Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia GPO Box 67 Melbourne VIC 3001 Tel: +61 3 9288 8000 Fax: +61 3 8650 7777 ey.com/au Auditor’s Independence Declaration to the Directors of McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited As lead auditor for the audit of the financial report of McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2020, I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit ; and b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. This declaration is in respect of McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited and the entities it controlled during the financial year. Ernst & Young David Shewring Partner 27 November 2020