EX-15.1 7 d603229dex151.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

Exhibit 15.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

The Board of Directors of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-227334) on Form F-3 of BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited and the registration statements (Nos. 333-100496, 333-141531 and 333-160636) on Form S-8 of BHP Billiton Limited of our reports dated 18 September 2018, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of the BHP Group (comprising BHP Billiton Plc, BHP Billiton Limited and their respective subsidiaries) as of 30 June 2018 and 30 June 2017, and the related consolidated income statements, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of changes in equity and consolidated cash flow statements for each of the years in the three-year period ended 30 June 2018, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of 30 June 2018, which reports appear in the 30 June 2018 Annual Report on Form 20-F of the BHP Group.

/s/ KPMG LLP KPMG LLP |  | /s/ KPMG KPMG
London, United Kingdom |  | Melbourne, Australia
18 September 2018 |  | 18 September 2018

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