Revenue from these services is recognised in
proportion to the stage of completion at balance date.
Grants received
Grants are recognised as revenue when they become
receivable unless there is an obligation in substance
to return the funds if conditions of the grant are not
met. If there is such an obligation, the grants are
initially recorded as grants received in advance and
recognised as revenue when conditions of the grant
are satisfied.
Project and programme costs
Costs, other than staff and general travel costs,
that are directly attributable to a project or
programme activity are reported in the statement of
comprehensive revenue and expense as project and
programme costs.
no more than 12 months after the reporting date
are classified as current. Term deposits that will be
recovered more than 12 months after the reporting
date are classified as non-current and the amount
expected to be recovered after more than 12 months
is disclosed.
Receivables
Short-term receivables are recorded at the amount
due, less an allowance for credit losses. The
Commission applies the simplified expected credit
loss model of recognising lifetime expected credit
losses for receivables.
In measuring expected credit losses, short-term
receivables have been assessed on a collective basis
as they possess shared credit risk characteristics.
They have been grouped based on the days past due.
Operating leases
Short-term receivables are written off when there
is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators
that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery
include the debtor being in liquidation.
An operating lease is a lease that does not transfer
substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to
ownership of an asset to the lessee.
Previous accounting policy for impairment of
receivables
Leases
Lease payments under an operating lease are
recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis
over the lease term. Lease incentives received are
recognised in the surplus or deficit in the statement
of comprehensive revenue and expense as a
reduction in rental expense over the lease term.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and
funds on deposit at banks with an original maturity of
three months or less. While cash and cash equivalents
at 30 June 2019 are subject to the expected credit
loss requirements of PBE IFRS 9, no loss allowance
has been recognised because the estimated loss
allowance for credit losses is trivial.
Term deposits
Term deposits include funds on deposit at banks with
an original maturity of more than three months and
are initially measured at the amount invested. Term
deposits that will be recovered more than three but
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In the previous year, the allowance for credit losses
was based on the incurred credit loss model. An
allowance for credit losses was recognised only when
there was objective evidence that the amount due
would not be fully collected.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of equipment,
furniture and fittings, and leasehold improvements.
Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost
less any accumulated depreciation and impairment
losses.
Additions
The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment
is recognised as an asset when it is probable that
future economic benefits or service potential
associated with the item will flow to the Commission
and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.
Work in progress is measured at cost less impairment
and is not depreciated.
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