Australian Human Rights Commission
Annual Report November 2022
Own-source revenue and gains (continued)
Accounting Policy (continued)
The Commission predominantly provides services to its customers under agreed terms
and conditions contained in contracts or agreements made between the two parties.
The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, and any significant
payment terms are specified in the agreed terms and conditions, milestones and
payment schedules.
The transaction price is the total amount of consideration to which the Commission
expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised services to a customer.
The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts,
variable amounts, or both. No consideration from contracts is excluded in the
transaction price. In the event that a change is required to any of the terms and
conditions contained in a contract or agreement, including transaction price, a Contract
Variation is agreed between the parties. The Commission has a right to consideration
from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer
of the Commission's performance completed to date under the original contract or
subsequent variations to the contract.
Where performance obligations are satisfied over time, revenue is recognised monthly
in arrears following a review of costs incurred for the delivery of service obligations for
the project(s) and activities related to the customer contract. Costs incurred are
primarily recurring in nature, and the customer simultaneously receives and effectively
gains control of the services as the Commission performs its obligations.
Revenue for performance obligations satisfied at a point in time is recognised in
accordance with specified milestones for the performance of obligations in the contract,
for example "acceptance of a final report by the customer". Customer contracts with
performance obligations satisfied at a point in time are short-term and include agreed
dates for completion of milestones and transferral of any deliverable(s), this also
indicates when a customer obtains control of outputs from the promised services.
Milestone completion is confirmed with relevant contract manager prior to revenue
recognition.
Receivables for goods and services, which have 30 day terms, are recognised at the
nominal amounts due less any impairment allowance account. Collectability of debts is
reviewed at end of the reporting period. Allowances are made when collectability of the
debt is no longer probable
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