Effective date and transition

53

This Standard becomes operative for financial statements covering periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016. Earlier application is permitted for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2014 but before 1 January 2016.

54–58

[Deleted by the AASB]

59

AASB 16 Leases, issued in February 2016, amended paragraphs 17 and 44. An entity shall apply those amendments when it applies AASB 16.

60

AASB 2016-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Disclosure Initiative: Amendments to AASB 107, issued in March 2016, added paragraphs 44A–44E. An entity shall apply those amendments for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017. Earlier application is permitted. When the entity first applies those amendments, it is not required to provide comparative information for preceding periods.

61

AASB 17 Insurance Contracts, issued in July 2017, amended paragraph 14. An entity shall apply that amendment when it applies AASB 17.

62

AASB 2023-1 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Supplier Finance Arrangements, issued in June 2023, added paragraphs 44F–44H. An entity shall apply those amendments for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024. Earlier application is permitted. If an entity applies those amendments for an earlier period, it shall disclose that fact. 

63

In applying AASB 2023-1, an entity is not required to disclose:

(a)            comparative information for any reporting periods presented before the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies those amendments.

(b)            the information otherwise required by paragraph 44H(b)(ii)–(iii) as at the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies those amendments.

(c)           the information otherwise required by paragraphs 44F–44H for any interim period presented within the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies those amendments