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A member whose benefits are specified, or are determined, at least in part, by reference to a formula based on their years of membership and/or salary level. Members identified as defined benefit members based on the definition in this Standard are not …

A member whose benefits are determined by reference to accumulated contributions made on their behalf and/or by them, together with investment earnings thereon. If an individual member’s benefit entitlements have characteristics of both defined benefit …

An entity that constitutes one or more superannuation plan(s) or an approved deposit fund . …

An entity that is: (a) regulated under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 , or similar legislative requirements in the case of an exempt public sector superannuation plan; and (b) established and maintained: (i) in order to receive …

The value of benefits to which members or their beneficiaries would be entitled on voluntary withdrawal from the superannuation entity or on becoming entitled to a pension or deferred benefit as at the end of the reporting period. In the context of a …

Accounting policies are defined in paragraph 5 of AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors , and the term is used in this Standard with the same …

General purpose financial statements (referred to as ‘financial statements’) are those intended to meet the needs of users who are not in a position to require an entity to prepare reports tailored to their particular information …

Impracticable Applying a requirement is impracticable when the entity cannot apply it after making every reasonable effort to do so. …

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) are Standards and Interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). They comprise: (a) International Financial Reporting Standards; (b) International Accounting Standards; …

Material: Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements, which provide …