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Material is defined in paragraph 7 of AASB 101 and is used in this Standard with the same meaning. …

Prior period errors are omissions from, and misstatements in, the entity’s financial statements for one or more prior periods arising from a failure to use, or misuse of, reliable information that: (a) was available when financial statements for those …

Retrospective application is applying a new accounting policy to transactions, other events and conditions as if that policy had always been …

Retrospective restatement is correcting the recognition, measurement and disclosure of amounts of elements of financial statements as if a prior period error had never …

Impracticable Applying a requirement is impracticable when the entity cannot apply it after making every reasonable effort to do so. For a particular prior period, it is impracticable to apply a change in an accounting policy retrospectively or to make a …

Borrowing costs are interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds. …

A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. …

Government refers to government, government agencies and similar bodies whether local, national or international. …

Government assistance is action by government designed to provide an economic benefit specific to an entity or range of entities qualifying under certain criteria. Government assistance for the purpose of this Standard does not include benefits provided …

Government grants are assistance by government in the form of transfers of resources to an entity in return for past or future compliance with certain conditions relating to the operating activities of the entity. They exclude those forms of government …