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local government means an entity comprising all entities controlled by a governing body elected or appointed pursuant to a Local Government Act or similar …

An individual geological area which is considered to constitute a favourable environment for the presence of a mineral deposit or an oil or natural gas field, or has been proved to contain such a deposit or …

The estimated quantity of product in an area of interest that can be expected to be profitably extracted, processed and sold under current and foreseeable economic …

For the purpose of this Standard, income from a structured entity includes, but is not limited to, recurring and non-recurring fees, interest, dividends, gains or losses on the remeasurement or derecognition of interests in structured entities and gains …

For the purpose of this Standard, an interest in another entity refers to contractual and non-contractual involvement that exposes an entity to variability of returns from the performance of the other entity. An interest in another entity can be evidenced …

An entity that has been designed so that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity, such as when any voting rights relate to administrative tasks only and the relevant activities are directed by means of …

A contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in accordance with the original or modified terms of a debt …

The risk of a possible future change in one or more of a specified interest rate, financial instrument price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, credit rating or credit index or other variable, provided in the case of a …

Payments or other benefits to which a particular policyholder or investor has an unconditional right that is not subject to the contractual discretion of the …

An obligation to pay guaranteed benefits , included in a contract that contains a discretionary participation feature . …