AASB Standard | AASB 2018-5 |
Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferral of AASB 1059
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PREFACE
ACCOUNTING STANDARD
AASB 2018-5 AMENDMENTS TO AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS – DEFERRAL OF AASB 1059
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APPLICATION 2
AMENDMENTS TO AASB 1059 4
COMMENCEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENT 5
Australian Accounting Standard AASB 2018-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferral of AASB 1059 is set out in paragraphs 1 – 5. All the paragraphs have equal authority.
This Standard makes amendments to AASB 1059 Service Concession Arrangements: Grantors (July 2017).
AASB 1059 applies to public sector entities that are grantors of service concession arrangements. The Board considered comments from stakeholders preparing for the implementation of AASB 1059, some of whom requested a deferral of the mandatory effective date. The Board noted the issues raised and decided to defer the effective date to assist stakeholders with their implementation efforts.
Main requirements
This Standard amends the mandatory effective date (application date) of AASB 1059 so that AASB 1059 is required to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020 instead of 1 January 2019. Therefore, this Standard also defers the consequential amendments to other pronouncements set out in AASB 1059 (Appendix D).
Application date
This Standard applies to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, which was the original mandatory effective date of AASB 1059.
The Australian Accounting Standards Board makes Accounting Standard AASB 2018-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferral of AASB 1059 under section 334 of the Corporations Act 2001.
| Kris Peach |
Dated 31 October 2018 | Chair – AASB |
Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferral of AASB 1059
1 This Standard amends AASB 1059 Service Concession Arrangements: Grantors (July 2017) in order to defer its effective date. This also defers the consequential amendments to other pronouncements set out in Appendix D of AASB 1059.
2 The amendments set out in this Standard apply to entities and financial statements in accordance with the application of AASB 1059 set out in AASB 1057 Application of Australian Accounting Standards (as amended).
3 This Standard applies to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.
4 Paragraph C1 is amended as follows (new text is underlined and deleted text is struck through):
C1 An entity shall apply this Standard for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019 2020. Earlier application is permitted for periods beginning before 1 January 2019 2020. If an entity applies this Standard for an earlier period, it shall disclose that fact.
5 For legal purposes, this legislative instrument commences on 31 December 2018.