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Integrated Report 2016
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
ANNEXURE I – ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation and presentation of the annual financial statements are set out below:
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, joint ventures and structured
entities deemed to be controlled by the Group.
Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement in the entity and has the ability to affect
those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an entity if and only if the Group has:
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power over the investee (ie existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee);
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exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
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the ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns.
When the Group has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and circumstances
in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:
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the contractual arrangement with the other vote-holders of the investee;
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rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and
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the Group’s voting rights and potential voting rights.
The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the
three elements of control.
Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary.
The financial results of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period using consistent accounting policies.
Investments in subsidiaries in the Company’s financial statements are accounted for at cost less any impairment.
The results of subsidiaries acquired are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition, being the date on which
the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date such control ceases.
All intra-Group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.
Non-controlling interests represent the equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the parent. These interests are presented
separately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, and in the consolidated statement of financial position, separately from
own shareholders’ equity.
A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a change of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction. Losses are attributed
to any relevant non-controlling interest even if that results in a deficit balance.
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it:
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derecognises the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary;
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derecognises the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest;
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derecognises the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity;
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recognises the fair value of the consideration received;
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recognises the fair value of any investment retained;
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recognises any surplus or deficit in profit or loss; and
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reclassifies the parent’s share of components previously recognised in other comprehensive income to profit or loss, or retained earnings,
as appropriate.
Subsidiaries acquired with the intention of disposal within 12 months are consolidated in line with the principles of IFRS 5
Non-current Assets
Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
and disclosed as held for sale.
An item or disposal group is classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transactions rather than
through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probably and the asset or disposal group is available
for immediate sale in its present condition. Actions required to complete the sale should indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to
the sale will be made or that the decision to sell will be withdrawn. Management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected
to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date of classification.