Racing Australia Annual Report 2017

60 | Racing Australia Annual Report 2017 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2017 INTRODUCTION The financial statements cover both Racing Australia Limited as an individual entity and the consolidated entity consisting of Racing Australia Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during the year. Racing Australia Limited is a company, incorporated and domiciled in Australia and is the parent entity. The financial statements are presented in Australian Dollars which is Racing Australia Limited’s functional and presentational currency. The financial report was authorised for issue by the Directors on the date shown on the Director’s declaration attached to the financial report. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION These financial statements include the results of both the parent entity and the consolidated entities in accordance with Class Order 10/654 issued by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Significant accounting policies The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. Basis of preparation The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and Interpretations of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Corporations Act 2001. The company is a not for profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards. Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless stated otherwise. The financial statements, except for the cash flow information, have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities. The amounts presented in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest dollar. The financial statements were authorised for issue on 14 September 2017 by the Directors of the company. Historical cost convention The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for, where applicable, certain classes of property, plant and equipment and derivative financial instruments. Critical accounting estimates The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the consolidated entities and company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumption and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 1(a). (a) Significant judgements and key assumptions The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on other various factors, including expectations of future events; management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgements and estimates will seldom equal the actual results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. Racing Australia Limited | ACN 105 994 330 and Controlled Entities | Annual Report for the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2017