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SYDNEY PORTS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 12

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46<br />

Sydney PortS CorPoration<br />

noteS to the FinanCiaL StateMentS<br />

note 1. CorPorate information<br />

The financial statements of Sydney Ports Corporation<br />

(the “Corporation”) for the year ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong> were<br />

authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of<br />

the Directors on 21 September 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />

Sydney Ports Corporation is a state-owned corporation,<br />

incorporated by the New South Wales State Government<br />

under the State Owned Corporations Act 1989 and is domiciled<br />

in New South Wales, Australia. The Corporation assessed<br />

its status and determined that it is a “for profit’ public sector<br />

entity from 1 July 2005 for financial reporting purposes.<br />

The nature of the operations and principal activities of the<br />

Corporation is the management of port facilities for the<br />

shipping community including the provision of navigational<br />

and operational safety needs of commercial shipping in the<br />

geographical location of New South Wales, Australia with<br />

its principal office at 20 Windmill Street, Walsh Bay, NSW<br />

2000, Australia.<br />

(a) Transfer of the Regional Ports of Eden and Yamba<br />

The Minister for Roads and Ports signed a Ministerial Order<br />

on 29 November 2011 transferring the assets, rights and<br />

liabilities of the commercial port facilities at Eden and<br />

Yamba from Roads and Maritime Services (a NSW<br />

government agency) to the Corporation from 1 December 2011.<br />

A second Ministerial Order of the same date was signed<br />

transferring the staff employed in the Ports of Eden and<br />

Yamba to the Corporation from 1 December 2011.<br />

Consequently the Corporation will manage these ports<br />

from that date.<br />

The transfer of the assets, rights and liabilities is for no<br />

consideration except that Roads and Maritime Services<br />

paid the Corporation an amount equal to the liability for<br />

annual leave and long service leave entitlements and a<br />

liability for a maintenance fund at the Port of Eden<br />

transferred to the Corporation.<br />

Property, plant and equipment were transferred from<br />

Road and Maritime Services at fair value to the Corporation.<br />

The fair value of land transferred was assessed by an<br />

independent valuer at 1 December 2011. All other property,<br />

plant and equipment were transferred at nil value as they<br />

have no value in use for the Corporation.<br />

(b) Transfer of operations of Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd<br />

Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd was formerly a wholly owned<br />

subsidiary of the Corporation.<br />

The vessel pilotage business of Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd<br />

was transferred to the Corporation on 1 September 2010.<br />

The consideration was equivalent to the carrying values<br />

of the transferred assets and liabilities at 31 August 2010.<br />

On 30 June 2011, Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd ceased to<br />

be a legal entity and was deregistered with the Australian<br />

Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).<br />

Sydney PortS CorPoration finanCial rePort 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

note 2. SUmmary of SignifiCant aCCoUnting PoliCieS<br />

The principal accounting policies adopted in the<br />

preparation of the financial statements are set out below.<br />

These policies have been consistently applied to all years<br />

presented, unless otherwise stated.<br />

(a) Basis of preparation<br />

The financial statements are general purpose financial<br />

statements which have been prepared in accordance with:<br />

(i) Australian Accounting Standards and Australian<br />

Accounting Interpretations;<br />

(ii) the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983;<br />

(iii) the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2010;<br />

(iv) the State Owned Corporations Act 1989; and<br />

(v) NSW Treasurer’s Directions*.<br />

* NSW Treasurer’s Directions are available from the NSW Treasury<br />

website (www.treasury.nsw.gov.au).<br />

The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual<br />

accounting basis using historical cost accounting<br />

conventions unless stated otherwise. Assets and liabilities<br />

stated at fair value include property, plant and equipment,<br />

assets held for sale, cash and cash equivalents and defined<br />

benefits provisions.<br />

Except when an Australian Accounting Standard permits<br />

or requires otherwise, comparative information is disclosed<br />

in respect of the previous period for all amounts reported in<br />

the financial statements.<br />

The financial statements are presented in Australian<br />

dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand<br />

dollars ($000) unless otherwise stated.<br />

(b) Basis of consolidation at 30 June 2011<br />

At 30 June 2011, the consolidated statement of<br />

comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes<br />

equity and consolidated statement of cash flows comprise<br />

the results of operations and cash flows of Sydney Ports<br />

Corporation, being the parent entity, and its wholly owned<br />

subsidiary, Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd.<br />

The financial statements for the year ended 30 June 20<strong>12</strong><br />

are not prepared on a consolidated basis as the controlled<br />

entity Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd is no longer recognised<br />

as a subsidiary. On 30 June 2011 Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd<br />

ceased to be a legal entity and was deregistered with the<br />

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).<br />

(c) Compliance with IFRS<br />

The financial statements comply with Australian Accounting<br />

Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards<br />

(IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards<br />

Board (IASB).

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