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5 8 <strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Villages</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 09/10<br />

<strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Australia Trust<br />

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010<br />

A$’000<br />

CLAT<br />

1. Summary of accounting policies<br />

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation<br />

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

have been consistently applied for the entire year presented,<br />

unless otherwise stated. The financial statements include<br />

<strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Living</strong> Australia Trust (“CLAT”) and its subsidiaries<br />

(“consolidated entity”). CLAT is one of four trusts in a stapled<br />

group that form the <strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Villages</strong> Fund (“the Fund”),<br />

the units of which can only be purchased or sold in their<br />

current stapled arrangement.<br />

a) Basis of preparation<br />

This general purpose financial report has been prepared in<br />

accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, other<br />

authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting<br />

Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001.<br />

Compliance with IFRS<br />

The consolidated financial statements and notes of the<br />

Fund comply with International Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />

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

Standards Board.<br />

Historical cost convention<br />

These financial statements have been prepared under the<br />

historical cost convention except for financial assets and<br />

liabilities (including derivative instruments) which are carried<br />

at fair value through profit or loss.<br />

Critical accounting estimates<br />

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with<br />

Australian Accounting Standards requires the use of certain<br />

critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to<br />

exercise its judgement in the process of applying the entity’s<br />

accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of<br />

judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and<br />

estimates are significant to the financial statements, are set<br />

out in the applicable accounting policy note. Refer to Goodwill<br />

note 12 and Provisions note 15<br />

b) Principles of consolidation<br />

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which<br />

control is transferred to the ‘consolidated entity’. They are<br />

de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.<br />

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for<br />

the acquisition of subsidiaries by the consolidated entity as<br />

set out in “Business combinations” accounting policy note 1 (g).<br />

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains<br />

on transactions between consolidated entity companies are<br />

eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the<br />

transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset<br />

transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been<br />

changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the<br />

policies adopted by the consolidated entity.<br />

c) Foreign currency translation<br />

Functional and presentation currency<br />

Items included in the financial statements of each of the<br />

consolidated entity’s entities are measured using the currency<br />

of the primary economic environment in which the entity<br />

operates (‘the functional currency’). The consolidated financial<br />

statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the<br />

consolidated entity’s functional and presentation currency.<br />

Transactions and balances<br />

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the<br />

functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at<br />

the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and<br />

losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and<br />

from the translation at year end exchange rates of monetary<br />

assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are<br />

recognised in the income statement.<br />

Translation differences on non-monetary financial assets and<br />

liabilities are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss.<br />

Translation differences on non-monetary financial assets and<br />

liabilities such as equities held at fair value through profit or<br />

loss are recognised in profit or loss as part of the fair value<br />

gain or loss.<br />

Subsidiaries<br />

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets<br />

and liabilities of all subsidiaries of CLAT as at 30 June 2010<br />

and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended.<br />

CLAT and its subsidiaries together are referred to in this<br />

financial report as the consolidated entity.<br />

Subsidiaries are all those entities (including special purpose<br />

entities) over which the consolidated entity has the power<br />

to govern the financial and operating policies, generally<br />

accompanying a shareholding of more than one-half of the<br />

voting rights. The existence and effect of potential voting<br />

rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are<br />

considered when assessing whether the consolidated entity<br />

controls another entity.<br />

d) Revenue recognition<br />

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration<br />

received or receivable. Amounts disclosed as revenue are net<br />

of discounts and refunds.<br />

The consolidated entity recognises revenue when the amount<br />

of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future<br />

economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria<br />

have been met for each of the consolidated entity’s activities<br />

as described below. The amount of revenue is not considered<br />

to be reliably measurable until all contingencies relating to the<br />

sale have been resolved.

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