2To meet the objective in paragraph 1, this Standard:

2 To meet the objective in paragraph 1, this Standard: (a) requires an entity (the parent) that controls one or more other entities (subsidiaries) to present consolidated financial statements; (b) defines the principle of control, and establishes control as the basis for consolidation; (c) sets out how to apply the principle of control to identify whether an investor controls an investee and therefore must consolidate the investee; (d) sets out the accounting requirements for the preparation of consolidated financial statements; and (e) defines an investment entity and sets out an exception to consolidating particular subsidiaries of an investment entity. 3 This Standard does not deal with the accounting requirements for business combinations and their effect on consolidation, including goodwill arising on a business combination (see AASB 3 Business Combinations). Scope 4 An entity that is a parent shall present consolidated financial statements. This Standard applies to all entities, except as follows: (a) a parent need not present consolidated financial statements if it meets all the following conditions: (i) it is a wholly-owned subsidiary or is a partially-owned subsidiary of another entity and all its other owners, including those not otherwise entitled to vote, have been informed about, and do not object to, the parent not presenting consolidated financial statements; (ii) its debt or equity instruments are not traded in a public market (a domestic or foreign stock exchange or an over-the-counter market, including local and regional markets); (iii) it did not file, nor is it in the process of filing, its financial statements with a securities commission or other regulatory organisation for the purpose of issuing any class of instruments in a public market; and (iv) its ultimate or any intermediate parent produces financial statements that are available for public use and comply with IFRSs, in which subsidiaries are consolidated or are measured at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with this Standard. (b) \[deleted\] (c) \[deleted\] Aus4.1 Notwithstanding paragraph 4(a)(iv), a parent that meets the criteria in paragraphs 4(a)(i), 4(a)(ii) and 4(a)(iii) need not present consolidated financial statements if its ultimate or any intermediate parent produces financial statements that are available for public use in which subsidiaries are consolidated or are measured at fair value through profit or loss in accordance with this Standard and: (a) the parent and its ultimate or intermediate parent are: (i) both not-for-profit entities complying with Australian Accounting Standards; or (ii) both entities complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Simplified Disclosures; or (b) the parent is an entity complying with Australian Accounting Standards – Simplified Disclosures and its ultimate or intermediate parent is a not-for-profit entity complying with Australian Accounting Standards. Aus4.2 Notwithstanding paragraphs 4(a) and Aus4.1, the ultimate Australian parent shall present consolidated financial statements that consolidate its investments in subsidiaries in accordance with this Standard when the ultimate Australian parent is required by legislation to prepare financial statements that comply with either Australian Accounting Standards or accounting standards, except if the ultimate Australian parent is required, in accordance with paragraph 31 of this Standard, to measure all of its subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss. AusCFAus4.2 Notwithstanding paragraphs 4(a), Aus4.1 and Aus4.2, in respect of AusCF entities, the ultimate Australian parent shall present consolidated financial statements that consolidate its investments in subsidiaries in accordance with this Standard when either the parent or the group is a reporting entity or both the parent and the group are reporting entities, except if the ultimate Australian parent is required, in accordance with paragraph 31 of this Standard, to measure all of its subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss. 4A This Standard does not apply to post-employment benefit plans or other long-term employee benefit plans to which AASB 119 Employee Benefits applies. 4B A parent that is an investment entity shall not present consolidated financial statements if it is required, in accordance with paragraph 31 of this Standard, to measure all of its subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss. Control 5 An investor, regardless of the nature of its involvement with an entity (the investee), shall determine whether it is a parent by assessing whether it controls the investee. 6 An investor controls an investee when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee.