AASB 119 - Employee Benefits - September 2011
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131 An entity shall offset an asset relating to one plan against a liability relating to another plan when, and only when, the entity:
(a) has a legally enforceable right to use a surplus in one plan to settle obligations under the other plan; and
(b) intends either to settle the obligations on a net basis, or to realise the surplus in one plan and settle its obligation under the other plan simultaneously.
132 The offsetting criteria are similar to those established for financial instruments in AASB 132 Financial Instruments: Presentation.