Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015
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(1A) Reporting entities are subject to subsections (1) to (4) when applying AASB 1053 Application of Tiers of Australian Accounting Standards. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a reporting entity must, in preparation of the entity’s financial statements, apply Tier 2 reporting requirements (as a minimum). (2) A reporting entity must, in preparation of the entity’s financial statements, apply Tier 1 reporting requirements when applying AASB 16 Leases. (3) The following reporting entities must, in preparation of their financial statements, apply Tier 1 reporting requirements: (a) Australian National University; (b) Australian Office of Financial Management; (c) Australian Postal Corporation; (d) Comcare; (e) Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation; (f) Defence Housing Australia; (g) Export Finance and Insurance Corporation; (h) Future Fund Management Agency; (ha) Housing Australia; (i) Reserve Bank of Australia. (4) A reporting entity mentioned in an item of the following table must, in preparation of the entity’s financial statements, apply Tier 1 reporting requirements when applying: (a) an AAS (the listed AAS) listed in that item in relation to a matter (the listed matter) listed in that item; and (b) any other AAS to the extent that it relates to the listed AAS.
Note: When applying AAS other than those mentioned in paragraphs (4)(a) and (b), the entity must comply with subsections (1) and (2).
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:420pt; margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr style="height:12.6pt"><td colspan="4" style="width:409.2pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Tier 1 reporting requirements</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:32.85pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Reporting entity</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Listed matter</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Listed AAS</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Airservices Australia</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Defined benefit superannuation</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 119 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Employee Benefits</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Clean Energy Finance Corporation</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2A</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Defence</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered defined benefit superannuation</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 119 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Employee Benefits</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Education</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4A</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Employment and Workplace Relations</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Finance</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered defined benefit superannuation</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered investments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 119 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Employee Benefits</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Non</span><span>‑</span><span>financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 12</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 116</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Property, Plant and Equipment</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Industry, Science and Resources</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7A</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial assets</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.7pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Department of the Treasury</span></p></td><td style="width:138.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered financial instruments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered investments</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Administered fair value measurement</span></p></td><td style="width:140.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 7 </span><span style="font-style:italic">Financial Instruments: Disclosure</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 12</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>AASB 13</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Fair Value Measurement</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>