Which of the following is subsequently measured at the lower of cost and current replacement cost?

Recognition and measurement

Acquisition of assets

Assets are recorded at cost at the time of acquisition except as stated below. The cost of acquisition includes the fair value of assets transferred in exchange and liabilities undertaken.

Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets at their fair value at the date of acquisition.

Fair value measurement of assets and liabilities

The Corporation has adopted the following general policies relating to the determination of fair value of assets and liabilities.

AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement requires disclosure of fair value measurements by level in accordance with the following fair value measurement hierarchy:

  • Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
  • Level 2 — inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
  • Level 3 — unobservable inputs for an asset or liability.

The fair value of land is determined by reference to the market value of the land component of ABC property because it is possible to base the fair value on recent sales of comparable sites. The Corporation’s independent valuers detail these reference sites in valuation reports for respective properties.

No observable market data is available for the ABC’s buildings, given their highest and best use as specialised broadcasting facilities. The fair value of these assets is based on depreciated replacement cost (Level 3 inputs).

Plant and equipment assets are measured based on depreciated cost (Level 3 inputs). Intangibles (software for internal use) are measured at cost less subsequent accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Generally, the fair value of the Corporation’s other financial assets and liabilities is deemed to be their carrying value as it approximates fair value. The fair value of long-term loans is the net present value of future discounted cash flows arising.

The Corporation holds a freehold property classified as held for sale, which was tendered for sale in an open market as disclosed in Note 7C Assets classified as held for sale. The sale process has been administered at arm’s length by an independent agent.

Apart from the asset held for sale, the Corporation does not hold any assets or liabilities measured at fair value that are valued using Level 1 inputs (i.e. with reference to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities).

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, financial assets and non-interest-bearing financial liabilities (except for derivatives used for hedging) of the Corporation, are measured at amortised cost, which approximates their fair value. There have been no recurring fair value measurements transferred between the respective levels for assets and liabilities for the year ended 30 June 2021.

Presentation in the financial statements

The aforementioned is summarised in Note 5A Fair value measurement.

Measurement of right-of-use assets and accompanying liability under AASB 16 Leases

Leased right-of-use assets are capitalised at the commencement date of the lease and comprise the initial lease liability amount and initial direct costs incurred when entering into the lease, less any lease incentives received.

On initial adoption of AASB 16 the Corporation adjusted the right-of-use assets at the date of initial application by the amount of any provision for onerous leases recognised immediately before the date of initial application. Following initial application, an impairment review is undertaken for any right-of-use asset that shows indicators of impairment and an impairment loss is recognised against any right-of-use asset that is impaired. Leased right-of-use assets continue to be measured at cost after initial recognition in Commonwealth agency, general government sector and whole of government financial statements.

Assumptions surrounding uncertainty – Lease liability

Refer to the commentary in Note 9B Lease liability under the same heading.

Measurement

Recurring/

2021

2020

basis

non-recurring

$'000

$'000

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Amortised cost

Recurring

5,797

6,756

Receivables (excluding forward exchange contracts)

Amortised cost

Recurring

12,908

30,667

Forward exchange contracts

Fair value — level 2 inputs

Recurring

62

-

Other investments

Amortised cost

Recurring

212,600

222,400

Accrued revenue

Amortised cost

Recurring

3,512

4,909

Total financial assets

234,879

264,732

Non-financial assets

ABC owned:

Land

Fair value — level 2 inputs

N/A

250,889

278,889

Buildings (including improvements)

Fair value — level 3 inputs

N/A

418,554

433,990

Plant and equipment

Fair value — level 3 inputs

N/A

192,983

191,336

Intangibles

Cost

N/A

75,306

63,808

ABC right-of-use:

Land

Cost

N/A

22,197

22,435

Buildings (including improvements)

Cost

N/A

3,857

4,504

Plant and equipment

Cost

N/A

569,484

628,658

Other

Assets classified as held for sale

Lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell (level 1 inputs)

N/A

26,202

-

Inventories

Cost

N/A

124,615

105,142

Prepayments

Cost

N/A

21,296

19,403

Tax assets

Cost

N/A

4,402

4,633

Total non-financial assets

1,709,785

1,752,798

Financial liabilities

Suppliers

Amortised cost

Recurring

103,507

91,691

Other payables (excluding forward exchange contracts)

Amortised cost

Recurring

43,425

49,585

Forward exchange contracts

Fair value — level 2 inputs

Recurring

-

144

Loans

Amortised cost

Recurring

2,711

2,230

Lease liability

Cost

N/A

579,173

635,784

Total financial liabilities

728,816

779,434

Non-financial liabilities

Other provisions (excluding building maintenance provision)

Cost

N/A

3,014

3,206

Building maintenance provision

Cost

N/A

461

3,892

Employee provisions

Cost

N/A

156,747

177,703

Total non-financial liabilities

160,222

184,801

2021

2020

$'000

$'000

Assets expected to be recovered in:

No more than 12 months

Cash and cash equivalents

5,797

6,756

Receivables

12,603

30,289

Other investments

212,600

222,400

Accrued revenue

3,441

4,647

Assets classified as held for sale

26,202

-

Inventories

124,615

105,141

Prepayments

13,571

12,582

Total no more than 12 months

398,829

381,815

More than 12 months

ABC owned

Land

250,889

278,889

Buildings (including improvements)

418,554

433,990

Plant and equipment

192,983

191,336

Intangibles

75,306

63,808

ABC right-of-use

Land

22,197

22,435

Buildings (including improvements)

3,857

4,504

Plant and equipment

569,484

628,658

Receivables

367

378

Accrued revenue

71

262

Prepayments

7,725

6,821

Tax assets

4,402

4,634

Total more than 12 months

1,545,835

1,635,715

Total assets

1,944,664

2,017,530

Liabilities expected to be settled in:

No more than 12 months

Suppliers

103,435

91,504

Other payables

32,520

38,692

Loans

945

928

Lease liability

59,547

60,207

Other provisions

1,498

5,557

Employee provisions

142,488

163,469

Total no more than 12 months

340,433

360,357

More than 12 months

Suppliers

72

187

Other payables

10,905

11,037

Loans

1,766

1,302

Lease liability

519,626

575,577

Other provisions

1,977

1,541

Employee provisions

14,259

14,234

Total more than 12 months

548,605

603,878

Total liabilities

889,038

964,235

2021

2020

Notes

$'000

$'000

6A Cash and cash equivalents

Cash on hand or on deposit

5,240

6,254

Salary sacrifice funds

557

502

14B

5,797

6,756

6B Receivables

Goods and services

Contract assets

1 931

6,216

Receivables

2,125

11,433

Total goods and services

14B

4,056

17,649

Other receivables

Net GST receivable from the Australian Taxation Office

4,648

5,039

Forward exchange contracts

14B

62

-

Other, including receivables attributable to joint operations

14B

4,301

8,362

Total other receivables

9,011

13,401

Total receivables (gross)

13,067

31,050

Less impairment loss allowance

Goods and services

(97)

(383)

Total impairment loss allowance

14B

(97)

(383)

Total receivables (net)

12,970

30,667

Reconciliation of impairment loss allowance

Opening balance

(383)

(142)

Adjustments to reflect expected impairment

-

(359)

Amounts written off

120

105

Amounts recovered or reversed

166

13

Closing balance

(97)

(383)

6C Other investments

Term deposits with an original maturity date greater than 90 days

212,600

222,400

Total other investments

14B

212,600

222,400

6D Accrued revenue

Goods and services

3,249

4,415

Interest receivable

263

494

Total accrued revenue

14B

3,512

4,909

Recognition and measurement

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are recognised at their nominal amounts and include:

  • cash on hand; and
  • cash at bank and short-term deposits with an original maturity of 90 days or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to insignificant risk of changes in value.

Receivables

Trade receivables and other receivables that are held for the purpose of collecting the contractual cash flows where the cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest, that are not provided at below-market interest rates, are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method adjusted for any loss allowance.

Receivables are included in current assets, unless they mature more than 12 months after the Statement of Financial Position date, in which case they are classified as non-current assets.

Other receivables

At 30 June 2021, Other receivables includes forward exchange contracts at fair value through surplus/(deficit) of $62,000 (2020 nil).

The balance represents estimated future cash flows, based on market forward exchange rates at 30 June 2021 and the forward contract rate, discounted by the observable yield curves of the respective currencies. The above amount reflects a nil average depreciation (2020 1.1%) of the Australian dollar against those currencies for which forward exchange contracts have been taken out, where the market forward rate at 30 June 2021 is lower than the contracted rate.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets are assessed for impairment throughout each reporting period as outlined below:

  • Financial assets held at amortised cost

If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred for financial assets held at amortised cost, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The loss is taken to the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

The Corporation assesses the likelihood of recovery of those debts, factoring in past bad debts experience. Bad debts are written off when identified.

  • Impairment of receivables

The ABC calculates an impairment loss allowance, based on historical rates of credit impairment, adjusted for any external factors likely to impact the rate of impairment. The carrying value of the impairment allowance loss is monitored against the value of debts likely to be considered at risk of being non-recoverable. At 30 June 2021, the balance of the impairment loss allowance is $97,000 (2020 $383,000).

For the year ended 30 June 2021, this amount was sufficient to cover outstanding debt attributable to customers at risk of non-recoverability. At June 2021, no specific debts attributable to customers were identified as at risk of non-recoverability (2020 $360,000).

Other investments

Under AASB 9 Financial Instruments, term deposits with an original maturity date greater than 90 days are recorded at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment, with revenue recognised on an effective yield basis.

Surplus cash is invested into short-term investments with maturities at acquisition date of greater than three months. These investments are due to be recovered within twelve months.

Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of ABC owned land, buildings, plant and equipment and intangibles at 30 June 2021 is as follows:

Land

Buildings (including improve-ments)

Plant and equipment

Intangibles(b)

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Carrying amount as at 30 June 2020 represented by

Gross book value

278,889

440,201

587,748

138,963

1,445,801

Assets under construction

-

5,098

16,898

13,485

35,481

Accumulated depreciation and amortisation

-

(11,309)

(413,310)

(88,640)

(513,259)

Closing net book value as at 30 June 2020

278,889

433,990

191,336

63,808

968,023

Assets controlled by ABC

Additions

-

9,524

38,980

26,277

74,781

Revaluations and impairments recognised in other comprehensive income

(1,750)

-

-

-

(1,750)

Depreciation and amortisation

-

(21,971)

(40,846)

(13,542)

(76,359)

Write-down and impairment

-

-

(79)

-

(79)

Disposals

-

(18)

(28)

-

(46)

Transfers/reclassifications

(a)

(26,250)

-

(911)

(641)

(27,802)

Net additions to assets under construction

-

2,286

18,736

11,682

32,704

Net transfers from assets under construction

-

(5,037)

(14,217)

(12,241)

(31,495)

Write-down and impairment of assets under construction

-

(7)

(322)

(61)

(390)

Assets attributable to joint operations

Additions

-

-

1,610

24

1,634

Depreciation

-

(213)

(2,814)

-

(3,027)

Net additions to assets under construction

-

-

1,669

-

1,669

Net transfers from assets under construction

-

-

(131)

-

(131)

Net book value as at 30 June 2021

250,889

418,554

192,983

75,306

937,732

Carrying amount as at 30 June 2021 represented by

Gross book value

250,889

447,204

576,982

161,321

1,436,396

Assets under construction

-

2,340

22,633

12,865

37,838

Accumulated depreciation and amortisation

-

(30,990)

(406,632)

(98,880)

(536,502)

Closing net book value as at 30 June 2021

250,889

418,554

192,983

75,306

937,732

Useful lives of and measurement basis of asset classes

Asset Class

Measurement Basis

Useful Life

Land

Fair value (or an amount not materially different from fair value)

Not applicable

Buildings*

Fair value (or an amount not materially different from fair value)

50 years

Building improvements

Fair value (or an amount not materially different from fair value)

15 to 50 years

Plant and equipment

Fair value (or an amount not materially different from fair value)

3 to 15 years

Intangibles (software)

Cost

3 to 8 years

Land, buildings, plant and equipment and intangibles

The measurement basis for land, buildings, plant and equipment and intangibles is set out in Note 5A Fair value measurement.

Asset recognition threshold

Purchases of land, buildings, plant, equipment and intangibles are recognised initially at cost in the Statement of Financial Position.

Purchases costing less than $2,000 are expensed in the year of acquisition except where they form part of a project or group of similar items, which are significant in total.

Revaluation

Following initial recognition at cost, ABC owned land, buildings and plant and equipment are measured at fair value (or an amount not materially different from fair value) less subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Valuations are conducted with sufficient frequency to ensure that the carrying amounts of assets do not materially vary from the assets’ fair values as at the reporting date. The regularity of independent valuations depends upon the volatility of movements in market values for the relevant assets.

Revaluation adjustments are made on a class basis. Any revaluation increment is credited to equity under the heading of revaluation reserve except to the extent that it reverses a previous revaluation decrement of the same asset class, previously recognised through surplus/(deficit). Revaluation decrements for a class of assets are recognised directly through surplus/(deficit) except to the extent that they reverse a previous revaluation increment for that class. Any accumulated depreciation at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the asset restated to the revalued amount.

The ABC commissions an independent expert valuer to complete a comprehensive valuation of land and building assets every three years. This process was completed in the year ended 30 June 2020.

The ABC’s Ultimo property (the Corporation’s highest value asset) was valued as of 30 June 2021 on a ‘desktop’ basis by the independent valuer. The valuation was materially aligned to the carrying amount of the asset and therefore no revaluation increment was recognised. Advice was also received that there were no material movements in Australian capital city commercial property markets during the year ended 30 June 2021.

Based on this advice, it was determined that the carrying amount of the ABC’s land and building assets aligns with their fair value. No further property valuations were commissioned, and no asset revaluations were recognised other than the revaluation of the ABC’s Gordon Street land holding immediately prior to reclassification as an asset held for sale. Further details are disclosed in Note 7C Assets classified as held for sale.

Impairment of non-current assets

The aforementioned classes of assets have been and continue to be subjected to an assessment as to indicators of impairment under AASB 136 Impairment of Assets as at 30 June 2021.

Impairment is assessed with consideration of the asset’s remaining service value.

Disposals

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no further future economic benefits are expected.

Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of the ABC's right-of-use assets at 30 June 2021 is as follows:

Land

Buildings

Plant and equipment

Total

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Carrying amount as at 30 June 2020 represented by

Gross book value

22,679

6,043

690,105

718,827

Accumulated depreciation

(244)

(1,539)

(61,447)

(63,230)

Closing net book value as at 30 June 2020

22,435

4,504

628,658

655,597

ABC right-of-use assets

Additions

-

406

1,390

1,796

Depreciation

(239)

(1,818)

(61,143)

(63,200)

Other movements

(a)

1

765

582

1,348

Right-of-use assets attributable to joint operations

Depreciation

-

-

(3)

(3)

Net book value as at 30 June 2021

22,197

3,857

569,484

595,538

Carrying amount as at 30 June 2021 represented by

Gross book value

22,680

7,285

692,081

722,046

Accumulated depreciation

(483)

(3,428)

(122,597)

(126,508)

Closing net book value as at 30 June 2021

22,197

3,857

569,484

595,538

Recognition and measurement

General principles

Right-of-use assets are capitalised at the commencement date of the lease and comprise the initial lease liability amount and initial direct costs incurred when entering into the lease, less any lease incentives received.

Following initial recognition, an impairment review is undertaken for any right-of-use asset that shows indicators of impairment and an impairment loss is recognised against any right-of-use asset that is impaired. Right-of-use assets continue to be measured at cost after initial recognition in Commonwealth agency, general government sector and Whole of Government financial statements.

Land

The ABC’s right-of-use land is measured at cost, in accordance with the requirements of the PGPA (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015.

Buildings

Right-of-use buildings largely consist of regional broadcasting offices and the ABC’s overseas reporting bureaux.

Plant and equipment

Right-of-use plant and equipment comprises:

  • a satellite transponder for digital television distribution;
  • decoder boxes and dishes for satellite downlink services to support television transmission;
  • transmission facility assets for digital terrestrial television transmission;
  • transmission facility assets for terrestrial radio transmission; and
  • vehicles.

Depreciation

The depreciation rates for right-of-use assets are based on the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term.

2021

2020

$'000

$'000

Buildings

4,041

224

Plant and equipment (a)

4,278

4,146

Intangibles (b)

1,775

767

Total capital purchases commitments

10,094

5,137

One year or less

9,029

5,137

From one to five years

1,065

-

Total capital purchases commitments

10,094

5,137

2021

2020

$'000

$'000

7C Assets classified as held for sale

Land and buildings at carrying value

26,202

-

Total assets classified as held for sale

26,202

-

7D Inventories

Retail inventory held for sale

182

154

Purchased television programs

19,748

18,497

Produced television programs

104,685

86,490

Total inventories

124,615

105,141

7E Prepayments

Technology

7,063

6,424

Royalties

8,772

8,248

Short term leases/hire

45

60

Other

5,416

4,671

Total prepayments

21,296

19,403

7F Tax assets

Share of tax asset attributable to joint operations

4,402

4,634

Total tax assets

4,402

4,634

Assets classified as held for sale

Assets classified as held for sale are recognised in the Statement of Financial Position at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

In June 2021 the ABC entered into a contract of sale for its property at 8 Gordon Street Elsternwick Victoria. The contract is due to be settled in December 2021.

As required under AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, the ABC remeasured the value of the asset immediately before it was reclassified as held for sale (with the value based on the contracted sale price) and a revaluation decrement of $1,750,000 was recognised. The asset was subsequently impaired by $48,000 based on the costs to sell.

Inventories (general)

Inventories held for resale are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Inventories not held for resale are valued at the lower of cost, adjusted for any loss in service potential, identified and measured based on the existence of a current replacement cost that is lower than the original acquisition cost or other subsequent carrying amount.

Produced programs

Television programs are produced for domestic transmission and digital distribution. The cost of these programs includes co-production fees, direct salaries and expenses and production overheads allocated on a usage basis to the program. Production overheads not allocated to programs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. External contributions received in respect of co-production of television programs are offset against production costs which are recorded as Inventories in the Statement of Financial Position. The amortisation of inventories is addressed in Note 3E Program amortisation.

Write-down of inventory held for distribution

When inventories held for distribution are distributed, the carrying amount of those inventories is recognised as an expense. The amount of any write-down of inventories for loss of service potential, and all losses of inventories are recognised as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of inventories arising from a reversal of the circumstances that gave rise to the loss of service potential will be recognised as a reduction in the value of inventories recognised as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs.

Write-down of retail inventory

The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realisable value and all losses of inventory are recognised as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of inventories arising from an increase in the net realisable value will be recognised as an inventory expense reduction in the period in which the reversal occurs.

Impairment of prepayments

No indicators of impairment were found for prepayments.

2021

2020

Notes

$'000

$'000

8A Suppliers

Trade creditors

14B

103,507

91,691

Total suppliers

103,507

91,691

8B Other payables

Salaries and wages (including separation and redundancies)

19,319

23,832

Superannuation

602

554

Unearned revenue

22,093

23,006

Other payables

14B

1,411

2,193

Forward exchange contracts

14B

-

144

Total other payables

43,425

49,729

Recognition and measurement

Suppliers and other payables

Supplier and other payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Note 8B Other payables contains no forward exchange contracts at fair value through surplus/(deficit) (2020 $144,000). Under the fair value measurement hierarchy, these are measured based on Level 2 inputs.

2021

2020

Notes

$'000

$'000

9A Loans

Share of loans in joint operations

14B

2,711

2,230

Total loans

2,711

2,230

9B Lease liability

Buildings

3,895

4,885

Plant and equipment

575,278

630,899

Total lease liability

579,173

635,784

Undiscounted contractual cashflows - maturity analysis

Within 1 year

66,930

66,985

Between 1 to 5 years

261,758

324,146

More than 5 years

294,278

289,707

Total cash flows

622,966

680,838

Recognition and measurement

Loans

Share of loans in joint operations represents the ABC’s 50% share of MediaHub’s loan balances with the with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the ANZ).

At 30 June 2021, MediaHub had drawn loans under seven (2020 six) facilities with the ANZ, with an aggregate balance of $5,423,000 (2020 $4,459,000). The ABC’s share, as reflected in its Statement of Financial Position, is $2,711,000 (2020 $2,230,000). These facilities are generally repayable over five years.

The facility is provided on an average variable interest rate to 30 June 2021 of 1.85% (2020 2%).

Lease liability

Note 9B Lease liability is the present value of future contractual payments, for the remaining life of the contracts. The present value of the lease liability is $579,173,000 (2020 $635,784,000). The life of the contracts includes extension options which the ABC is reasonably certain to exercise.

The total cash outflow for leases for the year ended 30 June 2021 was $59,376,000 (2020 $60,365,000) The undiscounted value of future lease payments is $622,966,000 (2020 $680,838,000). The average discount rate, determined with reference to the Commonwealth Department of Finance incremental borrowing rates, issued quarterly, was approximately 1.10% (2020 1.11%). The incremental borrowing rate used for each lease approximated the start date for each lease.

Assumptions surrounding uncertainty – Lease liability

The valuation of the lease liability is influenced by the discount rate, as advised, on a quarterly basis, by the Commonwealth Department of Finance. The carrying balance of this item is reviewed regularly and an assessment is made of the potential impact of a change in discount rates on this balance upon any lease modifications or reassessments.

For all new contracts entered into, the ABC considers whether the contract is, or contains a lease. A lease is

defined as ‘a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an asset (the underlying asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration’.

Once it has been determined that a contract is, or contains a lease, the lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments unpaid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate is readily determinable, or the department’s incremental borrowing rate.

The corresponding asset value, as disclosed in Note 7B ABC right-of-use assets, is initially measured based on the value of the liability.

Subsequent to initial measurement, the liability is reduced for payments made and increased for interest. It is remeasured to reflect any reassessment or modification to the lease. When the lease liability is remeasured, the corresponding adjustment is reflected in the right-of-use asset or profit and loss depending on the nature of the re-assessment or modifications.

2021

2020

$'000

$'000

10 Other provisions

Make good

3,014

3,206

Building maintenance

461

3,892

Total other provisions

3,475

7,098

Reconciliation of the make good provision

Opening balance

3,206

3,036

Amounts used

(34)

-

Amounts reversed

(269)

-

New/additional amounts provided

170

170

Unwinding of discount or change in discount rate

(59)

-

Closing balance

3,014

3,206

Reconciliation of the Building maintenance provision

Opening balance

3,892

32,613

Amounts used

(3,431)

(28,721)

Closing balance

461

3,892

Recognition and measurement

Other provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Corporation has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, where it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The provision for make good represents the estimated make good cost for leased properties at the end of the lease term. The estimated cost is based on management’s best estimate of the cost to make good each site, plus an allowance for inflation.

During the year, the ABC provided nil further amounts (2020 nil) for remediation works to replace the external cladding on the Ultimo, NSW building, to ensure compliance with the current BCA Fire Safety Standards. For the year to 30 June 2021, expenditure incurred on this project was $3,431,000 (2020 $28,721,000), resulting in a balance in the provision of $461,000 (2020 $3,892,000).