KU Financial Report
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2009
1. Adoption of new and revised Accounting Standards
In the current year, the company has adopted all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by
the Australian Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant to their operations and effective for the
current annual reporting period.
• AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements (revised September 2007), AASB 2007-8 Amendments to
Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 101
• AASB 1004 Contributions (revised)
• AASB 2007-10 Further Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 101
2. Summary of Accounting Policies
Statement of compliance
The financial report is a general purpose financial report, which has been prepared in accordance with the
Corporations Act 2001, Accounting Standards and Interpretations and complies with other requirements of the
law. Accounting Standards include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (‘A-
IFRS’). A statement of compliance with IFRS cannot be made due to the application of not for profit sector specific
requirements contained in the A-IFRS.
The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 30 March 2010.
Basis of preparation
The financial report has been prepared on the basis of historical cost, except for the revaluation of certain financial
instruments. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets. All amounts are
presented in Australian dollars.
The following significant accounting policies have been adopted in the preparation and presentation of the financial report:
a) Company Limited by Guarantee
The company is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. In accordance with the Constitution every
member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Company in the event of it being wound up,
while he/she is a member or within one year after he/she ceases to be a member, the sum of $2. The company has
6,433 members.
b) Property, plant and equipment
Land and buildings, plant, furniture and equipment, motor vehicles and computers are stated at cost less
accumulated depreciation and impairment. Cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition
of the item. In the event that settlement of all or part of the purchase consideration is deferred, cost is determined
by discounting the amounts payable in the future to their present value as at the date of acquisition.
Depreciation is provided on plant, furniture and equipment, motor vehicles and computers, including freehold and
leasehold buildings but excluding land. Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis so as to write off the net
cost of each asset over its expected useful life to its estimated residual value. The estimated useful lives, residual
values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each annual reporting period.
The following estimated useful lives are used in the calculation of depreciation:
• Buildings: 40.0 years
• Buildings – fixtures and fittings: 4-10 years
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• Plant, furniture and equipment: 4-10 years
• Motor vehicles: 6.7 years