The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the consolidated financial report are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented.

a) Basic of preparation

The consolidated general-purpose financial report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards as issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board, the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited is a for-profit consolidated entity for the purpose of preparing the financial report.

The consolidated financial report is presented in Australian dollars. Values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless otherwise stated, under the option available to the Company under ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191. The Company is an entity to which this legislative instrument applies.

The consolidated financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention, except for certain classes of non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities which are measured at fair value.

The Group has consistently applied the accounting policies set out below to all periods presented in this consolidated financial report.

(i) Compliance with International Finance Reporting Standards (IFRS)

The financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

(ii) New and amended standards adopted by the Group

The Group applied AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and AASB 9 Financial Instruments for the first time. The nature and effect of the changes as a result of adoption of these new accounting standards are described below.

Several other amendments and interpretations apply for the first time during the year, but do not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

New and revised standards that were issued on or prior to the signing date, and are applicable to the current reporting periods, did not have a material impact, and are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial report in future periods.

• AASB 9 Financial Instruments (and applicable amendments) (effective from 1 January 2018)

AASB 9 replaces AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018, bringing together all three aspects of the accounting for financial instruments: classification and measurement; impairment; and hedge accounting.

The Group has applied AASB 9 retrospectively, with the initial application date of 1 July 2018.

The classification and measurement requirements of AASB 9 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group, but there have been some changes in the disclosures resulting from the adoption of the accounting standard.

• AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (effective from 1 January 2018)

AASB 15 supersedes AASB 118 Revenue, which covers contracts for goods and services, and AASB 111 Construction Contracts, which covers construction contracts. AASB 15 is based on the principle that revenue is recognised when control of a good or service transfers to a customer, so the notion of control replaces the existing notion of risks and rewards.

As the Group had no income that meets the definition of “Revenue from contract with customers”, the adoption of AASB 15 has resulted in no impact to the financial report.

• AASB 16 Leases

The Group expects to apply AASB 16 Leases from 1 July 2019. This standard will require the net present value of payments under most operating leases to be recognised as assets and liabilities. The impact of adopting AASB 16 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Group.

There are no other standards that are not yet effective that are expected to have a material impact on the Group in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.

b) Basic of consolidation

(i) Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial report from the date on which control commenced until the date on which control ceases. Details of the Company’s subsidiaries are shown in Note 8.

(ii) Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised gains and losses or income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial report.

c) Going concern

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes the Group will have sufficient cash to pay its debts, as and when they become payable, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of issuing these consolidated financial statements.

As at 30 June 2019, the Group has net assets of $242 million (2018: $137 million) and a net current liability position of $76 million (2018: $85 million).

The following matters have been considered by the directors in determining the appropriateness of the going concern basis of preparation in the consolidated financial statements:

• The Group has $83.38 million in cash;
• There is sufficient equity available, under its equity funding agreement with the Commonwealth Government, to fund the Group’s commitments; and
• The Group has $8.7 million of uncommitted funding.

Therefore, the directors have concluded it is appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements on the going concern basis.

d) Current versus non-current classification

The Group presents assets and liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position based on current/non-current classification. An asset is current when it is:

• Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the normal operating cycle
• Held primarily for the purpose of trading
• Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period, or
• Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is current when:

• It is expected to be settled in the normal operating cycle
• It is held primarily for the purpose of trading'
• It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period, or
• There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelvemonths after the reporting period.

The Group classifies all other liabilities as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

e) Interest income

Interest income is recorded using the effective interest rate (EIR) method. The EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset. Interest income is included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

f) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include: cash on hand; deposits held at call with financial institutions; and other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

g) Trade and other receivables

A receivable represents the Group’s right to an amount that is unconditional (i.e., only the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due).

Trade and other receivables are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate (EIR) method.

Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. All other receivables are classified as non-current assets.

For trade receivables, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating expected credit losses (ECLs). Therefore, the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Such cost includes the cost of replacing part of the plant and equipment and borrowing costs for long-term construction projects if the recognition criteria are met. When significant parts of plant and equipment are required to be replaced at intervals, the Group depreciates them separately based on their specific useful lives. Likewise, when a major inspection is performed, its cost is recognised in the carrying amount of the plant and equipment as a replacement if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognised in profit or loss as incurred.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

• Leasehold improvements 1-3 years
• IT equipment 3 years

An item of property, plant and equipment and any significant part initially recognised is de-recognised upon disposal (i.e., at the date the recipient obtains control) or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on de-recognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income when the asset is de-recognised.

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

i) Impairment of non-financial assets

Assets that are subject to depreciation and amortisation are reviewed for impairment at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment wherever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s (CGU) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. The recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount.

j) Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortised over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are considered to modify the amortisation period or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates. The amortisation expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognised in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income in the expense category that is consistent with the function of the intangible assets.

An intangible asset is de-recognised upon disposal (i.e., at the date the recipient obtains control) or losses when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising upon de-recognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

A summary of the policies applied to the Group’s intangible assets is, as follows:

• Useful lives - 7 years
• Amortisation method - Amortisation on used a straight-line basis
• Internally generated - Acquired or acquired

k) Assets under construction

Assets under construction relates to the construction of the rail access works and has a forecast completion date of February 2020. Once operational the rail line will be classified as property, plant and equipment and depreciated over the lease contract term.

l) Interests in equity-accounted investees

The Group’s interests in equity-accounted investees comprise a 65.63 per cent unitholding in Moorebank Precinct Land Trust.

Under the equity method, the investment in an joint venture is initially recognised at cost. The carrying amount of the investment is adjusted to recognise changes in the Group’s share of net assets of the joint venture since the acquisition date.

The consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income reflects the Group’s share of the results of operations of the joint venture. Any change in other comprehensive income (OCI) of those investees is presented as part of the Group’s OCI. In addition, when there has been a change recognised directly in the equity of the joint venture, the Group recognises its share of any changes, when applicable, in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

m) Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortised cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI) , and fair value through profit or loss.

The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them. The Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs.

In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortised cost, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)’ on the principal amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level.

The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace (regular way trades) are recognised on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset.

Subsequent measurement

Financial assets at amortised cost (debt instruments)

This category is the most relevant to the Group. The Group measures financial assets at amortised cost if both of the following conditions are met:

• The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and
• The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the EIR method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the asset is de-recognised, modified or impaired.

The Group’s financial assets at amortised cost includes trade receivables, and loans to related parties included under other non-current financial assets.

De-recognition

The Group de-recognises a financial asset when:

• the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire;
• it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred; or
• it neither transfers nor retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership and does not retain control over the transferred asset. Any interest in such de-recognised financial assets that is created or retained by the Group is recognised as a separate asset or liability.

n) Other non-current assets

Other non-current assets are measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Subsequent expenditure is capitalised only when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the expenditure will flow to the Group.

o) Leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is (or contains) a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at the inception of the lease. The arrangement is, or contains, a lease if fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset (or assets) and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset (or assets), even if that asset is (or those assets are) not explicitly specified in an arrangement.

Group as a lessee

A lease is classified at the inception date as a finance lease or an operating lease. A lease that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership to the Group is classified as a finance lease.

Finance leases are capitalised at the commencement of the lease at the inception date fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are recognised in finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.

A leased asset is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. However, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Group will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset and the lease term.

An operating lease is a lease other than a finance lease. Operating lease payments are recognised as an operating expense in the statement of profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

p) Trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of

financial year and are unpaid and are measured at cost. The amounts are unsecured and are paid usually within 30 days of recognition.

q) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount has been reliably estimated.

r) Employee benefits

Liabilities for ‘short-term employee benefits’ (as defined in AASB 119) and termination benefits due within twelve months of balance sheet date are measured at their nominal amounts.

s) Share capital

Issued and paid up capital is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received by the Group.

t) Taxation

On 29 June 2017, the Group voluntarily adopted the Tax Transparency Code, released by the Australian Board of Taxation in February 2016. Reporting commenced in the financial year 2017-2018 financial statements. All disclosure requirements of Part A of the code are presented in Note 5.

(i) Income tax

The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax payable or receivable on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary difference and to unused tax losses.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is not recognised for temporary differences on the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to temporary differences when they reverse, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

The measurement of deferred tax reflects the tax consequences that would follow the manner in which the Group expects, at the reporting date, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

The Group offsets deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if and only if it has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets and current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

A deferred tax asset is recognised for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences, to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which they can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised. The deferred tax asset has been recognised based on the current divestment strategy forecast to occur in the mid term.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

(ii) Goods and services tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated Goods and Services Tax (GST), unless the GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. In this case, it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivable and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the Australian Taxation Office is included with other receivable and payables in the consolidated statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the Australian Taxation Office are presented as operating cash flows.