New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 157

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✨ Financial Statements Accounting Policies



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 157

29 NOVEMBER 2006

Unison Networks Limited – Lines Business
Statement of Significant Accounting Policies

For the year ended 31 March 2006

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  • Reporting Entity

Unison Networks Limited (Unison) is registered as a Company under the Companies Act 1993, and is an Energy Company in terms of the Energy Companies Act 1992.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the relevant provisions of these two Acts, the Financial Reporting Act 1993 and the Electricity Information Disclosure Requirements 2004.

  • Measurement System

The general accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and reporting of earnings and financial position on a historical cost basis is followed by Unison, with the exception that certain property, plant and equipment have been revalued.

  • Specific Accounting Policies

The following particular accounting policies, which materially affect the measurement of profit and the financial position, have been applied:

a. Property, Plant and Equipment

Owned Assets

All owned items of property, plant and equipment are initially recorded at cost and, except for land, depreciated. These costs include the purchase consideration plus, where appropriate, site preparation costs, installation costs and all relevant overheads. Costs cease to be capitalised when substantially all the activities necessary to bring an asset to its intended location and condition are complete.

The electrical distribution network is independently valued at fair value based on Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC).

Land and buildings not included in the electrical distribution network are stated at valuation determined by an independent registered valuation company, and are adjusted for additions at cost and depreciation at appropriate rates. The basis of valuation is fair value as defined under the Financial Reporting Standard 3 – Accounting for property, plant and equipment.

Revaluations

The electrical distribution network is revalued on a cyclical basis with no components being recognised at a valuation undertaken more than three years previously.

Land and buildings are revalued on a cyclical basis at no more than 5 yearly intervals.

Any revaluation surplus arising on the revaluation of a class of property, plant or equipment is transferred directly to the asset revaluation reserve. A revaluation deficit in excess of the asset revaluation reserve balance for the class of property, plant or equipment is recognised in the Statement of Financial Performance in the period it arises. Revaluation surpluses which reverse previous revaluation deficits recognised in the Statement of Financial Performance are recognised as revenue in the Statement of Financial Performance.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏭 Certification of Financial Statements and Performance Measures by Unison Networks Limited (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
17 November 2006
Financial statements, Performance measures, Electricity, Commerce Commission, Disclosure

🏭 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies for Unison Networks Limited

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Accounting policies, Financial statements, Property, Plant and Equipment, Revaluations