Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) (n) Trade and other payables Trade payables are carried at amortised cost. These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year which are unpaid and arise when the Group becomes obliged to make future payments in respect of the purchase of these goods and services. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. (o) Provisions Provisions are recognised when: the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; it is more likely than not that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount has been reliably estimated. Provisions are not recognised for future operating losses. Where there are a number of similar obligations, the likelihood that an outflow will be required in settlement is determined by considering the class of obligations as a whole. A provision is recognised even if the likelihood of an outflow with respect to any one item included in the same class of obligations may be small. (p) Employee benefits (i) Wages, salaries and annual leave Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and long service leave expected to be settled in full within 12 months after the end of the reporting date are recognised for employees’ services up to the reporting date and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled. (ii) Other long-term employee benefits Provision is made for employees’ long service leave not expected to be settled in full within 12 months after the end of the reporting period in which the employees’ render the services. Other long-term employee benefits are measured at the present value of the expected future payments to be made to employees. (iii) Retirement benefit obligations The Group contributes to various defined contribution superannuation funds for its employees. Contributions to the funds are recognised as an expense as they become payable. (iv) Share-based payments Share-based compensation benefits are provided to employees via the employee performance rights plan, and options approved by the Board from time to time. The fair value of options and performance rights granted is recognised as an employee benefit expense with a corresponding increase in equity. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognised over the period during which the Directors or employees become unconditionally entitled to the options or performance rights. The fair value at grant date is independently valued using a Trinomial or Monte Carlo pricing model. The cumulative expense recognised between grant date and vesting date is adjusted to reflect the Directors’ best estimate of the number of options or performance rights that will ultimately vest because of internal conditions of the options or performance rights, such as the employee having to remain with the Company until vesting date, or such that employees are required to meet internal targets. No expense is recognised for options/performance rights that do not ultimately vest because internal conditions are not met. An expense is still recognised for options/performance rights that do not ultimately vest because a market condition was not met. (q) Contributed equity Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. (r) Earnings per share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to equity holders of the Consolidated Entity, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the year. Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares. Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023 42 Sunstone Metals Limited Annual Report 2023
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