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Dissent of Patrick Finnegan and Patricia McConnell (paras. DO1-DO13)

DO1 Mr Finnegan and Ms McConnell voted against the publication of Agriculture: Bearer Plants (Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41) issued in June 2014 (the 'June 2014 Amendment') because they believe that including bearer plants within the scope of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment instead of IAS 41 Agriculture will eliminate information about the fair value changes in bearer plants and the underlying assumptions used to estimate those changes. Information about the fair values of all biological assets including bearer plants is critical both to managing agricultural activities and to investing in entities that engage in those activities. Without such information, investors are unable to assess changes in expectations of future net cash inflows for an entity engaged in agricultural activity. The fact that published price quotations have developed throughout the world for orchards and plantations that include bearer plants demonstrates the importance of fair value information to those wh

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