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2022

seeingmachinesComputershare Investor Services PLC  
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road  
Bristol BS996ZY 
United Kingdom

Seeing Machines Limited shares are listed on the London Stock 
Exchange AIM market.

Solicitors

Herbert Smith Freehills 
ANZ Tower 161, Castlereagh Street,  
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Fieldfisher LLP  
Riverbank House  
2 Swan Lane London EC4R 3TT  
United Kingdom

Bankers

HSBC Commercial Bank  
580 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers 
2 Riverside Quay 
Southbank VIC 3006 Australia

ABN 34 093 877 331

This annual report covers Seeing Machines Limited as a consolidated 
entity. The Group’s functional and presentation currency is AUD ($).

A description of the Group's operations and its principal activities is 
included in the review of operations and activities in the directors' 
report commencing on page 3. The following information is current  
as at 30 June 2022.

Directors

Kate Hill, Non-Executive Director and Chair  
Paul McGlone, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Yong Kang (YK) Ng, Non-Executive Director  
Gerhard Vorster, Non-Executive Director  
John Murray, Non-Executive Director  
Michael Brown, Non-Executive Director 
Rudolph Burger, Non-Executive Director (resigned 30 November 2020) 
Les Carmichael, Non-Executive Director (resigned 30 November 2020)

Company Secretary

Susan Dalliston

Registered office

80 Mildura Street 
Fyshwick ACT 2609

Principal place of business

80 Mildura Street 
Fyshwick ACT 2609 
Phone: + (61) 2 6103 4700 
Email: info@seeingmachines.com

Share register

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited  
452 Johnston Street 
Abbotsford VIC 3067  
Australia

seeingmachinescontents

Our mission and purpose

Letter from the chair

CEO report

Financial Highlights

OEM Highlights

Aftermarket Highlights

2022 ESG Highlights 

Directors Report

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seeingmachinesour mission: 
zero transport 
fatalities.

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seeingmachinesour purpose:  
to get everyone 
home safely.

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seeingmachinesletter to
shareholders

Seeing Machines is now well established as the 
leading supplier of driver and occupant monitoring 
system technology across its key transport 
sectors. The past year has been transformational 
for the company as the structural tailwinds drive 
significant opportunity in Automotive, but also in 
our Aftermarket and Aviation businesses. The  
world is now focused on a clear safety agenda  
and Seeing Machines’ technology is at the heart 
of that. 

Turning vision zero into a reality

At the end of the 2022 financial year, there were 
more than 447,000 cars on the road enabled by 
Seeing Machines’ driver monitoring system (DMS) 
technology. While this has a positive impact on 
the shape of our revenue mix, moving us towards 
more highly profitable royalty license, it is also clear 
that following more than twenty-two years of R&D 
and commercial effort, we are actually achieving 
our purpose of getting people home safely. This 
is underpinned by our presence in commercial 
transport around the world, with Guardian  
installed in just under 40,000 individual vehicles  
at 30 June 2022, protecting professional drivers 
and the communities through which they drive. 

Driving safe, supervised automation

Transport industries have traditionally maintained 
a strong safety focus and culture, and this is being 
reinforced and enhanced by a wider global focus 
on enhancing safety and reducing road related 
death and trauma. This growing focus on safety  
is manifesting in a range of regulations being rolled 
out around the world that will require technology 
in vehicles, including DMS technology, to keep 
people safe. Seeing Machines has influenced 

these outcomes closely with a deep involvement 
in European New Car Assessment Program’s (Euro 
NCAP) assessment of DMS technology and its 
pragmatic application in cars to improve safety. 

We welcome these interactions and are extremely 
proud of our team and their ability to successfully 
support this agenda as the lead Tier 2 supplier. We 
look forward to continued momentum in Europe 
as the protocols advance over time, extend to all 
road-going vehicles, and are replicated in other 
geographies around the world including with the 
National Highway and Safety Transport Authority 
(NHTSA) in the USA and other bodies across  
Asia Pacific. 

The road to full autonomy in the Automotive 
industry is still a way off and the interim semi-
autonomous features being developed today will 
require significant oversight, including what we 
are calling ‘supervised automation’. As advanced 
driver assistance system (ADAS) features 
continue to appear in cars to improve safety and 
convenience, understanding what the driver is, or 
isn’t doing is of increasingly critical importance. 
DMS is fundamental to that understanding, being 
the cornerstone of safe automation. And in this 
environment, our Backup-driver Monitoring System 
(BdMS) solution, once viewed as a product with 
limited, time-bound opportunity, is a world-first  
and unique proposition for self-driving companies 
as they strive to implement safe innovation around 
the world. 

An evolving landscape

As we move forward in the new post COVID-19 
world, Seeing Machines has successfully navigated 
the associated supply chain challenges and access 

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seeingmachinesto customers, however we watch closely and 
monitor vigilantly in these less than certain times 
and against the current geo-political backdrop. 
Especially impactful in the Aftermarket business 
where hardware sales are at the core of the 
Guardian solution, this continues to be managed 
closely to ensure that the momentum continues 
and supply can support the very welcome, 
increasing demand around the world. 

I visited the team in Canberra recently and am 
inordinately proud to be working with such a 
great bunch of hard-working industry experts. 
I continue to see significant momentum across 
each area within the company, be it engineering, 
sales or corporate support groups. We are 
delighted to continue to welcome new customers, 
some significant new partners and of course, 
shareholders. 

We are driven to save lives. Our focus remains 
squarely on our customers and ultimately, returning 
value to our shareholders.

Kate Hill
Chair
Seeing Machines Limited

As dynamics change and our customers view 
the pending regulations and the requirements 
associated for compliance, our Aftermarket team 
has taken the opportunity to develop an additional 
segment focus that will specifically support the 
manufacturers of commercial vehicles, with 
Guardian provided as an ‘after manufacture’ 
fitment to enable the compliant sale of new 
vehicles to their customers. This additional 
segment has uncovered many new customer 
opportunities and is building the foundation  
for significant momentum as we move towards  
the launch of the third generation of Guardian  
next year. 

Conclusion

As I said last year, we conclude another financial 
year substantially further along our journey than we 
were twelve months ago. We continue to evolve 
as an organisation and, like many other companies 
our size, will begin to report against Sustainability 
Goals with some key metrics representing our 
environmental, social and government (ESG) 
impacts, this year. We are proud of what we are 
achieving at Seeing Machines and look forward 
to the opportunity of providing transparency and 
importantly, progress to all our stakeholders. 

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seeingmachinesCEO 
report

Future proof

Seeing Machines has made great strides to 
transition the business on many fronts in FY2022. 
We have concentrated our efforts this past year 
on reinforcing our position as market leader, by 
focusing on enhancing our driver and operator 
monitoring system technology. We have developed 
and delivered a range of new and challenging 
features for our customers and importantly, worked 
closely with our ecosystem across Automotive and 
Aftermarket to secure market share today in order 
to materially grow the business and return value 
to our shareholders, in the future.

Our work with regulators and government bodies 
around the world has helped establish DMS as a 
key enabling technology for the foreseeable future 
and this is set to extend beyond Europe, USA and 
China to all corners of the globe as transport safety 
continues as a key focus. 

The post period exclusive collaboration and 
associated investment by Magna International 
has been game-changing and will see our two 
companies work together to secure a significant 
share of the interior monitoring market, jointly 
pursuing business where DMS is integrated into 
the rear-view mirror, an ideal location to support 
driver, occupant and even full cabin monitoring. 
We believe this location to be significant as 
innovation inside the vehicle continues to develop 
and OEMs are faced with increasing cost, limited 
space and the integration of a range of technology 
to power safety and convenience features across 
their extensive vehicle lines. 

The additional investment by Magna in Seeing 
Machines has secured our balance sheet and we 
are now funded to deliver on our business plan. 
This is a meaningful milestone for Seeing Machines 
and really sets the company apart in a maturing 
market. We can confidently commit to reliable, 
long-term delivery and I believe we are well 
positioned to achieve our market share target  
of at least 40% across the Automotive DMS market.

Steady progress

Seeing Machines was appointed to deliver 5 
additional automotive programs over the past 
financial year and is now engaged with 10 
automotive OEMs on 14 expanding programs to 
deliver its FOVIO DMS. One of these awards, to be 
delivered with Magna, represents the largest driver 
and occupant monitoring program awarded to 
date, with an initial lifetime value of A$125 million. 
These additional program awards, including the 
company’s first win in Japan, bring our cumulative 
OEM order book to A$395 million, with the majority 
of this revenue set to be realised over the next  
4 years. 

The company continues to deliver on its three-
pillar embedded product strategy for Automotive, 
supporting Tier 1 and OEM customers in the rapidly 
expanding camera-based interior monitoring 
market. This strategy comprises delivery via 
the company’s FOVIO Chip, embedded Driver 
Monitoring Engine software (e-DME) and the 
Occula® Neural Processing Unit, available 
for license, in ASIC form, to world-leading 
semiconductor companies. During the financial 
year, a range of semiconductor company 
collaborations continued, including with 

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seeingmachinesOmnivision to develop a world-first ASIC featuring 
Occula® as well as with Ambarella to bring 
integrated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems 
(ADAS) and occupant and driver monitoring 
systems to market. 

Our success in developing the Aviation market 
for eye-tracking with some of the world’s largest 
companies, across an industry that is renowned  
for tech innovation and safety, has been 
remarkable. We have announced delivery of the 
world’s first cockpit-based operating monitoring 
system with Air Ambulance Victoria and continue 
to work with major carriers, OEMs, Tier 1 Avionics 
companies and Air Traffic Controllers to develop 
and deliver solutions focused on safety and 
efficiency. This is certainly a space to keep a close 
eye on as we work, largely uncontested, to closely 
meet the needs across this fascinating and highly  
regulated industry. 

The Aftermarket division is critical to the success 
of the business, and as regulation and compliance 
requirements extends to all road-going vehicles, 
we are seeing huge momentum in Europe and 
around the world for Guardian. 

By 30 June 2022, Seeing Machines Guardian 
technology was connected to 39,832 individual 
trucks, contributing to the growth in Annual 
Recurring Revenue to A$20.1 million, secured 
by our market-leading customer retention rate. 
Guardian has travelled over 10 billion kilometres 
protecting drivers, collecting a unique set 
of naturalistic data that is fed back into our 
technology to further advance our human  
machine interaction. 

Our team in the Netherlands is well established, 
managing the roll-out of UK and EMEA sales 
but also focusing closely on commercial vehicle 
OEMs to install Guardian ‘After Manufacture’ as 
Europe’s General Safety Regulation and associated 
compliance begins. We are looking forward to 
the launch of our third Guardian generation to 
expand our footprint into the After Manufacture 
segment as well as into Enterprise across the 
world, including into the USA. Our expansion  
of direct sales across Europe, Australia and Asia, 
while supporting our growing distribution channel, 
drives a positive margin mix and enables delivery  
to key global clients, like Shell. 

A bright future

There is no doubt that Seeing Machines has a 
bright future. We are working in fewer, deeper 
collaborations to deliver on a growing number 
of programs across all our sectors. Our team is 
recognised as expert across each industry we  
work in and I feel privileged to lead them as we 
invent, innovate and deliver our technology in 
many, evolving forms. It’s actually incredible  
to see our people in action and I am immensely  
proud of the life-saving work we do.

Paul McGlone
CEO
Seeing Machines Limited

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seeingmachinesthe year  
in review

financial 
highlights

$54.4m

revenue↑15% from FY 2021

$58.8m

cash position at 30 June 2022 

22% underlying 
revenue growth 
based on 
constant currency

$17.6m

annual reoccuring 
revenue↑18% 
from FY 2021

Post period investment of 

$65m(US)

at 11 p by Magna International 

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seeingmachinesoem highlights

$14.7m

revenue↑21%on previous year

49%

CAGR over 5 years

447,225

DMS fitments on the road.  
Expected to double year on year.

activation 
world first

World-first delivery of cockpit based 
solution to Air Ambulance Victoria

exclusive 
agreement

with Magna International to jointly sell 
DMS integrated into rear-view mirror 

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seeingmachinesaftermarket
highlights

$39.8m

revenue↑13% from FY 2021

28%

CAGR aftermarket 
 profitable business

hardware sales  
increase 13,363 units  
↑36% from FY 2021

guardian installations at 30 June 2021 

39,832

key contributor to ARR

naturalistic driving data 
collected from over 

10billion

kms of Guardian fitted vehicles

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seeingmachinesOur Environmental, 

Social and Governance 
Highlights for FY2022

Seeing Machines will begin reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance goals aligned with  
the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) guidelines. Here are a few of our initial highlights.  

We exist with a purpose that underpins everything we do:

SAFETY is our DNA – we exist to get people home safely

10.9 billion kilometres travelled  
by Guardian

13.9 million driver distraction 
events detected by Guardian

224,000 driver fatigue 
interventions in the past  
12 months with Guardian

IP and security:

ISO27001:2013 Information Security Management 
System (ISMS)’ certification

TISAX Level 2 (connection to 3rd Parties with High 
Protection Needs) accreditation 

A diverse workforce:

45% of our Australian 
based workforce is  
a foreign national

22% of our 
Management  
are female

19% of our Technical 
Staff are female

32% of all other staff  
are female 

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seeingmachines 
 
directors’
report

Your Directors submit their report for the year ended 30 June 2022.

Directors

The names and details of the directors of Seeing Machines Limited (the “ Company”) in office during 
the year and until the date of this report are listed below. All directors were in office for this entire period 
covered by the report unless otherwise stated.

Kate Hill
Non-Executive Director and Chair

Paul McGlone
CEO and Executive Director

Yong Kang (YK) Ng
Non-Executive Director

Gerhard Vorster 
Non-Executive Director

John Murray 
Non-Executive Director

Michael Brown 
Non-Executive Director

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seeingmachinesreview of
operations

Financial Results 

The Company’s total revenue for the financial year 
(excluding foreign exchange gains and finance 
income) was A$54,435,000 compared to the 2021 
revenue of A$47,167,000, representing an 15% 
increase on prior year results.

Product

FY2022

FY2021

Variance

A$’000

A$’000

OEM

14,660

12,088

Aftermarket

39,775

35,079

Sales 
Revenue

54,435

47,167

%

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With the start of customer production for our 
Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) 
business unit (Automotive) in FY21 and the 
continuing increase in production in the FY22, 
royalty revenues increased by 141% to A$5,505,000 
from A$2,280,000 in FY21. An increasing royalty 
licence revenue stream will continue to be 
received over the model lifetime of awarded 
OEM programs. The remainder of the revenue 
in the OEM segment primarily represents NRE 
(Non-Recurring Engineering) revenue which is 
software development activities undertaken to 
embed DMS technologies into the specific OEM 
vehicle configuration prior to the commencement 
of vehicle production. NRE revenue increased by 
A$3,286,000 to A$8,172,000 (2021: A$4,886,000).

Aftermarket grew by 13% on the prior year 
despite a slowdown in installations arising from 
local and global pandemic-related changes 
to business conditions, including supply chain 
related challenges which have now been resolved. 
Revenue momentum accelerated through the 
second half of the year with revenue in H2 
increasing by 42% on H1 results to A$23,354,000 
(H1: A$16,421,000). Hardware and installation 
revenue increased by 10% over the prior year 
to A$20,709,000 (2021: A$18,798,000) and 
driver monitoring revenues increased by 19% to 
A$13,169,000 (2021: A$11,064,000). 

Gross profit increased from A$20,765,000 in 
FY2021 to A$24,410,000 in FY22. Removing the 
impact of the one off licence revenue in FY21 
amounting to A$4,190,000, operational gross 
profit improved 6% year on year from 39% in FY21 
to 45% in FY22 primarily reflecting increased high-
margin OEM royalty licence revenues. Increased 
sales of Guardian units and a 6% improvement in 
Aftermarket gross margin also contributed to the 
improvement in group gross profit.

In line with the continued accelerating momentum 
in Automotive safety legislation in both Europe and 
more recently in the US, the Company continued 
to invest in its core technology development across 
global OEM and Aftermarket industries. As a 
result, Seeing Machines has reflected a portion of 
development expenditure which meets recognition 
criteria as an intangible asset amounting to 
A$32,767,000 (2021: A$8,311,000). During FY22, 
such development expenditure amounting to 
A$25,659,000 (2021: A$8,311,000) was capitalised 
and A$1,203,000 (2021: Nil) was amortised.  

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seeingmachinesThe remaining research and development costs 
have been expensed and amount to A$15,487,000. 
The total investment in research and development 
for the current year amount is A$41,146,000 (2021: 
A$18,187,000).

Corporate costs increased by $4,389,000 
to A$17,214,000 (2021: A$12,825,000) with 
a combination of one-off and incremental 
costs that support organisational scale and 
sustainable growth. Maintained focus on business 
performance and cost optimisation has partly offset 
the increase, which will stabilise in future years.

The resultant loss for the period represented  
an increase of A$7,903,000 at A$25,323,000 
(2021: A$17,420,000).

Cash used in operations fell from A$19,641,000 
to A$15,843,000 as a result of improved revenue 
receipts exceeding increases in the operating cost 
base and reflecting that capitalised development 
costs are disclosed as cash flows from investing 
activities. Increased revenues, particularly in the 
later months of the financial year have not all 
converted to cash within the reporting cycle.

Net cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2022 
totalled A$58,756,000 (2021: A$47,393,000).

On 23 November 2021, Seeing Machines issued 
277,123,492 new ordinary shares of no par value 
each (the “New Ordinary Shares”) at a price of 
11 British pence per New Ordinary Share, raising 
gross proceeds of approximately A$56,855,000 
(US$41,000,000) (the “Placing”). The net proceeds 
of the Placing are being used to strengthen the 
Company’s balance sheet, fund core technology 
expansion, and enhance OEM Business pursuit 
and Aftermarket product development and 
regional expansion.

Operational Highlights

It is clear that Seeing Machines is a world-leader in 
driver and occupant monitoring system technology 
and is making significant advancements across 
each of its target transport sectors. The growth 
across the business has continued despite the 
pandemic and supply chain related challenges. 
The regulatory landscape remains a key growth 
driver and, with compliance dates fast approaching 

(and already in place for some vehicle classes in 
Europe and China) this is quickly transforming 
market opportunities across Aftermarket and is 
accelerating the requests for information and 
quotes in Automotive. North American legislation 
will happen, and Seeing Machines is working 
closely with regulatory bodies there to shape 
protocols and assist with policy and rule-making, 
as was done in Europe, specifically to shape Euro 
NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) protocol.

Driver and Occupant Monitoring System  
(DMS/OMS) technology is fundamental to 
transport safety but is also a key enabler in 
Automotive as the intelligent cabin continues to 
advance and the industry sees semi-automated 
features emerge across an increasing number 
of vehicles. Where semi-automated features are 
enabled, understanding what the driver is doing is 
critical in maintaining driver attention and overall 
vehicle safety.

Seeing Machines is now actively engaged with 
ten automakers on fourteen expanding automotive 
programs to deliver its FOVIO DMS, and with 
447,225 cars on road featuring the Company’s 
technology, the shape of the automotive revenue 
is rapidly changing from lower margin NRE to high 
margin royalties, which are expected to continue 
to significantly ramp over the coming two to three 
years. The Automotive pipeline continues to grow 
with the Company actively working on RFQ’s 
(Request for Quote) from OEMs in Europe, North 
America and Asia. 

The announcement, post-period, that Seeing 
Machines and Magna International will exclusively 
co-market DMS/OMS integrated into the rear-view 
mirror is a big step-change for the Company as 
this location is predicted to experience the biggest 
growth (integration location) across all markets. 
Working with one of the world’s largest automotive 
tier-one suppliers, with a focus on mirrors, will 
enable Seeing Machines to grab market share as 
OEMs work hard to meet regulatory requirements, 
deliver a reliable driver and occupant monitoring 
solution and respond to the integration challenge 
inside the cabin. 

The Aviation industry has now emerged from 
many of the pressures associated with the global 
pandemic and Seeing Machines remains engaged 

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seeingmachinesSubsequent Events after the Balance Date

On 4 October 2022, Seeing Machines entered 
into an exclusive collaboration agreement 
(“Agreement”) with Magna International (“Magna”), 
to pursue driver and occupant monitoring system 
business targeting the vehicle’s interior rear-view 
mirror. Under the terms of the Agreement, subject 
to certain exceptions, Seeing Machines and Magna 
will exclusively co-market driver and occupant 
monitoring, solely where the Company’s IP is fully 
integrated inside the rear-view mirror, until the 
end of June 2025. In return for Seeing Machines 
granting exclusivity to Magna for the mirror, Magna 
will make an upfront payment to Seeing Machines 
of US$10m, with an additional US$7.5m payable 
over the following 2 years.

At the same time, Magna has also agreed to 
invest up to an additional US$47.5m into Seeing 
Machines via a non-transferable 4-year convertible 
note maturing in October 2026 (the “Convertible 
Note”). The Convertible Note, which can be 
drawn down in two tranches across the 4-year 
term, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing 
conditions, is convertible into ordinary shares at a 
price of 11 British pence per share. The first tranche, 
being US$30m, was drawn on 5 October 2022 
with the remainder available until December 2024. 
The Convertible Note has an all-in yield of 8%, 
inclusive of fees. Magna may elect to convert the 
principal and at Seeing Machines’ election, interest 
outstanding under the Convertible Note at any time 
during its term, up to a maximum of 349,650,350 
shares which, when added to Magna’s existing 
shareholding in the Company, will represent 
approximately 9.9% of the fully diluted share capital 
of the Company. The Convertible Note contains 
standard covenants, and anti-dilution provisions. 
The interest due at the end of the facility can be 
paid in cash or converted into equity at Seeing 
Machines’ election.

on key opportunities associated with Simulated 
Training as well as Air Traffic Control applications of 
the Company’s eye-tracking technology. A world 
first, Air Ambulance Victoria will also work with 
Seeing Machines to install an operator monitoring 
solution inside the cockpit, signalling validation 
of the Company’s eye-tracking technology and 
its application across the Aviation spectrum. 
With customers and partners such as Collins 
Aerospace, the Royal Australian Air Force and 
Airservices Australia, Seeing Machines continues 
to invest in the Aviation business as it experiences 
good momentum, with limited competition, in this 
growing market. 

Seeing Machines’ Aftermarket business has also 
achieved good growth as Guardian sales have 
continued to accelerate, despite the economic 
challenges. The offering is attracting the interest 
of key global organisations as they seek to 
enhance safety across their vehicle fleets. Large, 
multi-national companies, such as Shell Global 
Solutions International, are now working with 
Seeing Machines as safety receives its due focus 
across the professional driving industry. These 
opportunities, while initially slow to expand, will 
see the Company realise significant growth in 
direct business with entities capable of installing 
the hardware independently, swiftly and efficiently. 
Further, and also due to regulatory pressure, 
there is growing interest in “After Manufacture” 
opportunities, where commercial vehicle OEMs 
are working with Seeing Machines to fit Guardian 
as standard, before the vehicle is on-sold. 
Services will then be sold directly or indirectly to 
the commercial vehicle operator market. Already 
profitable, excluding corporate costs, this division 
is well positioned to take advantage of these 
favourable market opportunities.

Guardian is now connected to 39,832 vehicles, 
up 25% on prior year and has travelled more than 
10 billion kilometres globally providing Seeing 
Machines unrivalled access to naturalistic driving 
data which is key to the Company’s algorithm 
improvement and technology performance. Supply 
chain issues were a problem for Seeing Machines 
during FY 2022 and all stock on hand was sold 
during the year. Now that these issues have 
been engineered out of the technology, supply 
will resume and be sufficient to meet demand for 
FY2023, and until the next generation of hardware 
is available. The Guardian 3 product is currently 
in development and scheduled for release during 
CY2023. 

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seeingmachinesPosition Holders during the period

Chief Executive Officer

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Paul McGlone was formally appointed to the role on 
4 July 2019.

Company Secretary

Susan Dalliston was appointed on 4 July 2019. Susan Dalliston is the Company Secretary at the date  
of this report.

Employee Numbers

At 30 June 2022 the Group had 266 full-time employees (213 employees at 30 June 2021).

Directors

The names and particulars of the directors of the Company are set out in the following table.  
The directors were in office for the entire period unless otherwise stated.

Name

Experience and special responsibilities

Kate Hill

Chair of the Board and Member of the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee  
and of the People, Culture and Risk Committee. 

Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 13 December 2018, as interim Chair of the Board 
on 5 June 2019, as Chair of the Board on 22 July 2019.

Kate is a non-executive director of CountPlus Limited (ASX: CUP), where she is the Chair 
of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Acquisitions Committee. She is also 
a non- executive director of Elmo Software Limited (ASX: ELO) where she serves as Chair 
of the Audit and Risk Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nominations 
Committee. 

Kate had a distinguished 20+ year career with Deloitte Touche Tomatsu as an audit partner 
where she worked with Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed and privately owned 
clients. She has worked extensively in regulated environments including assisting with Initial 
Public Offerings, capital raising and general compliance, as well as operating in an audit 
environment. She held a variety of leadership and executive roles in Deloitte and was the 
first woman appointed to the Board of Partners of the Australian firm.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from Bristol 
University, is a Member of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, and a 
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kate is considered to be an Independent Director.

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seeingmachinesName

Experience and special responsibilities

Paul McGlone

CEO & Executive Director

 Appointed on 4 July 2019

Paul has held the CEO position for 3 years, previously he led the Fleet, Mining and Off-
road business as the Senior Vice President (SVP). Paul has extensive experience in public 
company leadership, supply chain and technology driven businesses.

During his 10-year career at Australian listed company, Brambles, Paul held operational 
and corporate leadership roles including President of CHEP Asia Pacific and Group Vice 
President Strategy, Planning and Innovation. He was the architect of its global growth plan 
which resulted in a threefold increase in the company’s market capitalisation. Paul was 
appointed as a Director of Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) in July 2021.

Gerhard Vorster

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People, Culture and Remuneration Committee

Appointed on 1 December 2019.

Gerhard is an accomplished senior executive and former Deloitte partner with a growing 
board portfolio and significant expertise in strategy and technology. Gerhard is currently 
an alternate director of the Brisbane Airport Corporation and Chairman of the Bio Capital 
Impact Fund.

Gerhard began his career at Deloitte in 1987 in the consulting business as a strategic 
management consultant and partner. Over a 28-year career with the firm, Gerhard  
was appointed to various executive roles, including Managing Partner for Consulting  
for the Australia and Asia Pacific region and his most recent role, Chief Strategy Office  
for the region.

Gerhard holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pretoria  
and a Master of Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the University of Potchefstroom. 
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Gerhard is considered an Independent Director.

John Murray

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee 

Appointed on 1 December 2019.

John is a highly experienced board director with significant expertise in the technology 
sector. He is currently Chairman of PainChek Limited, listed on the Australian Stock 
Exchange (ASX: PCK).

John has been non-executive director and Chair of several ASX-listed and high growth 
companies throughout his career, which began in audit and investment banking, involved 
rising through various positions at large organisations, and eventually becoming Vice 
President and Head of Investment Banking at Bank of America Asia in 1989.

From there, John joined the Australian Technology Group where he identified and managed 
investments into early-stage technology companies and went on to co-found the venture 
capital firm, Technology Venture Partners, in 1997, establishing a 20 year career of investing 
in, advising and directing technology companies.

John holds an Honours Degree in Law from Edinburgh University and is a member of the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a CA and a Member of the Institute  
of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

John is considered an Independent Director. 

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seeingmachinesName

Experience and special responsibilities

Yong Kang (YK) Ng Non-Executive Director and member of the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee

Appointed on 22 March 2016.

YK has extensive engineering and operations experience in the manufacturing sector 
with multinational corporations. Based in Johor, Malaysia, YK has been managing the 
manufacturing operations of V S Industry Berhad (VSI) since 2002 and was appointed  
as executive director in 2005. VSI is a leading integrated electronics manufacturing 
 services provider and a strategic investor in Seeing Machines Limited.

YK has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the National Taiwan University 
and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK.

Michael Brown

Non-Executive Director and member of the People, Culture and Remuneration 
Committee

Appointed on 14 May 2020.

Michael Brown is a highly experienced financial markets professional based in London and 
comes to the Seeing Machines board with a deep knowledge of the AIM market and small 
to mid-cap technology companies, as well as previous plc non-executive and observer 
board roles. He is currently a portfolio manager within the Volantis team at Lombard Odier 
Investment Managers.

Michael has a BA (Economics and Politics) from Durham University, UK.

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seeingmachinesPrincipal activities

Performance rights and share options

The Company’s principal activities during the  
year were:

•  Developing, selling and licensing products, 

services and technology to detect and manage 
driver fatigue and distraction, including 
continued market development to secure 
sustainable channels to market for the product;

•  Entering commercial agreements with partners 
for the development, manufacturing and sale  
of products into key target markets; and

•  Research and development of the Company’s 
core vision processing technologies to support 
the development and refinement of the 
Company’s products.

Changes in State of Affairs

During the financial year there was no significant 
change in the state of affairs of the Company other 
than those referred to elsewhere in this report and 
in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Likely developments and expected results

The likely developments and expected results are 
disclosed in Note 3(c) of the financial statements.

Environmental Regulations

The Company holds no licences issued by 
relevant Environmental Protection Authorities 
and there have been no known breaches of any 
environmental regulations.

Dividends

No dividends or distributions have been made to 
members during the year ended 30 June 2022 
(2021: nil) and no dividends or distributions have 
been recommended or declared by the Directors in 
respect of the year ended 30 June 2022 (2021: nil).

Unissued shares

Reference is made to Note 33 of the financial 
statements in respect of performance rights and 
options in relation to directors and staff members.

(i) Performance rights granted during or since 

the end of the year

During the year, 64,996,414 (2021: 29,964,495) 
performance rights were granted by the 
Company under the performance rights  
scheme for employees. The terms and 
conditions of these rights are disclosed  
in Note 33 to the financial report.

(ii) Shares Issued as a result of the Vesting  

of Performance rights and options

During the year 23,829,206 (2021: 28,552,140) 
rights vested and ordinary shares were 
transferred to the employee participants  
from the Group Trust (the “Trust”). On the 
exercise of such performance rights and / or 
options, the Trust will transfer the shares to 
the relevant beneficiary

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

During the financial year, the Company paid  
a premium in respect of a contract insuring 
the Directors of Seeing Machines Limited (and 
its wholly owned subsidiaries), the Company 
Secretary, and all executive officers of those 
companies against a liability incurred as such  
a Director, secretary, or executive officer to the 
extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001.  
The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure  
of the nature of the liability and the amount  
of the premium.

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seeingmachinesDirectors’ Meetings

During the 2022 financial year, eleven Board meetings were held. The following table sets out the number 
of Board and Committee meetings each Director attended and the number they were eligible to attend.

Meetings Attended / Meetings Eligible to Attend

Director

Kate Hill

Paul McGlone

Yong Kang (YK) Ng

Gerhard Vorster

John Murray

Michael Brown

Board

Risk, Audit & Finance Committee

People, Culture & Remuneration 
Committee

11/11

11/11

11/11

11/11

11/11

11/11

4/4

*

4/4

*

4/4

*

6/6

*

*

6/6

*

6/6

*Not a member of the committee

Indemnification of Auditors

Non-Audit Services

To the extent permitted by law, the Company 
has agreed to indemnify its auditors, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, as part of the terms  
of its audit engagement agreement against  
claims by third parties arising from the audit (for an 
unspecified amount). No payment has been made 
to indemnify PricewaterhouseCoopers during or 
since the financial year.

Rounding

The amounts contained in the financial report 
have been rounded to the nearest A$1,000 (where 
rounding is applicable) where noted (A$000) 
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.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

We have obtained an independence declaration 
from our auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 
signed declaration is included after this report.

PricewaterhouseCoopers rendered advisory 
services to Seeing Machines Limited as disclosed 
at Note 37.

The Board of Directors is satisfied that the provision 
of non-audit services during the year is compatible 
with the general standard of independence for 
auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. 
The Directors are satisfied that the services did  
not compromise the external auditor’s 
independence as the nature of the services 
provided does not compromise the general 
principles relating to auditor independence in 
accordance with APES 110: Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants set by the Accounting 
Professional and Ethical Standards Board. 

Signed at Canberra on in accordance with  
a resolution of the Directors made pursuant  
to section 298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Paul McGlone
Executive Director &  
Chief Executive Officer Canberra

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seeingmachinesDirectors' declaration 64    In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Seeing Machines Limited, I state that: 1. In the opinion of the Directors: (a) the financial statements and notes of the consolidated entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and (ii) Complying with Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001; (b) The financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 3.6; and (c) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. 2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.   On behalf of the board       Paul McGlone Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Canberra Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

As lead auditor for the audit of Seeing Machines Limited for the year ended 30 June 2022, I declare 
that to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:  

(a)  no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

(b)  no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of Seeing Machines Limited and the entities it controlled during the 
period. 

Jon Roberts 
Partner 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Melbourne 
27 October 2022 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
2 Riverside Quay, SOUTHBANK  VIC  3006, GPO Box 1331, MELBOURNE  VIC  3001 
T: 61 3 8603 1000, F: 61 3 8603 1999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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seeingmachines 
  
 
 
 
 
  
consolidated statement  
of financial position

As at 30 June

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Other short-term deposits

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Other current assets

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant & equipment

Intangible assets

Right-of-use assets

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilites

Provisions

Contract liabilities

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

Notes

2022 
A$000

2021  
A$000

14

20

15

16

17

18

19

29

21

25, 29

22

24

58,756

472

26,983

1,305

8,243

 95,759

4,404

34,277

3,449

 42,130

137,889

16,391

948

5,098

 3,622

 26,059

47,393

472

19,851

2,627

5,438

75,781

3,361

9,540

 4,252

17,153

92,934

8,839

918

4,893

 772

15,422

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seeingmachines  
  
  
As at 30 June

LIABILITIES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Provisions

Lease liabilities

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Contributed equity

Accumulated losses

Other reserves

Equity attributable to the owners of the parent

TOTAL EQUITY

Notes

2022 
A$000

2021  
A$000

22, 23

25, 29

356

4,356

4,712

30,771

107,118

26

313,029

(227,369)

21,458

107,118

107,118

192

5,272

5,464

20,886

72,048

257,382

(202,046)

16,712

72,048

72,048

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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seeingmachines  
  
  
  
  
consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June

Notes

7

8

8

9

2022 
A$000

22,397

21,491

 10,547

54,435

2021 
A$000

18,840

18,346

9,981

47,167

 (30,025)

 (26,402)

24,410

20,765

1,564

106

392

(15,487)

(9,067)

(11,266) 

(417)

1,669

322

(9,876)

(6,092)

(8,087)

(15,486)

(14,590)

 (453)

 (518)

(25,287)

(16,824)

10

 (36)

(596)

 (25,323)

 (17,420)

(25,323)

(17,420)

Sale of goods

Services revenue

Royalty and licence fees

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Net gain/(loss) in foreign exchange

Other income

Finance income

Expenses

Research and development expenses

Customer support and marketing expenses

Operations expenses

General and administration expenses

Finance costs

Loss before income tax

Income tax expense

Loss after income tax

Loss for the period attributable to:

Equity holders of the Company

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seeingmachinesFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June

Other comprehensive (loss)/income

Notes

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

 (413)

(169)

Other comprehensive (loss)/income net of tax

(413)

(169)

Total comprehensive loss

 (25,736)

 (17,589)

Total comprehensive loss attributable to:

Equity holders of the Company

(25,736)

 (17,589)

Total comprehensive loss for the year

 (25,736)

 (17,589)

Loss per share for loss attributable to the ordinary equity 
holders of the Company:

Basic loss per share

Diluted loss per share

12

12

($0.01)

($0.01)

($0.01)

($0.01)

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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seeingmachinesconsolidated statement 
of changes in equity

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 
30 June

Contributed 
Equity A$000

Accumulated 
Losses 
A$000

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Reserve 
A$000

Employee 
Equity 
Benefits 
& Other 
Reserve 
A$000

Total Equity 
A$000

As at 1 July 2020

217,204

(184,626)

(1,516)

15,147

46,209

Loss for the period 

Other comprehensive loss 

Total comprehensive loss

-

-

-

 (17,420)

-

(17,420)

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

Shares issued

Capital raising costs

Share-based payments

41,199

(1,021)

-

-

-

-

-

(169)

(169)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,250

 (17,420)

(169)

 (17,589)

41,199

(1,021)

3,250

At 30 June 2021

257,382

 (202,046)

 (1,685)

18,397

 72,048

As at 1 July 2021

257,382

(202,046)

(1,685)

18,397

72,048

Loss for the period 

Other comprehensive loss

Total comprehensive loss

-

-

-

(25,323) 

-

(25,323) 

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:

Shares issued 

Capital raising costs 

Share-based payments 

57,063

(1,416) 

-

-

-

-

-

 (413)

(413)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,159

 (25,323) 

 (413)

 (25,736) 

57,063

(1,416)

 5,159

At 30 June 2022 

 313,029

 (227,369) 

 (2,098) 

 23,556

107,118

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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seeingmachines  
  
consolidated statement 

of cash flows

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 June

Operating activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

Interest received

Interest paid

Income tax paid

Receipt of government grants

Note

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

52,335

37,990

 (68,303)

(58,985)

392

(1)

(266)

-

322

(518)

(15)

1,565

Net cash flows used in operating activities

28

 (15,843)

 (19,641)

Investing activities

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

Purchase of plant and equipment

Payments for intangible assets (patents, licences and trademarks)

Payments for intangible assets (capitalised development costs)

Maturity of term deposits

-

(1,853)

(343)

(25,659)

-

5

(446)

(484)

(8,311)

40

Net cash flows used in investing activities

 (27,855)

 (9,196)

Financing activities

Proceeds from issue of new shares

Cost of capital raising

Principal repayment of lease liabilities 

57,063

(1,415)

(1,271)

41,071 

(1,021)

(1,459)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 54,377

 38,591

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

Net increase/ (decrease) due to foreign exchange difference

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 July

Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June

14

10,681

682

 47,393

58,756

9,754

(499)

 38,138

 47,393

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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seeingmachinesnotes to the financial 

statements

1. Corporate Information

Seeing Machines Limited (the “Company”)  
is a limited liability company incorporated and 
domiciled in Australia and listed on the AIM market 
of the London Stock Exchange. The address of the 
Company’s registered office is 80 Mildura Street, 
Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Seeing Machines Limited and its subsidiaries 
(the “Group”) provide operator monitoring and 
intervention sensing technologies and services 
for the automotive, mining, transport and aviation 
industries.

The consolidated financial report of the Group  
(the “financial report”) for the year ended 30 June 
2022 was authorised for issue in accordance with  
a resolution of the Directors on 27 October 2022.

2. Basis of Accounting

The principal accounting policies applied in the 
preparation of the financial report are set out in 
Notes 2 and 3 below. These policies have been 
applied consistently to all periods presented, unless 
otherwise stated.

a. Basis of preparation

The financial report is a general-purpose financial 
report, which has been prepared in accordance 
with the requirements of the Corporations Act 
2001, Australian Accounting Standards and 
other authoritative pronouncements as issued 
by the Australian Accounting Standards Board 
(“AASB”). The financial report also complies 
with International Financial Reporting Standards 
(“IFRS”) and interpretations (“IFRICs”) adopted 
by the International Accounting Standards Board 
(“IASB”). The financial report has been prepared 
under the historical cost convention.

The financial report is presented in Australian 
dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest 
thousand (A$000), except when otherwise 
indicated 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.

b. Going concern

The financial report has been prepared on the 
going concern basis which assumes the continuity 
of normal business activity and the realisation of 
assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal 
course of business.

The Group has made a loss for the year of 
A$25,323,000 (2021: Loss of A$17,420,000) and 
incurred net cash outflows in operating activities 
of A$15,843,000 (2021: A$19,641,000). The Group  
has net current assets at 30 June 2022 of 
A$69,700,000 (30 June 2021: A$60,359,000). 
The balance of cash and cash equivalents at 
30 June 2022 is A$58,756,000 (30 June 2021: 
A$47,393,000).

The ability of the Group to continue its activities as 
a going concern is dependent on a range of factors 
including:

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

the ability to meet projected revenue levels; 

timing of cash receipts;

the ability to manage overheads to budgeted 
levels; and

the ability to generate additional funds from 
further licensing activity, through lending 
arrangements or from investors.

Also refer to Note 36 for details of additional funds 
raised subsequent to balance date.

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seeingmachinesThe Directors have reviewed the Company’s 
financial position and cash flow forecasts for the 
next twelve months, including giving consideration 
to the range of options the Group is exploring for 
obtaining further funding if required, and are of the 
opinion that the use of the going concern basis of 
accounting is appropriate.

subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses 
control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income 
and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed 
of during the year are included in the consolidated 
financial statements from the date the Group gains 
control until the date the Group ceases to control 
the subsidiary.

c. Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise 
the financial statements of the Company and its 
subsidiaries (as outlined in Note 30) as at 30 June 
each year (the Group).

Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or 
has rights, to variable returns from its involvement 
with the investee and has the ability to affect 
those returns through its power over the investee. 
Specifically, the Group controls an investee if and 
only if the Group has: 

•  Power over the investee (i.e., existing rights that 
give it the current ability to direct the relevant 
activities of the investee)

•  Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from  

its involvement with the investee

•  The ability to use its power over the investee  

to affect its returns

Generally, there is a presumption that a majority 
of voting rights results in control. To support this 
presumption and when the Group has less than 
a majority of the voting or similar rights of an 
investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and 
circumstances in assessing whether it has power 
over an investee, including: 

Profit or loss and each component of other 
comprehensive income (“OCI”) are attributed to 
the equity holders of the parent of the Group. 
When necessary, adjustments are made to the 
financial statements of subsidiaries to bring 
their accounting policies in line with the Group’s 
accounting policies. All intra-group assets and 
liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows 
relating to transactions between members of the 
Group are eliminated in full on consolidation, with 
an exception to foreign currency profit or loss on 
monetary items.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, 
without a loss of control, is accounted for as an 
equity transaction. 

If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, 
it derecognises the related assets (including 
goodwill), liabilities, non-controlling interest and 
other components of equity, while any resultant 
gain or loss is recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income. Any investment retained  
is recognised at fair value.

d. Current versus non-current classification

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

•  The contractual arrangement(s) with the other 

vote holders of the investee

•  Rights arising from other contractual 

arrangements 

•  Expected to be realised or intended to be sold  
or consumed in the normal operating cycle;

•  Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

•  The Group’s voting rights and potential  

•  Expected to be realised within twelve months 

voting rights

after the reporting period; Or

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls 
an investee if facts and circumstances indicate 
that there are changes to one or more of the three 
elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary 
begins when the Group obtains control over the 

•  Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted  
from being exchanged or used to settle a  
liability for at least twelve months after the 
reporting period. 

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seeingmachines 
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 twelve 
months 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. 

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from 
the settlement of such transactions and from 
the translation of monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies at year end 
exchange rates are recognised in profit or loss.

Non-monetary items that are measured in terms  
of historical cost in a foreign currency are 
translated using the exchange rates at the dates 
of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items 
measured at fair value in a foreign currency are 
translated using the exchange rates at the date 
when the fair value is determined. The gain or 
loss arising on translation of non-monetary items 
measured at fair value is treated in line with the 
recognition of the gain or loss on the change in  
fair value of the item (i.e., translation differences  
on items whose fair value gain or loss is recognised 
in OCI or profit or loss are also recognised in OCI  
or profit or loss, respectively).

e. Segment reporting (refer to Note 7)

iii.  Group companies

Operating segments are reported in a manner 
consistent with the internal reporting provided 
to the chief operating decision makers. The chief 
operating decision makers, who are responsible for 
allocating resources and assessing performance 
of the operating segments, have been identified as 
the Executives and Board of the Company.

f. Foreign currency translation

i.  Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each 
Group entity are measured using the currency 
of the primary economic environment in which 
the entity operates (functional currency). The 
functional currency of the Company is Australian 
dollars (A$), which is also the presentation 
currency of the Group.

ii.  Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated 
into the functional currency using the exchange 
rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions 
or reporting date where monetary items are 
remeasured.

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of 
foreign operations are translated into Australian 
dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the 
reporting date and their statements of profit or 
loss are translated at exchange rates prevailing 
at the dates of the transactions. The exchange 
differences arising on translation for consolidation 
are recognised in other comprehensive income. 
On disposal of a foreign operation, the component 
of other comprehensive income relating to that 
particular foreign operation is reclassified to profit 
or loss.

g. Climate-related risks

The AASB and the Auditing and Assurance 
Standards Board (AUASB) issued a joint bulletin 
in December 2018 (and updated in April 2019), 
Climate-related and other emerging risks 
disclosures: assessing financial statement 
materiality using AASB Practice Statement 2.  
The bulletin states that Qualitative external 
factors, such as the industry in which the company 
operates and investor expectations, may make 
climate-related risks material and may require such 
risks to be disclosed in the financial statements 
as they pertain to specific financial statement line 
items. The Group has performed an assessment 
based on the guidance prescribed in the bulletin 
and concluded that there are no material impacts 

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seeingmachinesof climate change that may impact specific 
financial statement line items. This is based on 
management’s assumption that the transition to a 
greener economy will result in a move to electric 
vehicles, and not the cessation of the use of 
vehicles.

with a maturity of three months or less, that are 
readily convertible to a known amount of cash and 
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

e. Inventories (refer to Note 16)

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net 
realisable value.

a. Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

The accounting policies and disclosures adopted 
are consistent with those of the previous year. 
Where applicable, certain comparatives have been 
reclassified to comply with accounting presentation 
adopted in the current year (refer to Note 3(t)).

b. New and amended standards and interpretations 
effective and adopted in 2022

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its 
present location and condition are accounted for, 
as follows:

Finished goods: weighted average cost. The cost 
of purchase comprises the purchase price and 
other ancillary costs, where appropriate. Volume 
discounts and rebates are included in determining 
the cost of purchase.

The group has applied the following standards 
and amendments for the first time for their annual 
reporting period commencing 1 July 2021:

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price 
in the ordinary course of business, less estimated 
costs of completion and the estimated costs 
necessary to make the sale, including direct costs.

•  AASB 2020-8 Amendments to Australian 

f. Property, plant and equipment (refer to Note 18)

Accounting Standards – Interest Rate Benchmark 
Reform – Phase 2 [AASB 4, AASB 7, AASB 9, 
AASB 16 & AASB 139].

Cost

The amendments listed above did not have any 
impact on the amounts recognised in prior periods 
and are not expected to significantly affect the 
current or future periods.

Assets under construction are stated at cost less 
accumulated impairment losses, if any. Property, 
plant and equipment is stated at cost less 
accumulated depreciation and any accumulated 
impairment losses.

c. New and amended standards and interpretations 
that have been issued but not yet effective or early 
adopted by the Group

Certain new accounting standards, amendments 
to accounting standards and interpretations have 
been published that are not mandatory for 30 
June 2022 reporting periods and have not been 
early adopted by the Group. These standards, 
amendments or interpretations are not expected to 
have a material impact on the Group in the current 
or future reporting periods and on foreseeable 
future transactions.

d. Cash and cash equivalents (refer to Note 14)

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks 
and on hand and short-term highly liquid deposits 

Cost includes the purchase consideration, and 
those costs directly attributable to bringing the 
asset to the location and condition necessary 
for its intended use. Such cost includes the cost 
of replacing parts of plant and equipment 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.

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seeingmachinesDepreciation

The major categories of property, plant and 
equipment are depreciated over the estimated 
useful lives of the assets on a diminishing value or 
straight-line basis using the following depreciation 
rates of the specific asset as follows:

•  Office furniture, fittings and equipment 

- 2 to 20 years

•  Research and development equipment 

- 3 to 10 years

•  Asset under construction - Not depreciated

Depreciation commences when an asset is 
available for use.

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.

Derecognition

An item of property, plant and equipment is 
derecognised upon disposal or when no further 
future economic benefits are expected from its use. 
Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the 
asset (calculated as the difference between the net 
disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the 
asset) is included in profit or loss when the asset is 
derecognised.

g. Intangibles (refer to Note 19)

Cost

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 
any accumulated impairment losses. Internally 
generated intangibles, excluding capitalised 
development costs, are not capitalised and 
expenditure is recognised in profit or loss in  
the year in which the expenditure is incurred.

Amortisation

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 each financial 
year-end. Changes in the expected useful life or 
the expected pattern of consumption of future 
economic benefits embodied in the asset are 
accounted for prospectively by changing the 
amortisation period or method, as appropriate, 
which is a change in accounting estimate. The 
amortisation expense on intangible assets with 
finite lives is recognised in profit or loss in the 
expense category consistent with the function  
of the intangible asset.

Derecognition

An intangible asset is derecognised 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 
upon derecognition of the asset (calculated as the 
difference between the net disposal proceeds and 
the carrying amount of the asset) is included in 
profit or loss when the asset is derecognised.

i.  Patents, Trademarks and Licences

The Group made upfront payments to acquire 
patents, trademarks and licences. The patents and 
trademarks have been granted for periods ranging 
between 15 to 20 years, depending on the patent 
or trademark, by the relevant government agency 
with the option of renewal at the end of the period. 
Licences for the use of intellectual property (“IP”) 
are granted for periods ranging between 3 to 20 
years depending on the specific licences.

ii.  Research and Development Costs

Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with 
the prospect of gaining new technical knowledge 
and understanding, is recognised in the statement 
of comprehensive income when incurred.

The useful lives of the Group’s intangible assets are 
assessed to be finite. Intangible assets with finite 

Development expenditure is capitalised only if 
development costs can be measured reliably, the 
product or process is technically and commercially 

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feasible, future economic benefits are probable, and the Group intends to and has sufficient resources  
to complete development and to use or sell the asset. The expenditure capitalised includes the cost  
of materials, direct labour and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for  
its intended use. Other research and development expenditure is recognised in the statement  
of comprehensive income when incurred.

Capitalised development expenditure is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and 
accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation of the asset begins when the development is complete  
and the asset is available for use. The asset is amortised over the period of expected future benefit  
and amortisation is recorded in cost of sales. During the period of development, the asset is tested  
for impairment annually.

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

Useful lives

Finite (10-20 years)

Finite (3-20 years)

Finite (7-10 years)

Patents and Trademarks 

Licences 

Development Costs

Amortisation method used

Internally generated or 
acquired

Amortised on a straight-
line basis over the 
period of the patent or 
trademark

Amortised on a straight-
line basis over the period 
of the licence

Amortised on a  
straight-line basis over 
the period of expected 
future sales from the 
related project

Acquired

Acquired

Internally generated

h. Impairment of non-financial assets

The Group assesses, at each reporting date, 
whether there is an indication that an asset may be 
impaired. If any indication exists, or when annual 
impairment testing for an asset is required, the 
Group estimates the asset’s recoverable amount. 
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.

The Group conducts an annual internal review 
of asset values, which is used as a source of 
information to assess for any indicators of 
impairment. External factors, such as changes 
in expected future processes, technology and 
economic conditions, are also monitored to assess 
for indicators of impairment. If any indication 
of impairment exists, an estimate of the asset’s 
recoverable amount is calculated.

Impairment losses, including write-down of 
inventories to net realisable value, are recognised 
in profit or loss in expense categories consistent 
with the function of the impaired asset.

For non-financial assets other than goodwill, an 
assessment is made at each reporting date to 
determine whether there is an indication that 
previously recognised impairment losses no 
longer exist or have decreased. If such indication 
exists, the Group estimates the asset’s or CGU’s 
recoverable amount. A previously recognised 
impairment loss is reversed only if there has been 
a change in the assumptions used to determine 
the asset’s recoverable amount since the last 
impairment loss was recognised. The reversal is 
limited so that the carrying amount of the asset 
does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor 
exceed the carrying amount that would have 
been determined, net of depreciation, had no 
impairment loss been recognised for the asset  
in prior years. Such reversal is recognised in  
profit or loss.

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seeingmachinesi. Leases (refer to Note 29)

ii.  Lease liabilities

The Group assesses at contract inception whether 
a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the 
contract conveys the right to control the use of an 
identified asset for a period of time in exchange for 
consideration.

Group as a lessee

The Group applies a single recognition and 
measurement approach for all leases, except 
for short-term leases and leases of low-value 
assets. The Group recognises lease liabilities to 
make lease payments and right-of-use assets 
representing the right to use the underlying assets.

i.  Right-of-use assets

The Group recognises right-of-use assets at the 
commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the 
underlying asset is available for use). Right-of-use 
assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated 
depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted 
for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The 
cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount 
of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costs 
incurred, and lease payments made at or before 
the commencement date less any lease incentives 
received.

Right-of-use assets in which the Group are 
reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the 
underlying leased asset at the end of the lease 
term is depreciated from commencement date to 
the end of the useful life. Otherwise, right-of-use 
assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 
the shorter of the lease term and the estimated 
useful lives of the assets, as follows:

•  Office Space 

3 to 10 years

•  Other equipment 

3 to 5 years

The right-of-use assets are also subject to 
impairment. Refer to the accounting policies  
in Note 3(h).

At the commencement date of the lease, the 
Group recognises lease liabilities measured at  
the present value of lease payments to be made 
over the lease term. The lease payments include 
fixed payments (including in- substance fixed 
payments) less any lease incentives receivable, 
variable lease payments that depend on an index 
or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under 
residual value guarantees. The lease payments 
also include the exercise price of a purchase 
option reasonably certain to be exercised by the 
Group and payments of penalties for terminating 
the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group 
exercising the option to terminate.

Variable lease payments that do not depend 
on an index or a rate are not included in the 
measurement of lease liabilities and right-of-use 
assets and are recognised as an expense (unless 
they are incurred to produce inventories) in the 
period in which the event or condition that triggers 
the payment occurs.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, 
the Group uses the incremental borrowing rate 
(“IBR”) at the lease commencement date if the 
interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily 
determinable.

After the commencement date, the amount of 
lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion 
of interest and reduced for the lease payments 
made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease 
liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, 
a change in the lease term, a change in the lease 
payments (e.g., changes to future payments 
resulting from a change in an index or rate used 
to determine such lease payments) or a change 
in the assessment of an option to purchase the 
underlying asset.

When the lease liability is remeasured in this  
way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the 
carrying amount of the right-of-use asset or is 
recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount  
of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Group presents right-of-use assets as a 
separate line item on the consolidated statement  
of financial position.

The Group’s lease liabilities are further disclosed  
at Note 29.

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iii.  Short-term leases and leases  

of low-value assets

The Group applies the short-term lease 
recognition exemption to its short-term leases 
of equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease 
term of 12 months or less from the commencement 
date and do not contain a purchase option). It also 
applies the lease of low-value assets recognition 
exemption to leases of office equipment that are 
considered to be low value. Lease payments on 
short-term leases and leases of low-value assets 
are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term.

j. 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 OCI, and fair value through profit  
or loss.

The classification of debt financial assets at initial 
recognition depends on the financial asset’s 
contractual cash flow characteristics and the 
Group’s business model for managing them. 
With the exception of trade receivables that do 
not contain a significant financing component 
or for which the Group has applied the practical 
expedient, 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. Trade receivables that do not 
contain a significant financing component or 
for which the Group has applied the practical 
expedient are measured at the transaction price as 
disclosed in Note 3(p).

In order for a financial asset to be classified and 
measured at amortised cost or fair value through 
OCI, 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. Financial assets 

with cash flows that are not SPPI are classified 
and measured at fair value through profit or loss, 
irrespective of the business model.

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. Financial assets classified 
and measured at amortised cost are held within a 
business model with the objective to hold financial 
assets in order to collect contractual cash flows 
while financial assets classified and measured at 
fair value through OCI are held within a business 
model with the objective of both holding to collect 
contractual cash flows and selling.

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

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the 
Group classifies its financial assets as financial 
assets at amortised cost.

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently 
measured using the effective interest (“EIR”) 
method and are subject to impairment. Gains and 
losses are recognised in profit or loss when the 
asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.

The Group’s financial assets at amortised cost 
include cash and cash equivalents, term deposits 
and trade and other receivables.

Derecognition

A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a 
financial asset or part of a group of similar financial 
assets) is primarily derecognised (i.e., removed 
from the Group’s consolidated statement of 
financial position) when:

•  The rights to receive cash flows from the asset 

have expired; or

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seeingmachines•  The Group has transferred its rights to receive 
cash flows from the asset or has assumed an 
obligation to pay the received cash flows in full 
without material delay to a third party under a 
‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the 
Group has transferred substantially all the risks 
and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Group has 
neither transferred nor retained substantially 
all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has 
transferred control of the asset.

When the Group has transferred its rights to 
receive cash flows from an asset or has entered 
into a pass-through arrangement, it evaluates 
if, and to what extent, it has retained the risks 
and rewards of ownership. When it has neither 
transferred nor retained substantially all the risks 
and rewards of the asset, nor transferred control 
of the asset, the Group continues to recognise the 
transferred asset to the extent of its continuing 
involvement. In that case, the Group also 
recognises an associated liability. The transferred 
asset and the associated liability are measured on 
a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that 
the Group has retained.

Continuing involvement that takes the form of a 
guarantee over the transferred asset is measured 
at the lower of the original carrying amount of the 
asset and the maximum amount of consideration 
that the Group could be required to repay.

Impairment

The Group recognises an allowance for expected 
credit losses (“ECLs”) for all debt instruments not 
held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are 
based on the difference between the contractual 
cash flows due in accordance with the contract 
and all the cash flows that the Group expects 
to receive, discounted at an approximation of 
the original effective interest rate. The expected 
cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of 
collateral held or other credit enhancements that 
are integral to the contractual terms.

ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit 
exposures for which there has not been a 
significant increase in credit risk since initial 
recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses 
that result from default events that are possible 
within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For 
those credit exposures for which there has been 
a significant increase in credit risk since initial 

recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit 
losses expected over the remaining life of the 
exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default 
(a lifetime ECL).

For trade receivables and contract assets, the 
Group applies a simplified approach in calculating 
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.

The Group considers a financial asset in default 
when contractual payments are 90 days past due. 
However, in certain cases, the Group may also 
consider a financial asset to be in default when 
internal or external information indicates that 
the Group is unlikely to receive the outstanding 
contractual amounts in full before taking into 
account any credit enhancements held by the 
Group. A financial asset is written off when there 
is no reasonable expectation of recovering the 
contractual cash flows.

Financial liabilities (refer to Note 25)

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial liabilities are classified, at initial 
recognition, as financial liabilities at amortised cost, 
net of directly attributable transaction costs.

The Group’s financial liabilities include trade and 
other payables, and lease liabilities.

Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the 
Group classifies its financial liabilities as financial 
liabilities at amortised cost using the EIR method. 
Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss 
when the liabilities are derecognised as well as 
through the EIR amortisation process.

Amortised cost is calculated by considering any 
discount or premium on acquisition and fees or 
costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR 
amortisation is included as finance costs in profit 
or loss.

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seeingmachinesDerecognition

i. 

Employee leave entitlements

A financial liability is derecognised when the 
obligation under the liability is discharged or 
cancelled or expires. When an existing financial 
liability is replaced by another from the same 
lender on substantially different terms, or the terms 
of an existing liability are substantially modified, 
such an exchange or modification is treated as 
the derecognition of the original liability and the 
recognition of a new liability. The difference in the 
respective carrying amounts is recognised in profit 
or loss.

Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset 
and the net amount is reported in the consolidated 
statement of financial position if there is a currently 
enforceable legal right to offset the recognised 
amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net 
basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilities 
simultaneously.

k. Provisions (refer to Notes 22 and 23)

Provisions are recognised when the Group has 
a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a 
result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow 
of resources embodying economic benefits will 
be required to settle the obligation and a reliable 
estimate can be made of the amount of the 
obligation.

When the Group expects some or all of a provision 
to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance 
contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a 
separate asset but only when the reimbursement 
is virtually certain. The expense relating to any 
provision is presented in profit or loss net of any 
reimbursement.

Provisions are measured at the present value of 
management’s best estimate of the expenditure 
required to settle the present obligation at the 
reporting date. If the effect of the time value of 
money is material, provisions are discounted 
using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when 
appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When 
discounting is used, the increase in the provision 
due to the passage of time is recognised as a 
finance cost.

Employee entitlements to annual leave are 
recognised when they are accrued by employees. 
A provision is made for the estimated liability for 
annual leave because of services rendered by 
employees up to the reporting date. Employee 
entitlements to sick leave and maternity leave 
are not recognised until the time of leave. Annual 
leave is recognised in current liabilities, as it is 
expected to be wholly settled within 12 months of 
the reporting date.

ii.  Long service leave

Long service leave is a period of paid leave 
granted to an employee in recognition of a long 
period of service to an employer. The liability for 
long service leave is recognised in the provision 
for employee benefits and measured as the 
present value of expected future payments to be 
made. Consideration is given to expected future 
wage and salary levels, experience of employee 
departures, and periods of service. Expected future 
payments are discounted using market yields at 
the reporting date on national government bonds 
with terms to maturity and currency that match, 
as closely as possible, the estimated future cash 
outflows. Long service leave is recognised in 
current and non-current liabilities, provided there  
is an unconditional right to defer settlement of 
the liability.

iii.  Warranty provisions

The Group provides warranties for general 
repairs of defects that existed at the time of sale, 
as required by law. Provisions related to these 
assurance-type warranties are recognised when 
the product is sold. Initial recognition is based on 
historical experience. The estimate of warranty-
related costs is revised annually.

l. Contingent liabilities (refer to Note 35)

Contingent liabilities are possible obligations that 
arise from past events and whose existence will 
only be confirmed by the occurrence of one or 
more future events not wholly within the control  
of the Group. Where it is not probable that an 
outflow of economic benefits will be required, 
or the amount cannot be estimated reliably, the 

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seeingmachinesobligation is disclosed as a contingent liability, 
unless the probability of outflow of economic 
benefits is remote.

m. Share-based payments (refer to Note 33)

The Group provides benefits to employees, 
including Key Management Personnel (“KMP”),  
in the form of share-based payment transactions, 
whereby employees render services as 
consideration for equity instruments (equity-settled 
transactions). The cost of these equity-settled 
transactions is determined by the fair value at the 
date when the grant is made using an appropriate 
valuation model, further details of which are given 
in Note 33.

That cost is recognised in employee benefits 
expense (Note 9), together with a corresponding 
increase in equity (other reserves), over the period 
in which the service and, where applicable, the 
performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting 
period). The cumulative expense recognised for 
equity-settled transactions at each reporting date 
until the vesting date reflects the extent to which 
the vesting period has expired and the Group’s 
best estimate of the number of equity instruments 
that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in 
profit or loss for a period represents the movement 
in cumulative expense recognised as at the 
beginning and end of that period.

Service and non-market performance conditions 
are not considered when determining the grant 
date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the 
conditions being met is assessed as part of the 
Group’s best estimate of the number of equity 
instruments that will ultimately vest. Market 
performance conditions are reflected within the 
grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached 
to an award, but without an associated service 
requirement, are considered to be non-vesting 
conditions. Non-vesting conditions are reflected in 
the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate 
expensing of an award unless there are also service 
and/or performance conditions. No expense is 
recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest 
because non-market performance and/or service 
conditions have not been met. Where awards 
include a market or non-vesting condition, the 
transactions are treated as vested irrespective of 
whether the market or non-vesting condition is 
satisfied, provided that all other performance and/
or service conditions are satisfied.

When the terms of an equity-settled award are 
modified, the minimum expense recognised is 
the grant date fair value of the unmodified award, 
provided the original vesting terms of the award 
are met. An additional expense, measured as at 
the date of modification, is recognised for any 
modification that increases the total fair value 
of the share-based payment transaction, or is 
otherwise beneficial to the employee. Where 
an award is cancelled by the entity or by the 
counterparty, any remaining element of the fair 
value of the award is expensed immediately 
through profit or loss. However, if a new award 
is substituted for the cancelled award and 
designated as a replacement award on the date 
that it is granted, the cancelled and new award  
are treated as if they were a modification of the 
original award, as described in the previous 
paragraph. The dilutive effect of outstanding 
awards is reflected as additional share dilution 
in the computation of diluted earnings per share 
(refer to Notes 3(o) and 12).

n. Contributed equity (refer to Note 26)

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.

o. Earnings per share (refer to Note 12)

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated as 
net profit or loss attributable to members of the 
parent, adjusted to exclude any costs of servicing 
equity (other than dividends), divided by the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares, 
adjusted for any bonus element.

Diluted EPS is calculated as net profit or loss 
attributable to members of the parent divided by 
the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the year plus the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential 
ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

p. Revenue recognition

Revenue of the Group arises mainly from the 
sale and licensing of Driver Monitoring System 
(“DMS”) and Occupant Monitoring System (“OMS”) 
hardware and software, after-sales monitoring and 
consulting services.

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seeingmachinesRevenue from contracts with customers is 
recognised when control of the goods or services 
are transferred to the customer at an amount that 
reflects the consideration to which the Group 
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods 
or services (i.e., transaction price).

Licences that provide a right to access Seeing 
Machines IP are performance obligations satisfied 
over time because the customer simultaneously 
receives and consumes the benefits provided 
by the Group. The Group uses time elapsed to 
measure progress toward complete satisfaction of 
the service and recognises revenue on that basis.

The disclosures of significant accounting 
judgements relating to revenue from contracts  
with customers are provided in Note 4.

iv.  Royalty revenue

i.  Hardware and installation

Revenue from the sale of hardware units is 
recognised when control of the hardware units 
is transferred to the customer. Revenue is only 
recognised to the extent that it is highly probable 
that a significant reversal will not occur (reflecting, 
for example, expected levels of returns). The 
normal credit term is 30 to 60 days upon invoicing.

Revenue from installation service is recognised 
when the previously sold hardware unit has been 
installed and connected to the driver monitoring 
platform, as per the arrangement customer.

ii.  Driver Monitoring

Revenue from driver monitoring service is 
recognised periodically with reference to the 
hardware units that are connected to the driver 
monitoring platform during that period, typically 
every month.

iii.  Licence fees

Licences granted to customers are perpetual 
licences for use of IP (usually in the form of 
software). Where the software is provided on a 
hardware kit this is treated as one deliverable 
of a licence due to the fact that the hardware 
provided is of no value to the customer without 
the inclusion of the software and that the software 
cannot be delivered through any other acceptable 
mechanism to the customer.

Recognition of revenue from licence fees is 
dependent on the nature of the licence and 
whether it is a right to access or a right to use 
licence. Licences granted to customers generally 
provide a right to use IP, and therefore these 
performance obligations are satisfied at a point 
in time, generally upon provision of access to  
the software.

Revenue from royalties relate to performance 
obligations that may be satisfied at a point in time 
(for example, royalty payments related to a right 
to use licence) or over time (for example, royalty 
payments related to sale of customised software). 
Where the predominant item in the contract to 
which the royalties relate is right to use licence, the 
royalties are recognised as revenue when the sale 
or usage that gives rise to the royalty occurs, given 
this is generally after the performance obligation 
has been satisfied. Where the predominant item in 
the contract to which the royalties relate is sale of 
customised software, the royalties are recognised 
as the associated performance obligation is 
satisfied, to the extent that the amount of revenue 
recognised is highly probable of not being subject 
to significant reversal. 

v.  Non-recurring engineering services

The Group grants perpetual software licence to its 
customers for use of its Background Intellectual 
Property (“Background IP”) which includes DMS 
and OMS licences. The Group also renders non-
recurring engineering (“NRE”) services to make 
significant customisations to the Background IP  
to make it commercially viable for the customer.

The software licence and the non-recurring 
engineering services are inputs into a combined 
output, which is a promise to deliver customised 
software, and therefore the software licence is not 
considered to be distinct from the non-recurring 
engineering services. This customised software is 
delivered in packages (“Samples”) with increasing 
levels of customisation in each Sample delivery 
with reference to the arrangement with the 
customer. This performance obligation is satisfied 
over time, as the services create an asset without 
an alternative use to the group, and the group has 
an enforceable right to payment for performance 
completed to date.

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seeingmachinesThis revenue is recognised over time using the 
input method based on costs incurred to date 
relative to the estimated total cost to complete  
a Sample, including a reasonable margin.

vi.  Consulting

If the Company satisfies a performance obligation 
before it receives the consideration, the Group 
recognises either a contract asset or a receivable 
in its statement of financial position, depending on 
whether something other than the passage of time 
is required before the consideration is due.

Revenue from consultancy and support is 
recognised by reference to the stage of completion 
of a contract or contracts in progress at reporting 
date or at the time of completion of the contract 
and billing to the customer.

These contracts are typically customer-specific, 
and revenue recognition is therefore dependent on 
the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.

For each contract of this type, the Group will 
determine whether the performance obligation 
is satisfied at a point in time or over time. For 
performance obligations satisfied over time, the 
Group will use the method to measure progress 
that best depicts transfer of control to the 
customer, which could be an output or an input 
method.

Contract balances

Contract assets

A contract asset is the right to consideration in 
exchange for goods or services transferred to 
the customer. If the Group transfers goods or 
services to a customer before the customer pays 
consideration or before payment is due, a contract 
asset is recognised for the earned consideration 
that is conditional.

Trade receivables

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

vii.  Interest revenue

Contract liabilities

Revenue is recognised as interest accrues using 
the EIR method. This is a method of calculating the 
amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating 
the interest income over the relevant period using 
the effective interest rate, which is the rate that 
exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts 
through the expected life of the financial asset 
to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

viii.  Agreements with multiple deliverables

Where the Group enters into agreements for the 
provision of both goods and services as part of 
a single arrangement, the group identifies the 
separate performance obligations in the contract. 
The consideration from the arrangement is 
allocated to each performance obligation based  
on their relative stand-alone selling prices.

Timing of revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised either at a point in time 
or over time, when or as the Company satisfies 
performance obligations by transferring the 
promised goods or services to its customers.

A contract liability is recognised if a payment 
is received from a customer before the Group 
transfers the related goods or services. Contract 
liabilities are recognised as revenue when the 
Group performs under the contract (i.e., transfers 
control of the related goods or services to the 
customer).

q. Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there 
is reasonable assurance that the grant will be 
received, and all attached conditions will be 
complied with. When the grant relates to an 
expense item, it is recognised as income on a 
systematic basis over the periods that the related 
costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are 
expensed. When the grant relates to an asset, it is 
recognised as income in equal amounts over the 
expected useful life of the related asset.

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seeingmachinesr. Taxes (refer to Note 10)

Current income tax

Current income tax assets and liabilities are 
measured at the amount expected to be recovered 
from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax 
rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are 
those that are enacted or substantively enacted 
at the reporting date in the countries where the 
Group operates and generates taxable income.

Current income tax relating to items recognised 
directly in equity is recognised in equity and not 
through profit or loss. Management periodically 
evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with 
respect to situations in which applicable tax 
regulations are subject to interpretation and 
establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method 
on temporary differences between the tax bases of 
assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for 
financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

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; and

•  In respect of taxable temporary differences 
associated with investments in subsidiaries, 
associates and interests in joint arrangements, 
when the timing of the reversal of the temporary 
differences can be controlled and it is probable 
that the temporary differences will not reverse in 
the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all 
deductible temporary differences, the carry  
forward of unused tax credits and any unused  
tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognised  
to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit 
will be available against which the deductible 
temporary differences, and the carry forward of 
unused tax credits and unused tax losses can  
be utilised, except:

•  When the deferred tax asset relating to the 

deductible temporary difference arises from  
the initial recognition of 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; and

•  In respect of deductible temporary differences 
associated with investments in subsidiaries, 
associates and interests in joint arrangements, 
deferred tax assets are recognised only to the 
extent that it is probable that the temporary 
differences will reverse in the foreseeable future 
and taxable profit will be available against which 
the temporary differences can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is 
reviewed at each reporting date and reduced 
to the extent that it is no longer probable that 
sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow 
all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. 
Unrecognised deferred tax assets are re-assessed 
at each reporting date and are recognised to the 
extent that it has become probable that future 
taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to  
be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured  
at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the 
year when the asset is realised or the liability is 
settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that  
have been enacted or substantively enacted  
at the reporting date.

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.

Tax consolidation legislation

Seeing Machines Limited and its wholly owned 
Australian controlled entities implemented the tax 
consolidation legislation as of 1 July 2005.

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seeingmachinesThe head entity, Seeing Machines Limited and 
the controlled entities in the tax consolidated 
group continue to account for their own current 
and deferred tax amounts. The Group has applied 
the Group allocation approach in determining 
the appropriate amount of current taxes and 
deferred taxes to allocate to members of the tax 
consolidated group.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, Seeing Machines Limited also recognises 
the current tax liabilities (or assets) and the 
deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses 
and unused tax credits assumed from controlled 
entities in the tax consolidated group.

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding 
agreements with the tax consolidated entities are 
recognised as amounts receivable from or payable 
to other entities in the Group. Details of the tax 
funding agreement are disclosed in Note 10.

Any difference between the amounts assumed 
and amounts receivable or payable under the 
tax funding agreement are recognised as a 
contribution to (or distribution from) wholly  
owned tax consolidated entities.

Sales tax

Expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of sales tax, except:

•  When the sales tax incurred on a purchase of 
assets or services is not recoverable from the 
taxation authority, in which case, the sales tax 
is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition 
of the asset or as part of the expense item, as 
applicable; and

•  When receivables and payables are stated with 

the amount of sales tax included.

The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or 
payable to, the taxation authority is included as 
part of receivables or payables in the statement  
of financial position.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed  
net of the amount of sales tax recoverable from,  
or payable to, the taxation authority.

s. Fair value measurement

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell 
an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly 
transaction between market participants at the 
measurement date. The fair value measurement 
is based on the presumption that the transaction 
to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place 
either:

•  In the principal market for the asset or liability; or

•  In the absence of a principal market, in the most 
advantageous market for the asset or liability.

 The principal or the most advantageous market 
must be accessible by the Group.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured 
using the assumptions that market participants 
would use when pricing the asset or liability, 
assuming that market participants act in their 
economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset 
takes into account a market participant’s ability to 
generate economic benefits by using the asset in 
its highest and best use or by selling it to another 
market participant that would use the asset in its 
highest and best use.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are 
appropriate in the circumstances and for which 
sufficient data are available to measure fair value, 
maximising the use of relevant observable inputs 
and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is 
measured or disclosed in the financial statements 
are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, 
described as follows, based on the lowest 
level input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement as a whole:

Cash flows are included in the statement of cash 
flows on a gross basis and the sales tax component 
of cash flows arising from investing and financing 
activities, which is recoverable from, or payable 
to, the taxation authority is classified as part of 
operating cash flows.

•   Level 1 - Quoted (unadjusted) market prices  

in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

•  Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which  

the lowest level input that is significant to  
the fair value measurement is directly or 
indirectly observable

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seeingmachines•  Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the 
lowest level input that is significant to the fair 
value measurement is unobservable

Significant accounting judgements

Capitalised development costs

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the 
financial statements at fair value on a recurring 
basis, the Group determines whether transfers 
have occurred between levels in the hierarchy 
by re-assessing categorisation (based on the 
lowest level input that is significant to the fair 
value measurement as a whole) at the end of each 
reporting period.

Research costs are expensed as incurred.  
An intangible asset arising from development 
expenditure on an internal project is based on 
management’s judgement that technological and 
economic feasibility is confirmed, usually when 
a product development project has reached a 
defined milestone according to an established 
project management model.

t. Comparatives

Taxation

Where necessary, comparatives have been 
reclassified to ensure consistency with current year 
disclosures.

4. Significant accounting judgements, estimates 
and assumptions

The preparation of the financial statements 
requires management to make judgements, 
estimates and assumptions that affect the  
reported amounts in the financial report. 
Management continually evaluates its judgements 
and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, 
contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. 
Management bases its judgements and estimates 
on historical experience and on other various 
factors it believes to be reasonable under the 
circumstances, the result of which form the basis 
of the carrying values of assets and liabilities  
that are not readily apparent from other sources.  
Actual results may differ from these estimates 
under different assumptions and conditions.

Management has identified the following 
critical accounting policies for which significant 
judgements, estimates and assumptions are made. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates 
under different assumptions and conditions 
and may materially affect financial results or the 
financial position reported in future periods.

Further details of the nature of these assumptions 
and conditions may be found in the relevant notes 
to the financial statements.

The Group’s accounting policy for taxation 
requires management’s judgement in assessing 
whether deferred tax assets are recognised on the 
statement of financial position. Deferred tax assets, 
including those arising from unrecouped tax losses, 
capital losses and temporary differences, are 
recognised only where it is considered probable 
that taxable profit will be available against which 
the deductible temporary differences and tax 
losses can be utilised.

Assumptions about the generation of future 
taxable profits depend on management’s 
estimates of future cash flows. Given the recent 
history of tax losses, management’s judgement 
is that there is not convincing evidence of future 
taxable profits, and therefore deferred tax assets 
are only recognised to the extent that there are 
taxable temporary differences against which  
these deferred tax assets can be recovered.

Determination of useful lives of development 
intangible assets

The determination of the useful lives of 
development intangible assets has been based 
on historical experience and expectations of 
future forecast economic benefits to be derived 
from the underlying intellectual property which 
was developed. Adjustments to useful lives are 
made when considered necessary. Management’s 
conclusion regarding the useful lives of the 
development intangible assets is set out in  
note 3(g).

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seeingmachinesRevenue recognition - Non-recurring engineering

The Group grants perpetual software licence to  
its customers for use of its Background  
Intellectual Property (“Background IP”) which 
includes DMS and OMS licences. The Group  
also renders non-recurring engineering services  
to make significant customisations to the 
Background IP to make it commercially viable  
for the customer. 

and trade payables. The Group has various other 
financial assets and liabilities such as sundry 
receivables and lease liabilities.

The Group manages its exposure to key financial 
risks, including interest rate and currency risk 
in accordance with the Group’s financial risk 
management policy. The objective of this policy 
is to support the delivery of the Group’s financial 
targets whilst protecting future financial security.

Judgement was required to determine the 
nature of the performance obligation in this 
contract. Management’s judgement is that 
the software licence and the non-recurring 
engineering services are inputs into a combined 
output, which is a promise to deliver customised 
software, and therefore that these services are 
not distinct from each other. Judgement was also 
required to determine whether this performance 
obligation was satisfied at a point in time or 
over time. Management’s judgement is that the 
performance obligation is satisfied over time, 
as the development services generate an asset 
without an alternative use to the group, and the 
group has an enforceable right to payment for work 
performed to date.

5. Financial Risk Management Objectives  
and Policies

The Group’s principal financial instruments 
comprise cash, trade receivables, term deposits 

Primary responsibility for identification and control 
of risk rests with the Board. The Board reviews 
and agrees policies for managing each of its risks 
identified below, including, credit allowances and 
future cash flow forecast projections.

Risk Exposures and Responses

Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to market interest rates 
relates to the Group’s short-term cash holdings. 
The Group did not enter into any forward contracts 
during the 30 June 2022 financial year.

The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk  
is minimal.

At reporting date, the Group had the following mix 
of financial assets exposed to variable interest rates 
at the designated variable interest rate: 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

Financial Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents:

Exposed to Australian variable interest rate risk

Exposed to United States of America variable interest rate risk

Exposed to United Kingdom variable interest rate risk

Exposed to European variable interest rate risk

Exposed to New Zealand variable interest rate risk

Exposed to Japanese variable interest rate risk

Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

49,179

4,332

5,101

89

34

21

19,001

18,539

9,791

-

-

62

Total cash and cash equivalents 

58,756

47,393

In addition to the above, the group had term deposits classified as financial assets at amortised cost totalling A$472,000 
(2021: A$472,000) that were subject to short-term fixed interest rates (refer to Note 20).

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seeingmachines  
Interest rate risk sensitivity

Foreign currency risk

The Group’s policy is to not hedge against interest 
rate movements as funds held are in cash and 
short-term deposits.

At 30 June 2022, if interest rates had moved, 
as illustrated in the table below, with all other 
variables held constant, post-tax profit would  
have been affected as follows:

Post Tax Profit Higher / (Lower)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

Consolidated 

+ 1% (100 basis points)

- 0.5% (50 basis points)

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

588

(294)

474

(237)

The movement in profit is due to interest rate 
changes on cash balances.

Interest rates on the lease arrangements 
outstanding at year end are fixed and range from 
6% to 10%.

As a result of sales in North America, New Zealand 
and Europe (denominated in those currencies)  
and purchases of inventory denominated in  
United States dollars, the Group’s statement of 
financial position can be affected by movement 
in exchange rates generally and the US$/A$ 
exchange rate in particular. The Group seeks  
to mitigate the effect of its foreign currency 
exposure by operating US Dollar (US$), British 
Pound (GB£), Euro (EUR), New Zealand Dollar 
(NZD) and Japanese Yen (JP¥) bank accounts.

Approximately 67% of the Group’s sales and 
approximately 37% of the Group’s expenses and 
inventory purchases are denominated in currencies 
other than the functional currency of the operating 
entity making the transaction. The Group evaluates 
the concentration of risk with respect to foreign 
currency as low, as the Group is naturally hedged 
by holding funds in multiple operating currency 
accounts, with revenues and expenses being 
closely aligned on an annual basis.

At 30 June 2022 the Group had the following exposure to foreign currency:

Financial Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents (US$)

Cash and cash equivalents (GB£)

Cash and cash equivalents (EUR)

Cash and cash equivalents (NZD)

Cash and cash equivalents (JP¥)

Trade and other receivables (US$)

Trade and other receivables (EUR)

Trade and other receivables (GB£)

Trade and other receivables (NZD)

Trade and other receivables (ZAR)

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

4,332

5,101

89

34

21

13,918

17

1,051

4

 13

18,539

9,791

-

-

62

9,710

8

1,091

97

14 

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seeingmachinesAt 30 June 2021 the Group had the following exposure to foreign currency:

Trade and other receivables (JP¥)

Other Current Assets (EUR)

Total 

Financial Liabilities 

Trade and other payables (US$)

Trade and other payables (GBP)

Trade and other payables (EUR)

Trade and other payables (JP¥)

Trade and other payables (NZD)

Trade and other payables (ZAR)

Total 

Net exposure 

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

 6

 39

2021 
A$000

 13

-

24,625

39,325

(1,588)

(361)

(135)

(69)

(30)

(1)

 (2,184)

22,441

(436)

(105)

(69)

(52)

 -

-

(662)

38,663

The following tables demonstrate the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in exchange rates, with 
all other variables held constant. The impact on the Group’s profit before tax is due to changes in the fair 
value of monetary assets and liabilities.

CONSOLIDATED 

 Change in USD rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

Change in GBP rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

Change in EUR rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

Effect on profit before tax

Equity Higher / (Lower)

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

(793)

877

(276)

305

(0.5)

0.5

(1,324)

1,464

(513)

567

3

(3)

(793)

877

(276)

305

(0.5)

0.5

(1,324)

1,464

(513)

567

3

(3)

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seeingmachinesForeign currency risk (continued)

Effect on profit before tax

Equity Higher / (Lower)

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

Change in NZD rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

Change in ZAR rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

Change in JPY rate

AUD / foreign currency +5%

AUD / foreign currency -5%

(0.4)

0.4

(1)

1

2

(2)

(5)

5

(1)

1

(0.5)

1

(0.4)

0.4

(1)

1

2

(2)

(5)

5

(1)

1

(0.5)

1

Management believes the reporting date risk exposures are representative of the risk exposure inherent  
in financial instruments.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the 
Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, 
trade and other receivables, contract assets and 
other financial assets. The Group’s exposure to 
credit risk arises from potential default of the 
counter party, with a maximum exposure equal 
to the carrying amount of these instruments. 
Exposure at reporting date is addressed in each 
particular note. The Group accounts for expected 
credit losses in accordance with its policy on 
impairment of financial assets detailed in Note 3(j). 
The Group does not hold any credit derivatives to 
offset its credit exposure.

Trade receivables

It is the Group’s policy that all customers who 
wish to trade are subject to credit verification 
procedures. In addition, receivables balances  
are monitored on an ongoing basis with the  
result that the Group’s exposure to bad debts  
is not significant. Collateral is not requested nor  
is it the Group’s policy to securitise its trade and 
other receivables.

Customer credit risk is managed in line with the 
Group’s established policy, procedures and control 
relating to customer credit risk management. The 
Group also engaged a Credit Assessment Provider 
for a list of recommendations and insurance 
policy limits and has insurance policies in place 
for the most significant customers. The internal 
assessment of each customer is based on the 
payment history and the reputation and size of  
the customer. Outstanding customer receivables 
are regularly monitored and followed up. Refer 
to Note 15 for credit risk disclosures on trade and 
other receivables.

Capital management and liquidity risk

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining 
adequate cash reserves and by undertaking 
ongoing monitoring of actual and forecast cash 
flows and maturity profiles of financial assets and 
liabilities, in particular, the impact of differing 
sources of funds on cost and shareholder dilution 
are taken into consideration when contemplating 
any funding shortfalls.

The following table reflects all contractually fixed 
pay-offs for settlement, repayments and interest 
resulting from recognised financial liabilities as  
of 30 June 2022. 

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seeingmachinesCash flows for financial liabilities without fixed 
amount or timing are based on the conditions 
existing at 30 June 2022.

Maturity analysis of liabilities based on 
management’s expectation

The risk implied from the table below reflects a 
balanced view of cash inflows and outflows. Trade 
payables and other financial liabilities mainly 
originate from the financing of assets used in our 
ongoing operations such as plant, equipment  

and investments in working capital (e.g., inventories 
and trade receivables). To monitor existing 
financial liabilities as well as to enable an effective 
controlling of future risks, Seeing Machines 
Limited has established risk reporting systems that 
reflects expectations of management of expected 
settlement of financial liabilities.

The table below summarises the maturity profile 
of the Group’s liabilities based on contractual 
undiscounted payments:

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilities

Total

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 

Trade and other payables 

Lease liabilities 

Total 

<=6 
months  
A$000

6-12 
months  
A$000

>1 year  
A$000

Total 
A$000

Carrying 
Value  
A$000

16,391

647

17,038

8,839

685

 9,524

-

656

656

-

694

694

-

5,050

16,391

 6,353

16,391

 5,304

5,050

 22,744

21,695

-

 6,345

6,345

8,839

7,724

8,839

6,190

16,563

15,029

The group monitors rolling forecasts of liquidity reserves on the basis of expected cash flows.

Fair values

As at 30 June 2022, the carrying values of the 
financial instruments approximate their fair value.

6. Business combinations and acquisition of 
non-controlling interests

No business combinations or acquisitions of  
non-controlling interests have occurred throughout 
the year ended 30 June 2022 (2021: none).

7. Segment information

An operating segment is a component of the entity 
that engages in business activities from which it 
may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose 
operating results are regularly reviewed by the 
entity’s chief operational decision makers to make 

decisions about resources to be allocated to the 
segment and to assess its performance and for 
which discrete financial information is available.

Operating segments that meet the qualitative 
criteria as prescribed by AASB 8 Operating 
Segments are reported separately. However, 
an operating segment that does not meet the 
qualitative criteria is still reported separately  
where information about the segment would be 
useful to users of the financial statements.

There are no inter-segment revenues and there 
have been no changes to how each segment’s 
profit or loss is measured. 

No segment assets and assets and liabilities are 
disclosed because there is no measure of segment 
assets and liabilities regularly reported to the 
entity’s chief operational decision makers.

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seeingmachinesa. Segment Revenue based on operating 
segment

For management purposes, the Group is organised 
into key business units based on the nature of its 
products and services.

The Company has identified two key operating 
segments, OEM and Aftermarket. The OEM 

segment includes the Automotive and Aviation 
business units which generate largely licence-
based royalty and non-recurring engineering 
services-based revenue, channelled through 
Tier 1 customers. The Aftermarket segment 
includes Fleet and Off-Road business units, 
which generate revenue from a mix of direct and 
indirect customers who retro-fit Seeing Machines 
technology into commercial vehicles. 

OEM

Aftermarket 

Other

Total

Segment Revenue

Segment Profit/(Loss)

2022 
A$000

14,660

39,775

-

2021 
A$000

12,088

35,079

2022 
A$000

(11,161)

3,052

2021 
A$000

(7,634)

3,039

-

 (17,214)

 (12,825)

54,435

47,167

(25,323)

 (17,420)

b. Revenue from contracts with customers

In the following tables, revenue segments have been disaggregated by type of goods or services which 
also reflects the timing of revenue recognition.

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

OEM 
A$000

Aftermarket 
A$000

Total 
A$000

REVENUE TYPES

SALES AT A POINT IN TIME

Paid Research

Consulting 

Hardware and Installations 

Royalties 

Licencing 

SALES OVER TIME 

Driver monitoring 

Non-recurring engineering 

Royalties 

Total revenue

-

-

983

-

-

-

8,172

 5,505

14,660

-

855

20,709

5,042

-

13,169

-

-

-

855

21,692

5,042

-

13,169

8,172

 5,505

39,775

54,435

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seeingmachinesb. Revenue from contracts with customers (continued)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021

REVENUE TYPES SALES AT A POINT IN TIME

Paid Research

Consulting 

Hardware and Installations 

Royalties

Licencing 

SALES OVER TIME 

Driver monitoring 

Non-recurring engineering 

Royalties

Total revenue

c. Geographic Information

REVENUES FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS 

Australia 

North America 

Asia-Pacific (excluding Australia) 

Europe

Other

Total revenue from external customers 

OEM 
A$000

Aftermarket 
A$000

Total 
A$000

5

-

727

-

4,190

-

4,886

2,280

-

5

1,706

1,706

18,798

19,525

3,511

-

3,511

4,190

11,064

11,064

-

-

4,886

2,280

12,088

35,079

47,167

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

18,860

21,936

6,654

4,280

2,705

54,435

14,874

19,566

6,172

3,407

3,148 

 47,167

The revenue information above is based on the locations of the customers.

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seeingmachines8. Other income

a. Net gain/(loss) on foreign exchange

Unrealised gain/(loss)

Realised gain/(loss) 

Total gain on foreign exchange

b. Other income

Government Grants 

Other income

Total other income 

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

1,120

444

1,564

-

106

106

(217)

(200)

(417)

1,565

99

 1,664

For the year ended 30 June 2021, a total of A$1,565,000 is included in Government grants, relating to the 
Job Keeper Payment scheme subsidy issued by the Australian Government for businesses significantly 
affected by COVID-19. No such grants were received during the year ended 30 June 2022.

9. Expenses

a. Depreciation, impairment and amortisation expense

Depreciation expenses

Amortisation expense - Development Costs

Amortisation expense – Others

Total depreciation, impairment and amortisation expense

b. Employee benefits expense

Wages and salaries and on-costs (excluding superannuation)

Superannuation expense

Share-based payment expense

Wages and salaries reported as cost of sales

Wages and salaries capitalised to development costs

Total employee benefits expense

c. Other expenses 

Impairment of receivable

Total other expenses

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

814

1,203

876

2,893

48,219

3,282

5,159

(11,508)

(19,774)

25,378

6

6

525

-

 787

 1,312

40,188

2,362

3,250

(9,259)

(7,314)

 29,226

26

26

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10. Income Tax

The major components of income tax expense for the years ended 30 June 2022 and 2021 are:

The major components of income tax expense are:

Current income tax:

Current income tax charge

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous year

Taxation loss not recognised

Deferred tax:

Relating to the origination and reversal of temporary differences

Temporary differences not recognised

Income tax expense reported in the statement  
of comprehensive income

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

(6,202)

18

6,220

(263)

263

36

(1,319)

-

1,915

(791)

791 

596

a. Reconciliation between tax expense and the product of the accounting profit before income tax 
multiplied by the Group's applicable income tax rate is as follows:

Reconciliation of tax expense and the accounting profit multiplied by Australia’s domestic tax rate for 2021 
and 2022:

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

 (25,287)

 (17,420)

(7,587)

1,548

17

78

-

(263)

6,208

18

-

17

 -

36

(4,529)

844

8

-

(81)

(791)

1,915

-

50

737

 2,443

 596

Loss before income tax

At the parent entity's statutory income tax rate of 30.0% (2021:26%)

Share based payments (equity settled)

Entertainment

Other permanent differences

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

Other temporary differences

Temporary differences not recognised

Taxation loss not recognised

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous years

Other non-deductible

Foreign tax-withholding not recoverable

Impact of tax rate change on deferred tax balances not recognised

Total

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b. Deferred income tax at 30 June relates to the following:

Deferred tax relates to the following:

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

(i) Deferred tax liabilities 

Intangible assets

Right of use assets 

Fixed assets 

Unrealised foreign exchange gain

Gross deferred tax liabilities

Set off deferred tax assets

Net deferred tax liabilities 

(ii) Deferred tax assets

R&D offset

Provision for expected credit loss

Accrued expenses

Annual leave

Long service leave

Warranties

Makegood

S. 40-880 deduction

Finance lease liabilities

Accrued bonuses

Unrealised foreign exchange loss

OPEX interest

Others

Gross deferred tax assets

Set-off deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax balance not brought to account

Tax losses

Losses not recognised

Net deferred tax asset

(29)

(1,035)

(13)

(336)

(1,413) 

 1,413

-

3,244

29

154

1,017

354

227

21

494

1,591

894

-

 46

10

8,081 

 (1,413)

6,668

(53,223)

53,223

-

(16)

(1,106)

(97)

- 

(1,219)

1,219

-

3,244

29

28

763

217

167

-

427

1,626

640

56

78 

-

7,275 

 (1,219)

6,056

(39,997)

39,997

-

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c. Unrecognised temporary differences

At 30 June 2022, Seeing Machines Limited 
(consolidated) has unrecognised temporary 
differences in relation to unbooked tax losses 
of A$177,448,000 (DTA of A$53,234,000) for 
which no deferred tax asset has been recognised 
on the statement of financial position (2021: 
unrecognised tax losses of A$153,836,000 and 
DTA of A$39,997,000). These losses are available 
for recoupment subject to satisfaction of relevant 
statutory tests in each jurisdiction.

of the tax consolidated group. The current and 
deferred tax amounts are measured in a systematic 
manner that is consistent with the broad principles 
in AASB 112 Income Taxes. The nature of the tax 
funding agreement is discussed further below.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, the head entity also recognises current 
tax liabilities (or assets) and the deferred tax assets 
arising from unused tax losses and unused tax 
credits assumed from controlled entities in the tax 
consolidated group.

As at 30 June 2022 there are net unrecognised 
deductible temporary differences of A$22,227,000 
(DTA of A$6,668,000) for which no deferred tax 
asset has been recognised on the statement 
of financial position (2021: net unrecognised 
deductible temporary differences of A$23,294,000 
and DTA of A$6,056,000).

d. Tax consolidation

i.  Members of the tax consolidated group  

and the tax sharing arrangement

Seeing Machines Limited and its 100% owned 
Australian resident subsidiaries formed a tax 
consolidated group with effect from 1 July 2005. 
Seeing Machines Limited is the head entity of 
the tax consolidated group. Members of the 
tax consolidated group have entered into a tax 
sharing agreement that provides for the allocation 
of income tax liabilities between the entities 
should the head entity default on its tax payment 
obligations. No amounts have been recognised 
in the financial statements in respect of this 
agreement on the basis that the possibility of 
default is remote.

Nature of the tax funding agreement

Members of the tax consolidated group have 
entered into a tax funding agreement. Under the 
funding agreement, the funding of tax within the 
Group is based on accounting profit, which is not 
an acceptable method of allocation under AASB 
Interpretation 1052. The tax funding agreement 
requires payments to/from the head entity to be 
recognised via an inter-entity receivable (payable) 
which is at call. To the extent that there is a 
difference between the amount charged under  
the tax funding agreement and the allocation 
under AASB Interpretation 1052, the head entity 
accounts for these as equity transactions with  
the subsidiaries.

The amounts receivable or payable under the 
tax funding agreement are due upon receipt of 
the funding advice from the head entity, which is 
issued as soon as practicable after the end of each 
financial year. The head entity may also require 
payment of interim funding amounts to assist with 
its obligations to pay tax installments.

11. Dividends Paid and Proposed

ii.  Tax effect accounting by members of the tax 

consolidated group

Measurement method adopted under AASB 
Interpretation 1052 Tax Consolidation Accounting

No dividends or distributions have been made to 
members during the year ended 30 June 2022 
(2021: nil) and no dividends or distributions have 
been recommended or declared by the directors in 
respect of the year ended 30 June 2022 (2021: nil).

The head entity and the controlled entities in the 
tax consolidated group continue to account for 
their own current and deferred tax amounts. The 
Group has applied the group allocation approach 
in determining the appropriate amount of current 
taxes and deferred taxes to allocate to members 

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seeingmachines12. Earnings Per Share

The following table reflects the income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share 
computations:

Earnings used in calculating earnings per share

For basic and diluted earnings per share: 

Net loss 

Net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company 

Weighted average number of shares

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

 (25,323)

 (25,323)

(17,420)

 (17,420)

2022 
Thousands

2021 
Thousands

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share

4,042,854

 3,634,037 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of dilution

4,042,854

 3,634,037 

There are no instruments (e.g. share awards) excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share 
that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future because they are either non-dilutive or 
anti-dilutive for both of the periods presented.

Other than the transaction highlighted in Note 36, there have been no transactions involving ordinary 
shares or potential ordinary shares outstanding between the reporting date and the date of completion  
of these financial statements.

Information on the classification of securities

Awards granted to employees (including KMP) as well as in the form of capital raising cost as described 
in Note 33 are considered to be potential ordinary shares and have been included in the determination of 
diluted earnings per share to the extent that they are dilutive. These shares have not been included in the 
determination of basic earnings per share.

13.  Parent Entity Information

Information relating to Seeing Machines Limited

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Issued capital

Accumulated losses

Reserves

Total shareholders’ equity

Loss of the Parent entity

Total comprehensive income of the Parent entity

2022  
A$000

95,919

137,898

24,275

28,889

2021 
A$000

72,783

89,716

13,657

18,969

313,029

257,380

(227,391)

(204,884)

23,371

18,212

109,009

70,748

(25,747)

(18,297)

(25,747)

(18,297)

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seeingmachinesSignificant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as 
disclosed in Note 3, except, investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost, less any impairment,  
in the parent entity. 

14. Current Assets – Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash at bank 

Total cash and cash equivalents 

15. Current Assets – Trade and Other Receivables

Current 

Trade receivables

Provision for expected credit losses

Deferred finance income

Other receivables

Total trade and other receivables - current

a. Allowance for expected credit loss 

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

58,756

58,756

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

26,560

(226)

 (152)

26,560

801

 26,983

2021 
A$000

47,393

47,393

2021 
A$000

19,125

(110)

 (302)

19,125

726

 19,851

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally 30-60 days terms. The Group applies  
a simplified approach in calculating ECLs and recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECL’s at 
reporting date (refer to Note 3(j)). The provision for impairment loss recognised by the Group at 30 June 
2022 was A$226,000 (2021: A$110,000). 

Set out below is the movement in the allowance for expected credit losses of trade receivables:

As at 1 July 

Provision for expected credit losses increase/(decrease)

As at 30 June 

 Individually Impaired 

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

110

116

226

150

(40)

110

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Set out below is the information about the credit risk exposure on the Group’s trade receivables  
and contract assets using a provision matrix:

Trade receivables 

Days past due 

2022

Current 

0-30  
days 

31-60  
days 

61-90  
days 

91+  
days

Total 
A$000

Expected credit loss rate 

0.30%

1.20%

1.80%

2.20%

 2.70%

Estimated total gross carrying amount assessed

20,712

2,669

Expected credit loss1

73

24

572

11

334

2,273

26,560

45

73

226

2021

Expected credit loss rate

0.30%

1.60%

3.60%

6.60% 10.60%

Estimated total gross carrying amount assessed

18,426

386

Expected credit loss

57

6

391

14

69

5

265

19,537

28

110

1 A specific provision for A$127,000 was created for certain balances in addition to the expected credit loss calculated using the provision matrix. The specific 
provision and expected loss amount in total constitute the allowance for expected credit loss as shown in the previous table on page 61.

The Group considers a financial asset in default when contractual payments are 90 days past due unless 
the Group has entered into discussion with the customer to agree varied payment terms. An impairment 
of A$6,000 (2021: A$26,000) has been recognised and included in other expenses. Receivables 90 days 
past due but not considered in default are A$2,206,000 (2021: A$265,000). Payment terms on these 
amounts have been re-negotiated, and satisfaction has been gained that payment will be received in full. 
It is expected that all other balances will be received when due.

b. Fair value and credit risk

All trade receivables are short-term in nature and therefore, the carrying values approximate their fair 
value. The maximum exposure to credit risk is the fair value of receivables. Collateral is not held as 
security, nor is it the Group’s policy to transfer (on-sell) receivables.

c. Foreign exchange risk

Detail regarding foreign exchange risk exposure is disclosed in Note 5.

16. Current Assets – Inventories

Finished goods 

Write-down of inventories for the period 

Total inventories 

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

1,328

 (23)

 1,305

2021 
A$000

2,640

(13)

2,627

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17. Other Current Assets

Prepayments

Rental bonds

Unbilled revenue

Other

Total other current assets 

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

3,115

3,098

104

4,985

133

2,151

 39 

56 

 8,243 

 5,438

18. Non-current Assets – Property, Plant and Equipment

a. Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the year 

Consolidated 

At 1 July 2021 net of accumulated 
depreciation and impairment

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation charge for the year

Write offs

Foreign exchange differences

At 30 June 2022 net of accumulated 
depreciation and impairment

At 30 June 2022

Cost 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

Net carrying amount

Office Furniture, 
Fittings and 
Equipment  
A$000

Research and 
Development 
Equipment  
A$000

Asset under 
construction 
A$000

Total 
A$000

3,072

1,310

(3)

(706)

(1)

4

125

543

-

(104)

-

 -

164

3,361

-

-

-

-

 -

1,853

(3)

(810)

(1)

4

3,676

564

164

4,404

7,888

(4,212)

3,676

1,263

(699)

564

164

9,315

 -

(4,911)

164

4,404

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seeingmachinesa. Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the year (continued)

Consolidated 

At 1 July 2020 net of accumulated 
depreciation and impairment

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation charge for the year

Foreign exchange differences

Transferred from right-of-use assets1 (Note 29)

At 30 June 2021 net of accumulated 
depreciation and impairment

At 30 June 2021

Cost 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

Net carrying amount

Office Furniture, 
Fittings and 
Equipment  
A$000

Research and 
Development 
Equipment  
A$000

Asset under 
construction 
A$000

Total 
A$000

3,000

439

-

 (500)

(7)

140

56

87

-

 (18)

-

-

152

3,208

12

-

 -

-

-

538

-

 (518)

(7)

140

 3,072

 125

 164

 3,361

7,461

 (4,389)

 3,072

728

 (603)

 125

164

8,353

 -

 (4,992)

 164

 3,361

1 Office equipment leased at 30 June 2020 was purchased during the financial year ending 30 June 2021, thereby extinguishing the lease. The transfer to property, 
plant and equipment consisted of original cost of A$418,000 and accumulated depreciation of A$278,000.

19. Non-current Assets – Intangible Assets and Development Costs

a. Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the year

Consolidated 

At 1 July 2021 net of accumulated amortisation  
and impairment

Additions

Disposals

Amortisation charge for the year

At 30 June 2022 net of accumulated amortisation  
and impairment

At 30 June 2022

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Development 
Costs  
A$000

Patents, 
Licences and 
Trademarks 
A$000

Total 
A$000

8,311

1,229

9,540

25,659

-

(1,203)

32,767

33,970

(1,203)

343

(1)

(61)

26,002

(1)

(1,264)

1,510

34,277

1,820

35,790

(310)

(1,513)

Net carrying amount

 32,767 

 1,510

 34,277

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seeingmachines19. Non-current Assets – Intangible Assets and Development Costs (continued)

a. Reconciliation of carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the year (continued)

Consolidated 

At 1 July 2020 net of accumulated amortisation  
and impairment

Additions

Disposals

Amortisation charge for the year

At 30 June 2021 net of accumulated amortisation  
and impairment

At 30 June 2021

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Net carrying amount

Development 
Costs  
A$000

Patents, 
Licences and 
Trademarks 
A$000

-

8,311

-

 -

899

484

(106)

 (48)

Total 
A$000

899

8,795

(106)

 (48)

 8,311

 1,229

 9,540

8,311

 -

8,311

1,751

10,062

 (522)

 (522)

 1,229

 9,540

The Group capitalises costs for product development projects. Initial capitalisation of costs is based 
on management’s judgement that technological and economic feasibility is confirmed, usually when 
a product development project has reached a defined milestone according to an established project 
management model. Refer to Note 3(g) for the relevant accounting policy related to intangible assets, 
including development costs.

In accordance with the Group’s accounting policies and processes, the Group performs its impairment 
testing annually at 30 June. Intangible assets are reviewed at each reporting period to determine  
whether there is an indication of impairment or impairment reversal. Where an indicator of impairment  
or impairment reversal exists, a formal estimate of the recoverable amount is made at the reporting period. 
At 30 June 2022, no impairment indicators were noted.

20. Other Financial Assets

Financial assets at amortised cost

Term deposits

Total other financial assets

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

472

472

472

472

At 30 June 2022, term deposits held are classified as short-term and consist of a term deposit of $140,000 
maturing on 27 February 2023 with an interest rate of 0.3775% and a term deposit of $332,000 maturing 
on 2 May 2023 with an interest rate of 1.78%.

The term deposits are short-term in nature and therefore, the carrying values approximate their fair value.

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seeingmachines21. Current Liabilities – Trade and Other Payables

Trade payables

Accrued expenses

GST, Payroll Tax and Payroll Liabilities

Other current liabilities

Total trade and other payables

a. Fair value

 Consolidated

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

3,932

5,483

6,959

 17

2,186

1,981

4,631

41

16,391

8,839

Due to the short-term nature of these payables, their carrying value is assumed to approximate their fair 
value. Included in the GST, Payroll Tax and Payroll Liabilities is the accrual for the FY22 STI (short-term 
incentive) amounting to A$2,979,000 (2021: A$2,461,000).

b. Foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk

Information regarding foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk exposure is set out in Note 5.

22. Provisions

Current

Annual leave

Long service leave

Warranties provision (Note 23)

Provision for income tax

Total provisions - current

Non-Current

Long service leave

Other provisions

Total provisions - non-current

 Consolidated

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

3,390

2,936

894

758

56

705

641

611

5,098

 4,893

287

69

356

128

64

192

a. Nature and timing of provisions 

Refer to Note 3(k) for the relevant accounting policy and a discussion of the significant estimations and 
assumptions applied in the measurement of the provisions.

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23. Movement in Provisions 

At 1 July 2020

Arising during the year 

Utilised

As at 30 June 2021

Arising during the year 

Utilised

At 30 June 2022

24. Contract liabilities

Deferred revenue

Total contract liabilities 

Maintenance Warranties  
A$000

475

212

(46)

641

549

(432)

758

 Consolidated

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

3,622

3,622

772

772

Contract liabilities totalling A$362,000 included in the balance at 30 June 2021 were satisfied and 
recognised as revenue during the year ended 30 June 2022.

25. Financial Liabilities

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

948

948

948

918

918

918

4,356

5,272

4,356

 5,272

4,356

 5,272

Current

Financial liabilities at amortised cost

Lease liabilities

Total financial liabilities at amortised cost 

Total financial liabilities - current 

Non-Current

Financial liabilities at amortised cost

Lease liabilities

Total financial liabilities at amortised cost 

Total financial liabilities - non-current

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26. Contributed Equity

Ordinary shares

Total contributed equity 

Number of ordinary shares

Issued and fully paid

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

313,029

257,382

313,029

 257,382

Consolidated

2022  
Thousands 

2021 
Thousands 

4,156,019

3,875,618

Fully paid shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends. The Company has no set 
authorised share capital and shares have no par value.

Movement in ordinary shares: 

As at 1 July 2020

Shares issued 

Transaction costs

At 30 June 2021

As at 1 July 2021

Shares issued

Transaction costs 

As at 30 June 2022 

27. Accumulated Losses and Reserves

a. Movements in accumulated losses and reserves

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

Shares  
Thousands 

2021 
A$000

A$000

3,365,214

217,204

 510,404

 41,199

-

(1,021)

 3,875,618

257,382

3,875,618

257,382

280,401

57,062

-

 (1,415)

4,156,019

 313,029

Refer to the statement of changes in equity for movements in accumulated losses and other reserves.

b. Nature and purpose of reserves

Foreign currency translation reserve

The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record exchange differences arising from the 
translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries.

Employee equity benefits reserve

The employee equity benefits reserve is used to record the value of share-based payments provided  
to employees, including KMP, as part of their remuneration. Refer to Note 33 for further details of the plan.

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seeingmachines28. Statement of Cash Flow Information

a. Reconciliation of net loss after tax to net cash flows

For the year ended 30 June

Reconciliation of net loss after tax to net cash flows from operations

Loss after tax

Depreciation

Amortisation

Net gain on foreign exchange (unrealised)

(Profit)/loss on sale of assets

Share-based payments

Changes in assets / liabilities net of the effect of purchases

Decrease in inventories

(Increase) in trade and other receivables

(Increase) in other current assets

Increase in provisions

Increase in trade and other payables

(Decrease)/ Increase in other liabilities

Increase in contract liabilities

 Consolidated

2022  
A$000

2021 
A$000

(25,323)

(17,420)

814

2,079

158

-

5,159

1,322

(7,132)

(2,805)

369

7,552

(886)

2,850

525

787

219

(5)

3,376

2,116

(9,386)

(2,283)

1,108

969

353

- 

Net cash used in operating activities

 (15,843)

(19,641)

29. Leases

Group as a lessee

The Group has lease contracts for office space and other equipment used in its operations. Leases of office 
space and other equipment generally have lease terms between 3 and 15 years. The Group’s obligations 
under its leases are secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets. Generally, the Group is restricted 
from assigning and subleasing the leased assets.

The Group also has certain leases of machinery with lease terms of 12 months or less and leases of 
office equipment with low value. The Group applies the ‘short-term lease’ and ‘lease of low-value assets’ 
recognition exemptions for these leases.

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Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognised and the movements during  
the period:

As at 1 July 2020 

Additions

Amortisation expense

Foreign exchange differences

Transferred to property, plant and equipment1 (Note 18)

As at 30 June 2021 

Additions

Lease terminations

Amortisation expense

Foreign exchange differences

As at 30 June 2022

Office space 
A$000

Other 
equipment 
A$000

Total 
A$000

4,231

729

 (739)

31

 -

4,252

 166

(170)

(815)

16

3,449

140

-

-

-

(140) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,371

729

(739)

31

(140)

4,252

166

(170)

(815)

16

3,449

1 Office equipment leased at 30 June 2020 was purchased during the financial year ended 30 June 2021, thereby extinguishing the lease. The transfer to property, plant 
and equipment consisted of original cost of A$418,000 and accumulated depreciation of A$278,000

Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

As at 1 July 

Additions

Accretion of interest

Lease terminations

Payments

At 30 June 

Current 

Non-current

2022 
A$000

6,190

166

 453

(235)

(1,270) 

 5,304

948

4,356

2021 
A$000

6,420

757

472

-

(1,459) 

6,190

918

5,272

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The maturity analysis of lease liabilities are disclosed in Note 5. The following are the amounts recognised 
in profit or loss:

Amortisation expense of right-of-use assets

Interest expense on lease liabilities

Expense relating to short-term leases (included in operations expense)

At 30 June

2022 
A$000

2021 
A$000

815

453

-

1,268

739

472

-

1,211

The incremental borrowing rate at 30 June 2022 is between 6 - 10% per annum (2021: 8% per annum).

The Group has lease contracts that include extension and termination options. These options are 
negotiated by management to provide flexibility in managing the leased-asset portfolio and align with  
the Group’s business needs. Management exercises significant judgement in determining whether  
these extension and termination options are reasonably certain to be exercised (refer to Note 4).

30. Related Party Disclosure

a. Information about subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Seeing Machines Limited and its 
subsidiaries’ as follows:

Name

% Equity Interest

Investment

Country of 
incorporation

2022

2021

2022

2021

Seeing Machines Incorporated

United States

100%

100%

770,307

770,307

Seeing Machines Executive Share Plan Pty Ltd

Australia

100%

100%

100

100

Seeing Machines Share Plans Trust

Australia

100%

100%

Seeing Machines (Sales) Pty Ltd

Australia

100%

100%

Fovio Pty Limited (formerly Fovionix Pty Limited)

Australia

100%

100%

Fovio Incorporated

United States

100%

100%

Seeing Machines (UK) Ltd

United Kingdom

100%

100%

10

12

100

50

169

10

12

100

50

169

Seeing Machines Japan Ltd

Japan

100%

100%

13,636

13,636

Seeing Machines Germany*

Germany

100%

100%

41,689

41,689

Seeing Machines New Zealand 

New Zealand

100%

-

91

-

* During the current year, a new branch office of Seeing Machines Germany was set up in the Netherlands effective 1 November 2021.

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b. Materially owned subsidiaries

There are no subsidiaries held at 30 June 2022 that have non-controlling interests.

c. Key management personnel

Details relating to key management personnel, including remuneration paid are included in Note 32.

d. Director-related transactions

(i)  Shareholdings of Directors 

Directors

K Hill

P McGlone (iv)

Y K NG (i)

J Murray (ii)

G Vorster

M Brown (iii)

Directors

K Hill

Y K NG (i)

J Murray (ii)

G Vorster

M Brown (iii)

R Burger
(resigned 30 Nov 2020)

L Carmichael
(resigned 30 Nov 2020)

Notes:

Balance 1 
July 2021

Granted as 
remuneration

Acquired or 
sold for cash

Net change 
other

Balance 30 
June 2022

2,762,080

250,000

2,160,349

432,291

109,375

-

5,714,095

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

637,920

-

 -

200,000

 -

 -

837,920

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,400,000

250,000

2,160,349

632,291

109,375

-

6,552,015

Balance 1 
July 2020

Granted as 
remuneration

Acquired or 
sold for cash

Net change 
other

Balance 30 
June 2021

2,187,080

375,000

200,000

1,785,349

375,000

 -

182,291

250,000

-

-

-

109,375

-

793,463

187,500

2,070,813

375,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

(980,963)

(2,445,813)

2,762,080

250,000

2,160,349

432,291

109,375

-

-

-

 -

 -

-

 -

6,836,705

1,604,166

700,000

(3,426,776)

5,714,095

P McGlone (iv)

-

-

250,000

(i) Yong Kang NG has an additional indirect interest in the Company by virtue of his deemed (by virtue of his spouse) ownership of shares in V S Industry Berhard (VSI).

(ii) John Murray’s interest in the Company is held by virtue of his direct ownership of shares in Nanjop Pty Ltd.

(iii) Michael Brown has an additional indirect interest in the Company by virtue of his relationship with Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited.

(iv) Paul McGlone has unvested performance rights and options on 30 June 2022. Please refer to Note 33(b)(ii) & (iii) for more details. 

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seeingmachines(ii) Other Director related transactions

All transactions with director-related entities were made under normal commercial terms and conditions.

31. Key Management Personnel

a. Details of Key Management Personnel

(i)  Directors

Kate Hill

Non-Executive Director and Chair

Paul McGlone

CEO and Executive Director

Yong Kang NG

Non-Executive Director 

Gerhard Vorster

Non-Executive Director 

John Murray

Non-Executive Director

Michael Brown

Non-Executive Director

(ii)  Executives (Other Key Management Personnel)

Paul McGlone

Chief Executive Officer

Naomi Rule

Chief Financial Officer

Nicolas DiFiore

Senior Vice President (SVP) OEM Solutions

Mike Lenné

Chief Science and Innovation Officer

Max Verberne 

General Manager - (GM) Aftermarket Solutions

Ryan Murphy

Chief Operating Officer (role terminated 4 June 2021)

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seeingmachines32. Compensation for Key Management Personnel

FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 June 2022

Salary/Fees/ 
Bonus/Leave

Superannuation

Rights/ Options

Short-Term 
A$000

Post-Employment 
A$000

Share-Based 
Payments A$000

Total  
A$000

Chair

Kate Hill

CEO and Executive 

Paul McGlone

Non-Executive Directors

Y K NG

John Murray

Gerhard Vorster

Michael Brown

Other Key Management Personnel1

Total 

1 Other key management personnel include the Executives as listed at Note 31(a)(ii). 

137

885

75

85

79

75

2,155

3,491

14

29

-

8

8

-

143

 202

-

151

210

1,124

-

-

-

-

75

93

87

75

1,009

1,219

3,307

 4,912

FOR THE YEAR ENDED  
30 June 2021

Salary/Fees/ 
Bonus/Leave

Superannuation

Rights/ Options

Short-Term 
A$000

Post-Employment 
A$000

Share-Based 
Payments A$000

Total  
A$000

Chair

Kate Hill

CEO and Executive 

Paul McGlone (appointed 4 Jul 2019)

Non-Executive Directors

Y K NG

John Murray

Gerhard Vorster

Michael Brown

R Burger (resigned 30 Nov 2020)

L Carmichael (resigned 30 Nov 2020)

Other Key Management Personnel1

Total 

123

705

72

68

74

47

27

32

2,810

3,958

7

25

-

6

4

-

-

-

98

140

-

130

331

1,061

-

-

-

-

-

-

72

74

78

47

27

32

 688

1,019

3,596

5,117

1 Other key management personnel include the Executives as listed at Note 31(a)(ii).

The amounts disclosed in the table are the amounts recognised as an expense during the reporting period related to key 
management personnel.

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seeingmachines 
 
33. Share-based payments plans

a. Recognised share-based payment expenses

The expense recognised for employee services received during the year is shown in the table below:

Expense arising from the performance rights long term incentive

Expense arising from options under long term incentive

Total expense arising from share-based payment transactions

 Consolidated 

2022 
A$000

5,022

137

5,159

2021 
A$000

3,249

1

 3,250

b. Type of share-based payment plan

2010 Executive Share Plan

In July 2010 the Company adopted an Executive 
Share Plan (2010 Plan). Under the 2010 Plan 
the Board may offer and issue ordinary fully paid 
shares (Shares) to employees or officers (including 
Directors) of the Company from time to time. The 
Company has made the following types of offers 
under the 2010 Plan:

Options were issued to a key staff member in 
October 2016, the options were valued using 
a binomial model using volatility as a proxy for 
implied volatility, long term UK government bond 
prices for the risk free rate and AIM share price 
information. All options expire after 10 years. At 30 
June 2022 the weighted average remaining life for 
the outstanding share options was 5.21 years (2021: 
6.21 years) and the exercise price for all outstanding 
options was £0.0561. No new options were granted 
during the year.

i. 

Long Term Incentive – 2020 Performance 
rights or share options offers – Executive  
and key staff

In November 2021 the Company awarded a total 
of 64,996,414 performance rights in respect of 
ordinary shares to Executive and key staff to be 
issued at nil cost. 

From 1 July 2015, senior staff and other key staff are 
offered long term incentive (LTI) performance rights 
or share options. Under this structure, the staff 
are only able to exercise the rights, and have new 
ordinary shares issued to them, if any performance, 
market and vesting conditions are met. These 
conditions typically include a performance 
condition requiring the staff member to achieve a 
minimum “meets expectations” rating and some 
rights have included a market condition in the form 
of a minimum Target Share Price (TSP). The vesting 
period ranges from 9 months to 5 years from the 
end of the relevant financial year or grant date. 
Performance rights or options are often offered as 
part of the annual remuneration review and may 
be offered at other times. Any offer of performance 
rights or options requires Board approval and, 
when granted, is announced to the market.

14,845,702 of the performance rights under the 
LTI have been awarded in recognition of the past 
achievement of the Company's objectives in 
FY2021. The rights were valued at the spot rate of 
the shares at grant date, and the value is amortised 
over the vesting period. The rights vest annually 
over 3 years in equal tranches with the first vesting 
date being 1 July 2022 and require the employee 
to remain continuously employed by the Company 
until each relevant vesting date. If an employee 
leaves before the rights vest and the service 
condition is therefore not met, the rights lapse.

In some cases, for ‘good leavers’, determined on 
a discretionary basis by management, options 
are prorated for service in the current period and 
that portion are vested on termination, and the 
remaining rights are cancelled.

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seeingmachinesto the CEO to be issued at nil cost. The rights 
vest annually over 5 years in equal tranches 
with the first vesting date being 1 July 2020, with 
each issue conditional on the satisfaction of key 
conditions including TSP performance and require 
the employee to remain continuously employed 
by the Company until each relevant vesting date. 
For the purposes of determining whether the TSP 
has been achieved at a particular vesting date 
the share price will be determined by the 30-day 
VWAP immediately prior to the particular vesting 
date. If the employee leaves before the rights vest 
and the service condition is therefore not met the 
rights lapse.

Achievement of the following TSP performance  
is required for each tranche to vest:

Tranche 1: £0.061
Tranche 2: £0.076
Tranche 3: £0.095
Tranche 4: £0.119
Tranche 5: £0.149

If the TSP has been achieved at the particular 
vesting date, then 100% of the performance rights 
allocated to that tranche will vest. Where at least 
90% of the TSP has been achieved at the particular 
vesting date the corresponding Performance 
Rights equal to the proportion of the TSP achieved 
for that year will vest.

Where less than 90% of the TSP is achieved 0% 
of the rights will vest. However, the performance 
rights issued under the tranche will have the 
opportunity to achieve 50% vesting two years later 
by way of re-test. The re-test feature is such that 
50% will vest if the original TSP is achieved at the 
following two consecutive LTI vesting dates. The 
remaining 50% will lapse. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical 
factors adversely influencing the share-price 
during FY22 the Board has agreed to roll 100% 
of the Tranche 3 rights (5,000,000 rights) for 
retesting on 1 July 2023 and 1 July 2024.

The remaining 50,150,712 performance rights 
have been granted under Key Person Agreements 
in respect of a total of 27 nominated key people. 
These people have been identified as having 
key roles directly related to the Company's long-
term success and the allocation of accelerated 
performance rights has been implemented by the 
Board to successfully retain these employees and 
affirm successful delivery on a range of projects 
and customer commitments. These awards have 
an accelerated grant with delayed vesting taking 
place on 1 July 2024 and require the employee to 
remain continuously employed by the Company 
until the vesting date. If an employee leaves  
before the rights vest and the service condition  
is therefore not met, the rights lapse. In some 
cases, for 'good leavers', determined on a 
discretionary basis by management, options are 
prorated for service in the current period and that 
portion are vested on termination, the remaining 
rights are cancelled.

There is no cash settlement of the rights. The 
Group accounts for the Executive Share Plan as  
an equity-settled plan.

ii. 

 2019 CEO Call Options Scheme

In September 2019 the Company awarded rights to 
acquire 12,000,000 ordinary shares as part of the 
Company's Call Option Scheme to the CEO. These 
rights will vest on 1 July 2022, providing the CEO 
remains continuously employed by the company, 
and will be exercisable at any point within one 
year at a price of £0.0441 per ordinary share, being 
the average daily volume weighted average price 
(VWAP) over the 5 trading days to 27 September 
2020. There is no cash settlement of the options 
and the options will expire if they are not exercised 
by 1 July 2023.

Taking into account the terms and conditions 
upon which the options were granted, and the 
assumptions outlined below, the weighted average 
fair value of the options at grant date is £0.0182.  
At 30 June the weighted average remaining life  
for the outstanding share options was 1 year  
(2021: 2 years).

iii.  2019 CEO LTI Performance Rights

In September 2019 the Company awarded 
25,000,000 rights in respect of ordinary shares 

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seeingmachinesIn some cases, for ‘good leavers’, the Board, in its absolute discretion, may partially allow some of the 
rights to acquire Shares to be exercised or allocate cash on a pro rata basis, having regard to the group 
performance to that point and the likelihood that the group will achieve the KPIs by the performance date. 
Any remaining rights are cancelled.

Taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted, and the assumptions 
outlined below, the following fair values have been calculated:

Tranche 1: £0.0190
Tranche 2: £0.0193
Tranche 3: £0.0193
Tranche 4: £0.0192
Tranche 5: £0.0192

The table below summarises the number of performance rights issued, vested, cancelled and open for 
testing/ retesting on 30 June 2022.

Tranche

Tranche 1

Tranche 2

Tranche 3

Tranche 4

Tranche 5

Total

Original 
Vesting date

No. of rights

Rights 
vested

Rights 
cancelled

Open for  
testing/ retesting

1 July 2020

5,000,000

2,500,000

2,500,000

1 July 2021

5,000,000

5,000,000

1 July 2022

5,000,000

1 July 2023

5,000,000

1 July 2024

5,000,000 

-

-

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

 25,000,000

 7,500,000

 2,500,000

15,000,000

The fair values at grant date are estimated using a binomial pricing model using historic volatility as a 
proxy for implied volatility, long term UK government bond prices for the risk-free rate and share price 
information from DataStream. The following assumptions have been used in calculating the fair values in 
relation to offers made to the CEO:

Dividend yield: 0%
Volatility: 63%
Post-vesting Withdrawal Rate (options only): 0% Risk-free interest rate:
1 Year: 0.56%
2 Year: 0.44%
3 Year: 0.39%
4 Year: 0.36%
5 Year: 0.35%
6 Year: 0.36%
7 Year: 0.37%

For the year ended 30 June 2022, the Company has recognised A$5,159,000 of share - based payment 
expense in the statement of comprehensive income (2021: A$3,250,000).

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seeingmachinesc. Summaries of shares issued and held in Trust

2022 
No ‘000

2022 
WAP* (pence)

2021 
No ‘000

2021 
WAP* (pence)

Shares held in Trust at 1 July

Issued during the year

85,790 

-

Vested and transferred during the year

 (36,073)

Shares held in Trust at 30 June

49,717

9.64

-

10.43

9.06

41,405

70,000

 (25,615)

85,790

6.92

9.50

6.80

9.64

d. Summaries of rights granted under the Performance Right Scheme:

Outstanding at 1 July

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Outstanding at 30 June

Exercisable at 30 June

2022 
No ‘000

2022 
WAP* (pence)

2021 
No ‘000

2021 
WAP* (pence)

131,215,354

64,996,414

 (3,284,533)

 (30,466,951)

 162,460,284

45,168,455

5.65

9.55

7.47

7.88

6.75

5.39

132,333,408

29,964,495

(7,072,085)

(24,010,464)

 131,215,354

51,806,200

5.97

5.60

4.79

7.69

5.65

7.02

* Weighted Average Price (WAP) is the Market price at the time of grant.

34. Commitments

As at 30 June 2022, the Group had commitments of A$36,287,850 (2021: A$15,981,803) relating to the 
manufacturing contract for the Group's Guardian 2.1 product for the period July 2022 to July 2023.

35. Contingent Liabilities

As at 30 June 2022, there were no contingent liabilities (2021: Nil).

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seeingmachines36. Events After the Reporting Date

On 4 October 2022, Seeing Machines entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) 
with Magna International (“Magna”), to pursue driver and occupant monitoring system business targeting 
the vehicle’s interior rear-view mirror. Under the terms of the Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, 
Seeing Machines and Magna will exclusively co-market driver and occupant monitoring, solely where the 
Company’s IP is fully integrated inside the rear-view mirror, until the end of June 2025. In return for Seeing 
Machines granting exclusivity to Magna for the mirror, Magna will make an upfront payment to Seeing 
Machines of US$10m, with an additional US$7.5m payable over the following 2 years.

At the same time, Magna has also agreed to invest up to an additional US$47.5m into Seeing Machines 
via a non-transferable 4-year convertible note maturing in October 2026 (the “Convertible Note”). The 
Convertible Note, which can be drawn down in two tranches across the 4-year term, subject to the 
satisfaction of certain closing conditions,is convertible into ordinary shares at a price of 11 British pence  
per share. The first tranche, being US$30m, was drawn on 5 October 2022 with the remainder available 
until December 2024. The Convertible Note has an all-in yield of 8%, inclusive of fees. 

Magna may elect to convert the principal and at Seeing Machines’ election, interest outstanding under 
the Convertible Note at any time during its term, up to a maximum of 349,650,350 shares which, when 
added to Magna’s existing shareholding in the Company, will represent approximately 9.9% of the fully 
diluted share capital of the Company. The Convertible Note contains standard covenants, and anti-dilution 
provisions. The interest due at the end of the facility can be paid in cash or converted into equity at Seeing 
Machines' election.

37. Auditors' Remuneration

The auditor of the Group is PricewaterhouseCoopers (2021: Ernst & Young). 

Consolidated

2022 
A$

2021 
A$

Amounts received or due and receivable by our auditors for:

An audit or review of the financial report of the entity and any other entity 
in the consolidated group

270,914

139,000

Other services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the consolidated group

Tax compliance

Accounting advisory services

Total

-

74,861

51,000

-

321,914

213,861

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seeingmachinesdirectors’ 

declaration

In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Seeing Machines Limited, I state that:

1. In the opinion of the Directors:

(a)  the financial statements and notes of the consolidated entity are in accordance with the 

Corporations Act 2001, including:

(i)  Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2022  

and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

(ii)  Complying with Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations)  

and the Corporations Regulations 2001;

(b)  The financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards  

as disclosed in Note 2(a); and

(c)  There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and 

when they become due and payable

2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in 
accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2022.

On behalf of the board

Paul McGlone
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Canberra

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seeingmachinesIndependent auditor’s report 

To the members of Seeing Machines Limited 
Independent auditor’s report 
Report on the audit of the financial report 

To the members of Seeing Machines Limited 

Our opinion 

Report on the audit of the financial report 

In our opinion: 

The accompanying financial report of Seeing Machines Limited (the Company) and its controlled 
entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

Our opinion 

financial performance for the year then ended

In our opinion: 
(a) giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its
The accompanying financial report of Seeing Machines Limited (the Company) and its controlled 
entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 
(b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
(a) giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its

What we have audited 
The Group financial report comprises: 

financial performance for the year then ended

(b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

●
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●
●

●
●
●
●
●

●

What we have audited 
The Group financial report comprises: 

the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022
the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended
the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended
the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022
the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended
the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information
the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended
the directors’ declaration.
the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information
the directors’ declaration.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial 
report section of our report. 

Basis for opinion 

Basis for opinion 

●

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial 
for our opinion. 
report section of our report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion. 

Independence 
We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional & Ethical 
Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 
Independence 
Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also 
We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 
Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional & Ethical 
Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 
Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757  
2 Riverside Quay, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006, GPO Box 1331 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 
T: +61 3 8603 1000, F: +61 3 8603 1999, www.pwc.com.au  

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757  
2 Riverside Quay, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006, GPO Box 1331 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 
T: +61 3 8603 1000, F: +61 3 8603 1999, www.pwc.com.au  

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

Our audit approach 

An audit is designed to provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from 

material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if 

individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of 

users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an 

opinion on the financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management 

structure of the Group, its accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

Materiality 

● For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group materiality of $1 million, which represents

approximately 4% of the Group’s loss before tax.

● We applied this threshold, together with qualitative considerations, to determine the scope of our audit and

the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the

financial report as a whole.

● We chose Group loss before tax because, in our view, it is the benchmark against which the performance

of the Group is most commonly measured.

● We utilised a 4% threshold based on our professional judgement, noting it is within the range of commonly

● Our audit focused on where the Group made subjective judgements; for example, significant accounting

estimates involving assumptions and inherently uncertain future events.

acceptable thresholds.

Audit Scope 

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 

our audit of the financial report for the current period. The key audit matters were addressed in the 

context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 

not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a 

particular audit procedure is made in that context. We communicated the key audit matters to the Risk, 

Audit and Finance Committee. 

Our audit approach 

An audit is designed to provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from 
material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if 
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of 
users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an 
opinion on the financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management 
structure of the Group, its accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies

approximately 4% of the Group’s loss before tax.

Materiality 

● For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group materiality of $1 million, which represents

● We applied this threshold, together with qualitative considerations, to determine the scope of our audit and
the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the
financial report as a whole.

● We chose Group loss before tax because, in our view, it is the benchmark against which the performance

of the Group is most commonly measured.

● We utilised a 4% threshold based on our professional judgement, noting it is within the range of commonly

acceptable thresholds.

Audit Scope 

● Our audit focused on where the Group made subjective judgements; for example, significant accounting

estimates involving assumptions and inherently uncertain future events.

Key audit matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the financial report for the current period. The key audit matters were addressed in the 
context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 
not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a 
particular audit procedure is made in that context. We communicated the key audit matters to the Risk, 
Audit and Finance Committee. 

Independent auditor’s report 

To the members of Seeing Machines Limited 

Report on the audit of the financial report 

Our opinion 

In our opinion: 

The accompanying financial report of Seeing Machines Limited (the Company) and its controlled 

entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a) giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its

financial performance for the year then ended

(b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

What we have audited 

The Group financial report comprises: 

the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022

the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended

the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended

the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended

●

●

●

●

●

●

and other explanatory information

the directors’ declaration.

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 

those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial 

report section of our report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 

for our opinion. 

Independence 

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the 

Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional & Ethical 

Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 

Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also 

fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

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Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Revenue recognition for non-recurring 
engineering services 
(Refer to notes 4 & 7) [$8.2 million] 

The Group recognised revenue from pre-production 
non-recurring engineering services of $8.2 million.  
Revenue recognition is a key audit matter due to the 
significant judgement associated with the recognition 
of this revenue, particularly: 

● Identification of performance obligations within the

contract including a number of identifiable goods
from non-engineering services and an Intellectual
Property (IP) licence,

● Allocating the transaction price to separate

performance obligations,

● Determining when performance obligations have
been satisfied in order to recognise revenue over
time.

Capitalised development costs 
(Refer to notes 4 & 19) [$25.7 million] 

During the year the Group capitalised $25.7 million of 
internally generated project development costs.  

The capitalisation of project development costs is a 
key audit matter due to the size of the internal costs 
capitalised and the significant judgement involved by 
the Group in assessing whether the criteria set out in 
the Australian Accounting Standards required for 
capitalisation of such costs had been met, particularly: 

● The technical feasibility of the project,

Our audit procedures included, amongst others: 

● The likelihood of the project delivering sufficient

● On a sample basis, agreeing capitalised costs to

● Obtaining an understanding of the terms and

conditions of the contracts.

● Assessing whether the Group’s revenue

recognition policies are in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards.

● Assessing distinct goods within the contract that
qualify as separate performance obligations, and
assessing the allocation of the transaction price
based on the relative stand-alone selling price of
each good.

● Agreeing a sample of non-recurring engineering
services revenue transactions to relevant
supporting documentation for performance
obligations completed during the year.

● For non-recurring engineering services

commenced but not completed, assessing total
forecasted contract costs and evaluating the
percentage of completion based on the actual
costs incurred to date and the estimated costs to
complete for performance obligations in progress
as of the reporting date.

● Assessing the Group’s forecasting accuracy by

comparing historical actual costs incurred relative
to the forecast of those costs.

● Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures

in light of the requirements of Australian
Accounting Standards.

Our audit procedures included, amongst others: 

● Evaluating the Group’s policy and process for
calculating the time and cost spent by staff on
product development activities eligible for
capitalisation in accordance with Australian
Accounting Standards.

● Developing an understanding of the capitalised

product development projects undertaken during
the year and assessing whether the costs meet
the criteria for capitalisation in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards.

future economic benefits,

● The useful lives over which costs should be

amortised,

● Recoverability of project development costs.

supporting documentation, including time sheets

and employee contracts, to assess whether

labour hours were authorised and to assess the

capitalisation rate used in determining the

amount of costs to be capitalised.

● Assessing the appropriateness of the useful life

attributed to these costs through consideration of

the economic life of the projects and

benchmarking the useful life based on the

industry.

of impairment.

● Evaluating the Group’s assessment for indicators

● Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures

in light of the requirements of Australian

Accounting Standards.

Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the 

information included in the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022, but does not include the 

financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. 

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not 

express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 

and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 

report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of 

this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are 

required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 

true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 

and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 

financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 

fraud or error. 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

● The likelihood of the project delivering sufficient

future economic benefits,

● The useful lives over which costs should be

amortised,

● Recoverability of project development costs.

● On a sample basis, agreeing capitalised costs to
supporting documentation, including time sheets
and employee contracts, to assess whether
labour hours were authorised and to assess the
capitalisation rate used in determining the
amount of costs to be capitalised.

● Assessing the appropriateness of the useful life

attributed to these costs through consideration of
the economic life of the projects and
benchmarking the useful life based on the
industry.

● Evaluating the Group’s assessment for indicators

of impairment.

● Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures

in light of the requirements of Australian
Accounting Standards.

Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the 
information included in the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022, but does not include the 
financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. 

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not 
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial 
report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of 
this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are 
required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to 
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 
an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditing 
and Assurance Standards Board website at: 
https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf. This description forms part of our 
auditor's report. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Jon Roberts 
Partner 

Melbourne 
27 October 2022 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to 

continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 

going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 

operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 

free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 

includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 

an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 

misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 

if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 

decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditing 

and Assurance Standards Board website at: 

https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf. This description forms part of our 

auditor's report. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Jon Roberts 

Partner 

Melbourne 

27 October 2022