1 This Standard should be applied in financial statements prepared in the context of the
historical cost system in accounting for inventories other than:
(a) work in progress arising under construction contracts, including directly related
service contracts;
(b) financial instruments; and
(c) producers' inventories of livestock, agricultural and forest products, and mineral
ores to the extent that they are measured at net realisable value in accordance with
well established practices in certain industries.