EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Percentage of performance shares of the total conditional shares awarded	80.00%
Percentage of retention shares of the total conditional shares awarded	20.00%
Percentage of retention share condition on continuous employment vesting date	100.00%
Hurdle rate	15.00%
Percentage of performance shares linked to condition of hurdle rate	50.00%
Percentage of performance shares linked to condition of peer group performance	50.00%
Phantom shares [Member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Finite term of incentive term	P5Y
Percentage of shares vested in tranches third anniversary	20.00%
Percentage of shares vested in tranches fourth anniversary	30.00%
Percentage of shares vested in tranches fifth anniversary	50.00%
Conditional shares [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Vesting period of shares	3 years

The percentage of hurdle rate.

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Percentage of performance shares linked to condition of peer group performance.

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Percentage of performance shares of the total conditional shares awarded.

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Percentage of retention share condition vesting, if the employee remains in the employ of the Company at vesting date and individual performance criteria are met.

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Percentage of retention shares of the total conditional shares awarded.

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Percentage of shares vested in tranches fifth anniversary.

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Percentage of shares vested in tranches fourth anniversary.

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Percentage of shares vested in tranches third anniversary.

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Percentage of performance shares linked to condition of hurdle rate.

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The vesting period of shares in years after the grant date.

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The description of the maximum term of options granted for a type of share-based payment arrangement that existed at any time during the period. An entity with substantially similar types of share-based payment arrangements may aggregate this information. [Refer: Share-based payment arrangements [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 2
-IssueDate 2021-01-01
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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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