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Commitments And Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments And Contingencies

20. Commitments and contingencies

Guarantees

     The South African Revenue Service and certain of the Company's customers, suppliers and other business partners have asked the Company to provide them with guarantees, including standby letters of credit, issued by a South African bank. The Company is required to procure these guarantees for these third parties to operate its business.

     Nedbank has issued guarantees to these third parties amounting to ZAR 96.0 million ($6.6 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2019) and thereby utilizing part of the Company's short-term facility. The Company in turn has provided nonrecourse, unsecured counter-guarantees to Nedbank for ZAR 96.0 million ($6.6 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2019). The Company pays commission of between 0.4% per annum to 1.94% per annum of the face value of these guarantees and does not recover any of the commission from third parties.

     The Company has not recognized any obligation related to these counter-guarantees in its consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019. The maximum potential amount that the Company could pay under these guarantees is ZAR 96.0 million ($6.6 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2019). The guarantees have reduced the amount available for borrowings under the Company's short-term credit facility described in Note 11.

Contingencies

Challenge to Payment by SASSA of Additional Implementation Costs

     On March 23, 2018, the High Court ordered that the June 15, 2012 variation agreement between SASSA and CPS be reviewed and set aside. CPS was ordered to refund ZAR 317.0 million, including VAT, to SASSA, plus interest from June 2014 to date of payment. On April 4, 2018, CPS filed an application seeking leave to appeal the whole order and judgment of the High Court with the High Court because its believes that the High Court erred in its application of the law and/or in fact in its findings. On April 25, 2018, the High Court refused the application seeking leave to appeal.

     In May 2018, CPS delivered its petition seeking leave to appeal the whole order and judgment of the High Court with the Supreme Court of Appeal. In September 2018, CPS received notification from the Supreme Court that its petition seeking leave to appeal had been granted. The matter is expected to be heard during the first half of calendar 2019. The Company cannot predict how the Supreme Court will rule on the matter.

     The Company is subject to a variety of other insignificant claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management currently believes that the resolution of these other matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.