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30 Provisions

  2011
$000
2010
$000
Current
   

Employee benefits provision

   

Annual leave (i)

12,363

11,533

Long service leave (ii)

11,589

7,460

Deferred salary scheme (iv)

69

0

 

24,021

18,993

Other provisions
   

Public liability provision

141

131

Workers’ compensation

5,546

2,426

Contaminated sites

3,177

660

Employment on-costs (iii)

2,339

1,337

 

11,203

4,554

 

35,224

23,547

     
Non-Current
   

Employee benefits provision

   

Long service leave (ii)

5,975

6,361

Deferred salary scheme (iv)

43

68

 

6,018

6,429

Other provisions

   

Contaminated sites

1,877

350

Employment on-costs (iii)

610

426

 

2,487

776

 

8,505

7,205

  1. Annual leave has been classified as current as there is no unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period. Assessments indicate that actual settlement of liabilities will occur as follows:

Within 12 months of the end of the reporting period

8,749

7,830

More than 12 months after the reporting period

3,614

3,703

 

12,363

11,533

  1. Long service leave liability has been classified as current where there is no unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period. Assessments indicate that actual settlement of the liabilities will occur as follows:
     

Within 12 months of the end of the reporting period

1,725

1,532

More than 12 months after the reporting period

15,839

12,289

 

17,564

13,821

  1. The settlement of annual and long service leave liabilities gives rise to the payment of employment on-costs including payroll tax and workers’ compensation insurance. The provision is the present value of expected future payments.

    The associated expense is disclosed in note 11 ‘Other expenses’.

  2. Deferred salary scheme liabilities have been classified as current where there is no unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after the reporting period. Actual settlement of the liabilities will occur as follows:

Within 12 months of the end of the reporting period

69

0

More than 12 months after the reporting period

43

68

 

112

68

Movements in other provisions

Movements in each class of provisions during the financial year, other than employee benefits, are set out below.

Public liability provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

131

778

Additional provisions recognised

59

(629)

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(49)

(18)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

141

131

     

Workers’ compensation provisions

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

2,426

1,506

Additional provisions recognised

7,696

4,396

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(4,576)

(3,476)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

5,546

2,426

     

Employment on-cost provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,763

1,593

Additional provisions recognised

2,309

1,029

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(1,123)

(859)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

2,949

1,763

     

Contaminated sites provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,010

3,069

Additional provisions recognised

7,126

(711)

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(3,082)

(1,348)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

5,054

1,010

Provision has been established to cover for the costs related to 29 contaminated sites.