| 
             Note  | 
            
             2010   | 
            
             2009   | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|
            COST OF SERVICES | 
            |||
| 
             Expenses  | 
            |||
| 
             Employee benefits expense  | 
            
             120,158  | 
            
             110,226  | 
        |
| 
             Supplies and services  | 
            
             192,278  | 
            
             176,289  | 
        |
| 
             Depreciation and amortisation expense  | 
            
             159,026  | 
            
             156,128  | 
        |
| 
             Finance costs  | 
            
             56,587  | 
            
             55,593  | 
        |
| 
             Grants and subsidies  | 
            
             326,098  | 
            
             313,610  | 
        |
| 
             Energy and fuel  | 
            
             15,269  | 
            
             13,835  | 
        |
| 
             Land rationalisation expense  | 
            
             781  | 
            
             2,751  | 
        |
| 
             Loss on disposal of non-current assets  | 
            
             152  | 
            
             831  | 
        |
| 
             Other expenses  | 
            
             12,344  | 
            
             10,555  | 
        |
| 
             Total cost of services  | 
            
             882,693  | 
            
             839,818  | 
        |
| 
             Income  | 
            |||
| 
             Revenue  | 
            |||
| 
             User charges and fees  | 
            
             152,026  | 
            
             149,200  | 
        |
| 
             Land rationalisation lease revenue  | 
            
             83  | 
            
             83  | 
        |
| 
             Operating lease revenue  | 
            
             5,383  | 
            
             5,383  | 
        |
| 
             Commonwealth grants and contributions  | 
            
             416  | 
            
             286  | 
        |
| 
             Interest revenue  | 
            
             977  | 
            
             1,835  | 
        |
| 
             Other revenue  | 
            
             38,889  | 
            
             29,603  | 
        |
| 
             Total revenue  | 
            
             197,774  | 
            
             186,390  | 
        |
| 
             Total income other than income from State Government  | 
            
             197,774  | 
            
             186,390  | 
        |
| 
             NET COST OF SERVICES  | 
            
             684,919  | 
            
             653,428  | 
        |
            INCOME FROM STATE GOVERNMENT | 
            |||
| 
             Service appropriation  | 
            
             695,997  | 
            
             647,706  | 
        |
| 
             Resources received free of charge  | 
            
             1,197  | 
            
             710  | 
        |
| 
             Contribution - other government agencies  | 
            
             4,380  | 
            
             1,007  | 
        |
| 
             Total income from State Government  | 
            
             701,574  | 
            
             649,423  | 
        |
| 
             SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE PERIOD  | 
            
             16,655  | 
            
             (4,005)  | 
        |
            OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 
            |||
| 
             Changes in asset revaluation surplus  | 
            
             1,131,656  | 
            
             25,227  | 
        |
| 
             Total other comprehensive income  | 
            
             1,131,656  | 
            
             25,227  | 
        |
| 
             TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD  | 
            
             1,148,311  | 
            
             21,222  | 
        
Refer to note 42 ‘Schedule of income and expense by service’.
The Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.