Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2009

30 Provisions

 

2010
$000

2009
$000

Current

   

Employee benefits provision

   

Annual leave (i)

11,533

10,614

Long service leave (ii)

7,460

6,736

 

18,993

17,350

Other provisions

   

Public liability provision

131

778

Workers’ compensation

2,426

1,506

Contaminated sites

660

2,455

Employment on-costs (iii)

1,337

1,210

 

4,554

5,949

 

23,547

23,299

Non-Current

   

Employee benefits provision

   

Long service leave (ii)

6,361

5,743

Deferred salary scheme

68

51

 

6,429

5,794

Other provisions

   

Contaminated sites

350

614

Employment on-costs (iii)

426

383

 

776

997

 

7,205

6,791

(i) 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:

 

2010
$000

2009
$000

Within 12 months of the end of the reporting period

7,830

6,784

More than 12 months after the reporting period

3,703

3,830

 

11,533

10,614

(ii) 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:

 

2010
$000

2009
$000

Within 12 months of the end of the reporting period

1,532

1,183

More than 12 months after the reporting period

12,289

11,296

 

13,821

12,479

(iii) The settlement of annual and long service leave liabilities gives rise to the payment of employment on-costs including payroll tax and workers’ compensation premiums. The provision is the present value of expected future payments. The associated expense is included under note 11 ‘Other expenses’.

Movements in other provisions

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

 

2010
$000

2009
$000

Public liability provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

778

663

Additional provisions recognised

(629)

118

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(18)

(3)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

131

778

Workers’ compensation provisions

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,506

472

Additional provisions recognised

4,396

3,777

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(3,476)

(2,743)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

2,426

1,506

Employment on-cost provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,593

1,265

Additional provisions recognised

1,029

1,035

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(859)

(707)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

1,763

1,593

Contaminated sites provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

3,069

1,976

Additional provisions recognised

(711)

3,081

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(1,348)

(1,988)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

1,010

3,069

Provision has been established to cover for the costs related to 15 contaminated sites.