Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2009

30 Provisions

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Current

   

Employee benefits provision

   

Annual leave (i)

10,614

9,146

Long service leave (ii)

6,736

5,830

 

17,350

14,976

Other provisions

   

Public liability provision

778

663

Workers’ compensation

1,506

472

Contaminated Sites

2,455

1,444

Employment on-costs (iii)

1,210

923

 

5,949

3,502

 
 

23,299

18,478

Non-Current

   

Employee benefits provision

   

Long service leave (ii)

5,743

5,086

Deferred salary scheme

51

100

 

5,794

5,186

Other provisions

   

Contaminated Sites

614

532

Employment on-costs (iii)

383

342

 

997

874

 
 

6,791

6,060

(i) Annual leave has been classified as current as there is no unconditional right to defer settlement for at least 12 months after balance sheet date. Assessments indicate that actual settlement of liabilities will occur as follows:

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Within 12 months of balance sheet date

6,784

6,029

More than 12 months after balance sheet date

3,830

3,117

 

10,614

9,146

(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 balance sheet date. Assessments indicate that actual settlement of the liabilities will occur as follows:

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Within 12 months of balance sheet date

1,183

981

More than 12 months after balance sheet date

11,296

9,935

 

12,479

10,916

(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.

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Public liability provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

663

460

Additional provisions recognised

118

1,212

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(3)

(1,009)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

778

663

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Workers' compensation provisions

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

472

3,774

Additional provisions recognised

3,777

1,619

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(2,743)

(4,921)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

1,506

472

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Employment on-cost provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,265

1,410

Additional provisions recognised

1,035

483

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(707)

(628)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

1,593

1,265

 

2009
$000

2008
$000

Contaminated Sites Provision

   

Carrying amount at the start of the year

1,976

3,126

Additional provisions recognised

3,081

279

Payments/other sacrifices of economic benefit

(1,988)

(1,429)

Carrying amount at the end of the year

3,069

1,976

Provision has been established to cover for the costs related to 21 contaminated sites.