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Cash Flow Statement

for the period ended 30 June 2019

2019

2018

Original Budget

Note

$'000

$'000

$'000

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash Received

Appropriations1

3,332,122

3,102,074

3,516,872

Rendering of services2

123,442

107,534

122,950

Receipts transferred from the Official Public Account

310,368

257,660

-

GST received

148,305

136,635

123,056

Other2

28,436

17,694

117

Total cash received

3,942,673

3,621,597

3,762,995

Cash Used

Employees

1,936,890

1,908,100

1,920,576

Suppliers

1,664,779

1,412,867

1,552,142

Borrowing costs (finance leases)

107

706

-

Receipts transferred to the Official Public Account

318,201

281,806

286,464

Total cash used

3,919,977

3,603,479

3,759,182

Net cash inflow from operating activities

22,696

18,118

3,813

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Cash Received

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

2

1

-

Total cash received

2

1

-

Cash Used

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

16,775

22,203

34,487

Purchase of intangibles

153,306

155,770

109,631

Total cash used

170,081

177,973

144,118

Net cash used by investing activities

(170,079)

(177,972)

(144,118)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash Received

Appropriations - contributed equity1

170,083

176,314

140,377

Total cash received

170,083

176,314

140,377

Cash Used

Payment of finance lease - principal amount

6,276

10,631

-

Total cash used

6,276

10,631

-

Net cash inflow from financing activities

163,807

165,683

140,377

Net increase in cash held

16,424

5,829

72

Cash at the beginning of the reporting period

28,944

23,115

22,542

Cash at the end of the reporting period

3A

45,368

28,944

22,614

1 Comparatives have been reclassified from Appropriations in Operating activities to Appropriations - contributed equity in Financing Activities by $23.0 million.

2 Comparatives have been reclassified from Rendering of services to Other for recovery of legal costs ($26.8 million) and indemnity recoveries ($0.5 million) less legal cost receivables ($9.6 million).

Budget Variances Commentary : Statement of Cash Flows

Explanation of major variances

The variances are supported by the explanations provided above in the Statement of Comprehensive Income and Statement of Financial Position.