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G. Managing Other Uncertainties

This section includes additional information about commitments and other events that may have an impact on future financials. These amounts have not been recorded elsewhere in the statements.

G1. Commitments

Commitments are defined as:

  1. Intentions to create liabilities or assets for the receiving entity, as evidenced by undertakings or agreements to make/obtain future payments to/from other entities; and
  2. Are executory contracts that are not recognised under AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets (i.e. not onerous); but
  3. Do not include future appropriations.

Commitments are disclosed per requirements of AASB 117 Leases, AASB 138 Intangible Assets and AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment.

Departmental

Administered

30 June

30 June

30 June

30 June

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

BY TYPE

Commitments receivable

Domestic property portfolio - rent receivable1

799,830

745,546

-

-

Subleasing - rent receivable2

7,700

9,464

-

-

Net GST recoverable

37,162

37,529

12,309

12,699

Total commitments receivable

844,692

792,539

12,309

12,699

Commitments payable3

Capital commitments

Land and buildings4

68,184

42,298

-

185

Intangible assets development

5,002

14,076

175

-

Infrastructure, plant & equipment

-

142

1,015

3,299

Total capital commitments

73,186

56,516

1,190

3,484

Other commitments

Operating leases5

334,250

351,129

151,159

152,137

Finance leases6

1,344

5,481

-

-

Net GST payable

72,712

67,777

-

-

Total other commitments

408,306

424,387

151,159

152,137

Total commitments payable

481,492

480,903

152,349

155,621

Net commitments by type

363,200

311,636

(140,040)

(142,922)

BY MATURITY

Commitments receivable

Within 1 year

78,699

73,040

3,385

3,582

Between 1 to 5 years

299,637

277,465

7,596

6,838

More than 5 years

466,356

442,034

1,328

2,279

Total commitments receivable

844,692

792,539

12,309

12,699

Commitments payable

Capital commitments

Within 1 year

57,394

48,466

1,190

3,484

Between 1 to 5 years

15,792

8,050

-

-

Total capital commitments

73,186

56,516

1,190

3,484

Operating lease commitments

Within 1 year

17,689

15,729

38,064

37,784

Between 1 to 5 years

68,354

67,752

92,263

82,637

More than 5 years

248,207

267,648

20,832

31,716

Total operating lease commitments

334,250

351,129

151,159

152,137

Finance lease commitments

Within 1 year

1,344

3,245

-

-

Between 1 to 5 years

-

2,236

-

-

Total finance lease commitments

1,344

5,481

-

-

Departmental

Administered

30 June

30 June

30 June

30 June

2019

2018

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

$'000

$'000

Other commitments

Within 1 year

6,357

5,925

-

-

Between 1 to 5 years

26,010

23,879

-

-

More than 5 years

40,345

37,973

-

-

Total other commitments

72,712

67,777

-

-

Total commitments payable

481,492

480,903

152,349

155,621

Net commitments by maturity

363,200

311,636

(140,040)

(142,922)

1 Domestic property portfolio rent receivable includes rent to be received from the non-defence domestic property portfolio within Australia.

2 Subleasing rent receivable arrangements exist with the Department of Human Services for One Canberra Avenue.

3 Commitments relating to goods and services contracts for current and prior years are not required to be disclosed.

4 Land and buildings mainly represent outstanding contractual commitments for construction projects.

5 Operating leases mainly comprise office accommodation for Finance business operations (Departmental) and electorate offices for parliamentarians, Commonwealth Parliament Offices and COMCAR depots (Administered). Implementation of AASB 16 Leases effective from 1 July 2019 will result in the recognition of a right-of-use asset and lease liability.

6 Finance leases represent outstanding contractual commitments relating to IT equipment and software.

G2. Contingencies

Contingent assets and contingent liabilities are not recognised in the Statement of Financial Position but are reported in the notes. They may arise from uncertainty as to the existence of an asset or liability, or represent an asset or liability in respect of which the amount cannot be reliably measured. Contingent assets are disclosed when settlement is probable but not virtually certain and contingent liabilities are recognised when settlement is greater than remote.

Finance does not have any significant quantifiable contingent assets or liabilities, nor does it have any unquantifiable contingent assets.

Unquantifiable contingent liabilities

In the normal course of business (including the non-defence domestic property portfolio and general insurance functions), Finance has a number of matters that are unquantifiable or subject to litigation. At the date of this report, Finance does not consider the outcome of any such matters likely to have a significant effect on its operations or financial position.

G3. Subsequent events

There were no subsequent events after the reporting period.