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Note 22. Non-current Liabilities - Provisions

2019

2018

$'000

$'000

Employee benefits

14,535

12,989

Restoration obligations

5,692

5,664

20,227

18,653

Restoration obligations
The provision represents the present value of the estimated costs to make good the premises leased by Hearing Australia at the end of the respective lease terms. Hearing Australia currently has 177 (2018: 171) agreements for the leasing of premises which have provisions requiring Hearing Australia to fully or partly restore the premises to their original condition at the conclusion of the lease.

Movements in provisions
Movements in each class of provision (current and non-current) during the current financial year, other than employee benefits, are set out below.

Restoration obligation 2019

2019

$'000

Carrying amount at the start of the year

6,562

Additional provisions recognised

381

Unwinding of discount

148

Carrying amount at the end of the year

7,091

Accounting policy for other long-term employee benefits
The liability for annual leave and long service leave not expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.