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SYDNEY PORTS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 12

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Sydney PortS CorPoration<br />

noteS to the FinanCiaL StateMentS<br />

note 4. eXPenSeS<br />

Sydney PortS CorPoration finanCial rePort 2011/<strong>12</strong><br />

CorPoration ConSolidated CorPoration<br />

note<br />

Employee benefits expense<br />

Salaries and wages 38,484 34,3<strong>12</strong> 34,302<br />

Annual leave <strong>12</strong> 3,228 2,858 2,865<br />

Long service leave <strong>12</strong> 1,722 1,367 1,371<br />

Retirement benefits – defined benefit 15(d) 54 52 52<br />

Retirement benefits – accumulation 3,328 2,899 2,908<br />

Depreciation and amortisation expense<br />

46,816 41,488 41,498<br />

Depreciation 9(d) 29,025 22,668 22,621<br />

Amortisation of intangible assets 10 2,019 1,223 1,223<br />

Amortisation of prepaid licence fee 1,218 44 44<br />

Other expenses<br />

32,262 23,935 23,888<br />

Service contractors 29,868 26,718 26,630<br />

Indirect taxes 18,647 15,914 15,908<br />

Utilities and communications 4,744 4,184 4,182<br />

Insurance 3,078 3,093 2,992<br />

Legal costs 1,725 993 993<br />

Materials 1,946 2,106 2,087<br />

Minimum lease payments – operating leases 3,293 3,<strong>12</strong>9 3,<strong>12</strong>9<br />

Revaluation decrements – property, plant and equipment 9(d) 68 4,085 4,085<br />

Directors’ remuneration 21 3<strong>12</strong> 330 330<br />

Auditor’s remuneration – audit of financial statements 194 202 198<br />

Impairment of trade receivables, net of recovery 7(a) 448 231 231<br />

Impairment of asset held for sale 8 1,497 – –<br />

Consultants’ fees 19 – 206 206<br />

Net loss/(gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment 6 (21) (21)<br />

Channel fees 3,917 3,665 3,665<br />

Onerous contract expense <strong>12</strong> (2,2<strong>12</strong>) – –<br />

Other operations and services 5,786 6,658 6,643<br />

Finance costs<br />

73,317 71,493 71,258<br />

Finance cost on debts and borrowings 48,197 13,165 13,165<br />

Unwinding of discount on provisions 384 625 625<br />

Other 18 20 20<br />

48,599 13,810 13,810<br />

Total expenses 200,994 150,726 150,454<br />

20<strong>12</strong><br />

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2011<br />

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