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In addition, the long service leave liability also considers the experience <strong>of</strong> employee departures<br />

and periods <strong>of</strong> service.<br />

The expected future payments are discounted to present value using market yields at the<br />

Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position date on national government bonds with terms to maturity that<br />

match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.<br />

All annual leave and unconditional long service leave provisions are classified as current liabilities<br />

as the<br />

<strong>Authority</strong> does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement <strong>of</strong> the liability for at least 12<br />

months after the Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position date.<br />

Associated payroll on-costs are included in the determination <strong>of</strong> other provisions.<br />

Contributions are made by the <strong>Authority</strong> to employee superannuation funds and are charged as<br />

expenses as when incurred.<br />

(l)<br />

Dividends<br />

Dividends are recognised as a liability in the period in which they are declared.<br />

(m)<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

Cash and cash equivalents in the Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position comprise cash on hand, cash at<br />

bank, at call deposits and term deposits due within 30 days.<br />

For the purpose <strong>of</strong> the cash flow statement, cash equivalents consist <strong>of</strong> cash and cash equivalents<br />

as defined above.<br />

(n)<br />

Goods and services tax<br />

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net <strong>of</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> goods and services tax (GST),<br />

except where the amount <strong>of</strong> GST incurred is not recoverable from the taxation authority. In these<br />

circumstances, the GST is recognised as part <strong>of</strong> the cost <strong>of</strong> acquisition <strong>of</strong> the asset or as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

expense.<br />

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount <strong>of</strong> GST included. The net amount <strong>of</strong> GST<br />

recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as a current asset or liability in the Statement<br />

<strong>of</strong> Financial Position.<br />

Cash flows are included in the statement <strong>of</strong> cash flows on a gross basis. The GST components <strong>of</strong><br />

cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which are recoverable from, or payable<br />

to, the ATO are classified as operating cash flows.<br />

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