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Financials - Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority<br />

Notes to the Financial Statements for year ending 30 June 2012<br />

a. Cash<br />

Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances within the <strong>NSW</strong> Treasury Banking System. Interest is earned on daily bank<br />

balances at the monthly average <strong>NSW</strong> Treasury Corporation 11am unofficial cash rate, adjusted for a management fee to <strong>NSW</strong><br />

Treasury. The TCorp Hour Glass cash facility is discussed in paragraph (d) below.<br />

b.Receivables - trade debtors<br />

All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing<br />

basis using the monthly aged analysis report. Procedures as established in the Treasurer’s Directions are followed to recover<br />

outstanding amounts, including letters of demand. The Director of Finance and Corporate Services is responsible for the credit<br />

control functionm of all outstanding trade debts. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are written off. An allowance for<br />

impairment is raised when t<strong>here</strong> is objective evidence that the entity will not be able to collect all amounts due. This evidence<br />

includes past experience, and current and expected changes in economic conditions and debtor credit ratings. The average credit<br />

period extended by the Company on rental payments and on conference activity services is 7 days and by the Authority is on<br />

conference activity services if 30 days. Generally, no interest is earned on trade debtors.<br />

The Authority is not materially exposed to concentrations of credit risk to a single trade debtor or group of debtors. Based on past<br />

experience, debtors that are not past due (2012:$22k; 2011:$nil) and less than 12 months past due (2012:$170k; 2011:$nil) are not<br />

considered impaired.<br />

The only financial assets that are past due or impaired are ‘sales of goods and services’ in the’ receivables’ category of the<br />

statement of financial position.<br />

Consolidated $’000<br />

Total Past due but<br />

not impaired<br />

Considered<br />

impaired<br />

2012<br />

6 months overdue 39 24 15<br />

2011<br />

6 months overdue - - -<br />

<strong>SMDA</strong> $’000<br />

Total Past due but<br />

not impaired<br />

Considered<br />

impaired<br />

2012<br />

6 months overdue 13 - 13<br />

2011<br />

6 months overdue - - -<br />

c. Authority’s Deposits<br />

The Authority has placed funds on deposit with TCorp, which has been rated ‘AAA’ by Standard and Poor’s. These deposits are<br />

similar to money market or bank deposits and can be placed ‘at call’ for a fixed term. For fixed term deposits, the interest rate<br />

payable by TCorp is negotiated initially and is fixed for the term of the deposit, while the interest rate payable on at call deposits<br />

can vary. The deposits at balance date were earning an average interest rate of 4.88% (2011:nil%) while over the year the<br />

weighted interest rate was 4.68% (2011:nil%) on a weighted average balance during the year of $67.3m(2011-$0.3m).<br />

None of these assets are past due or impaired.<br />

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SYDNEY METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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