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Assets

8. Assets
8.1 Receivables

2003 2004
$'000 $'000
User charges and other revenue inclusive of GST 620 783
Less: Provision for doubtful debts -11 -5
Total 609 778
Current 376 552
Non-current 233 226
Total 609 778 609 778


8.2 Property, Plant, Equipment, Vehicles and Infrastructure

2003 2004
$'000 $'000
Plant and Equipment 
Plant and Equipment 2,676 2,377
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 2,123 1,907
553 470
Motor Vehicles 126 126
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 76 101
50 25
Marine Vessels and Equipment 5,652 5,652
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 235 470
5,417 5,182
Computer Equipment   2,243 2,520
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 1,720 1,964
523 556
Total Plant and Equipment  6,543 6,233
Land and Buildings  
Buildings  2,962 2,996
 Less: Accumulated Depreciation 835 968
2,127 2,028
 
Land Under Buildings   1,218 1,098
Less: Accumulated Depreciation . .
1,218 1,098
Vacant Land Holdings 6,278 5,975
Less: Accumulated Depreciation . .
6,278 5,975
Aerodromes 360 410
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 30 27
330 383
Total Land and Buildings  9,953 9,484

2003 2004
Road Infrastructure $'000 $'000
Roads
Opening Balance 1,582,780 1,801,067
Add: Additions 10,021 .
Less: Deletions -7,984 -2,369
Add: Capital Improvements 30,012 36,353
Add: Revaluation Write Up (Down)  246,177 73,478
Less: Annual Depreciation 59,939 61,234
Written Down Value as at 30 June 1,801,067 1,847,295
Land Under Roads and within Road Reserves 
Opening Balance  277,593 308,015
Add: Revaluation 30,300 150,144
Add: Net Additions 122 .
Value as at 30 June  308,015 458,159
Bridges Replacement 
Opening Balance  1,177,490 1,199,689
Less: Deletions/ Corrections  -25,097 -1,582
Add: Bridge Additions 24,614 .
Add: Capital Improvements 1,498 1,543
Add: Revaluation 21,184 38,770
1,199,689 1,238,420
Less: Bridge Accumulated Depreciation 251,734 268,309
Written Down Value as at 30 June 
947,955
970,111
3,057,037 3,275,565
Major Works-in-Progress 
Opening Balance 17,258 .
Add: Additions 17,319 .
Less: Deletions -34,577 .
Value as at 30 June . .
Total Road Asset Infrastructure  3,057,037 3,275,565
Other Infrastructure
Traffic Signal Installations 19,584 19,656
Add: Work in Progress Additions . .
Less: Accumulated Depreciation 9,062 9,379
10,522 10,277

   
2003 2004
Intangibles  $'000  $'000
Work-in-Progress
Opening Balance . .
Add: Additions . 1,040,213
Less: Deletions . .
Value as at 30 June . 1,040,213

Redevelopment of the Motor Registry System
The Motor Registry Project (MRProject) scope is to implement a series of identified Business Initiative Projects to redevelop the Motor Registry System.

8.3 Reconciliation of Non-Current Physical Assets
Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant, equipment, vehicles and infrastructure at the beginning and end of the current financial year are set out below. The reconciliation for Road Infrastructure is shown in the previous note.

Plant and Equip-
ment
Motor Vehicles Marine Vessels and Equipment Computer Equipment Buildings Land Under Buildings Vacant Land Holdings Aero-dromes Traffic Signals
2004 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Carrying amount at start of year   553 50 5,417 523 2,127 1,218 6,278 330 10,522
Additions 140 . . 360 110 . . . 196
Disposals -18 . . . -64 -120 -371 . .
Revaluation increments/(decrements)
. . . . . . 80 58 80
Write-down of assets . . . . . . . . -2
Net transfers free of charge . . . . . . -11 . .
Depreciation
/amortisation expense
-203 -25 -235 -333 -145 . . -5 -519
Adjustment for prior years -2 . . 6 . . -1 . .
Carrying amount at end of year 470 25 5,182 556 2,028 1,098 5,975 383 10,277

 

Plant and Equip-
ment
Motor Vehicles Marine Vessels and Equipment Computer Equipment Buildings Land Under Buildings Vacant Land Holdings Aero-dromes Traffic Signals
2003 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Carrying amount at start of year 629 75 5,652 618 2,758 2,243 6,179 333 10,657
Additions 144 . . 348 140 . 13 . 352
Disposals -3 . . . -615 -1,093 -293 . .
Revaluation increments
/(decrements)
. . . . . . . . 87
Write-down of assets . . . . 36 83 -163 . -15
Net transfers free of charge . . . . . . -30 . .
Depreciation
/amortisation expense
-216 -25 -235 -432 -174 . . -3 -559
Adjustment for prior years -1 . . -11 -18 -15 572 . .
Carrying amount at end of year 553 50 5,417 523  2,127 1,218 6,278 330 10,522

Carrying Amount means:
(a) in relation to an asset, the amount at which the asset is recorded in the accounting records as at a particular date. In application to a depreciable asset, “carrying amount” means the net amount after deducting accumulated depreciation; and
(b) in relation to a class of assets, the sum of the carrying amounts of the assets in that class.

8.4 Other Assets

2003 2004
 $'000  $'000
Other Current Assets
Prepayments 1,901 3,378
Stores 192 194
Total other current assets 2,093 3,572