Note 7: Cash and cash equivalents

Accounting policy

Cash includes cash on hand and funds on deposit with banks and is measured at its face value.

Further information on cash and cash equivalents

The Office has the use of an overdraft facility to manage its seasonal cash flows during the second half of the financial year. The overdraft limit is $500,000, and interest is charged on the daily balance at Westpac Banking Corporation's Prime Lending Rate.

During this financial year, no funds were drawn down under the facility (2018: Nil).