Statement of cash flows

for the year ended 30 June 2024

This statement summarises the cash movements in and out of the Office during the year. It takes no account of money owed to the Office or owing by the Office, and therefore differs from the Statement of comprehensive revenue and expense.

Notes Actual
2023/24
$000
Actual
2022/23
$000
Main
Estimates
2023/24
$000*
Supplementary
Estimates
2023/24
$000*
Main
Estimates
2024/25
$000*
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from the Crown 15,123 19,968 20,906 23,062 23,098
Receipts from public entities** 72,758 53,786 62,946 69,109 66,761
Payments to suppliers** (18,616) (18,658) (23,854) (21,067) (23,338)
Payments to employees (66,726) (60,424) (64,873) (66,025) (68,608)
Net GST received/(paid)*** 1,289 222 - (243) -
Capital charge paid (1,231) (751) (1,231) (1,231) (1,618)
Net cash flow from (used in) operating activities 16 2,597 (5,857) (6,106) 3,605 (3,705)
Cash flows from investing activities
Receipts from sale of plant and equipment 56 72 - - -
Purchase of plant and equipment (816) (1,657) (2,671) (2,856) (1,759)
Purchase of intangible assets (1,743) (1,161) (1,626) (1,729) (3,271)
Net cash flow from (used in) investing activities (2,503) (2,746) (4,297) (4,585) (5,030)
Cash flows from financing activities
Capital contributions 7,738 9,604 7,738 7,738 7,355
Surplus repayment to the Crown (2,393) (3,115) - (2,393) -
Net cash flow from (used in) financing activities 5,345 6,489 7,738 5,345 7,355
Total net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 5,439 (2,114) (2,665) 4,365 (1,380)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 6,509 8,623 6,599 6,509 10,874
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 11,948 6,509 3,934 10,874 9,494

* All Estimates information is unaudited. The figures under Main Estimates 2023/24 reflect the forecasts published in Budget 2023 and in the Office's 2022/23 annual report, and the figures under Supplementary Estimates 2023/24 reflect the updated forecasts published in Budget 2024.

** The Statement of cash flows does not include the contracted audit service provider audit fee revenue or expense, as these do not involve any cash transactions with the Office.

*** The GST component of operating activities reflects the net GST paid to and received from the Inland Revenue Department. GST has been presented on a net basis, as the gross amounts do not provide meaningful information for financial statement purposes.