Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30 June

revenue crown | revenue department | revenue other | gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | personnel costs | operating costs | depreciation expense | capital charge | taxpayers' funds | debtors and receivables | property, plant and equipment | creditors and payables | provision for repayment of surplus to the crown | employee entitlements | finance lease liability | reconciliation of net surplus to net cash flows | financial instruments | contingencies | related party information | segment information | major budget variations

Revenue crown.

1)  REVENUE CROWN

2004
Actual

 
2005
Actual
2005
Main
Estimates
2005
Supplementary
Estimates
$000
$000
$000
$000
Vote: Fisheries
5,161
Policy framework
5,208
4,127
5,723
21,597
Fisheries information and monitoring

29,141

29,186
32,457
9,604
Regulatory management
10,597
10,866
11,097
7,630
Fisheries access and administration
7,336
7,168
7,336
18,518
Enforcement of fisheries policies
23,137
21,236
23,137
4,067
Prosecution of offences
4,711
3,967
4,711
0
Aquaculture settlement
517
0
667

Vote: Biosecurity - Fisheries
2,442
Marine biosecurity advice
605
5,782
605
69,019
Total revenue Crown
81,252
82,332
85,733
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Revenue department.

2)  REVENUE DEPARTMENT

804
Observer Charges
411
102
425
0
Recovery of State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme costs
391
194
380
0
Other
23
0
63
804
Total revenue other
825
296
868
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Revenue other.

3)  REVENUE OTHER

476
Transhipment and observer charges
363
586
200
515
Marine farming, licence fees, transfer and lease fees
90
1,488
1,436
166
Boat registration and permit fees
148
180
143
29
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (Note 4)
36
0
0
275
Miscellaneous
180
102
196
1,461
Total revenue other
817
2,356
1,975
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Gain on sale of property,plant and equipment.

4)  GAIN ON SALE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

29
Motor vehicles
36
0
0
29
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
36
0
0
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Personnel costs.

5)  PERSONNEL COSTS

23659
Salaries and wages
26585
27829
27481
4476
Other
7178
3764
6940
28135
Total personnel costs
33763
31593
34421
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Operating costs.

6)  OPERATING COSTS

2004
Actual

 
2005
Actual
2005
Main
Estimates
2005
Supplementary
Estimates
$000
$000
$000
$000
2,479
Asset operating costs
2,541
2,811
2,530
13
Bad debts written-off
1
0
0
1,610
Communications
1,500
1,512
1,564
787
Computer consumables
1,075
594
741
21,528
Contracts for services
23,174
26,782
30,385
130
Fees for audit of the financial statements
132
130
133
4
Fees to auditors for other services
15
0
0
1,695
Legal
923
720
2,082
1,882
Operating lease rentals
2,326
1,878
1,948
1,330
Printed materials
1,345
1,345
1,435
2,106
Travel
2,887
2,476
2,787
3,765
Other operating costs
3,688
11,628
7,349
37,329
Total operating costs
39,607
49,876
50,954
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Depreciation expense.

7)  DEPRECIATION EXPENSE

47
Buildings
46
46
46
348
Leasehold improvements
369
154
395
1,433
Plant and equipment
1,246
2,182
1,490
111
Vessels
82
136
120
411
Motor vehicles
466
286
449
2,350
Total depreciation expense
2,209
2,804
2,500

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Capital charge.

8)  CAPITAL CHARGE

<><>The Ministry paid a capital charge to the Crown on its net taxpayers' funds as at 30 June and 31 December. The capital charge rate for the year ended 30 June 2005 was 8.0% (2004: 8.5%).
Taxpayers' funds.
9)  TAXPAYERS' FUNDS
Taxpayers' funds comprises two components:
 
a) General Funds
7,466
General funds at start of period
7,466
7,566
7,566
2,759
Net surplus
6,638
0
0
100
Capital contribution
300
538
300
(2,759)
Provision for repayment of surplus to the Crown
(6,638)
0
0
0
Transfer from revaluation reserve
161
0
161
7,566
General funds at end of period
8,027
8,104
8,027
Revaluation reserves.
b) Revaluation Reserves
2004
 
2005
Land Buildings Vessels Total  
Land
Buildings
Vessels
Total
         
$000
$000
$000
$000
96
476
326
898
Balance at start of period 2004
96
476
326
898
0
0
0
0
Transfer to general funds
0
0
(161)
(161)
96
476
326
898
Balance at end of
period
96
476
165
737
 
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Debtors and recievables.
10)  DEBTORS AND RECEIVABLES
2004
Actual
 
2005
Actual
$000
$000
436
Debtors
96
Less:
(93)
Provision for doubtful debts
(10)
343
Net debtors
86
487
Receivables
744
13,932
Debtor: Crown funding
21,540
14,762
Total debtors and receivables
22,370

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Property,plant and equipment.
11)  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
147
Land - at valuation
147
Buildings
1,142
At valuation
1,137
(74)
Accumulated depreciation
(120)
1,068
Net book value
1,017
Leasehold improvements
2,713 At cost 2,959
(1,789) Accumulated depreciation (2,158)
924 Net book value 801
  Plant and equipment  
17,052 At cost 16,999
(14,256) Accumulated depreciation (14,015)
2,796 Net book value 2,984
933 Capital work in progress - at cost 237
  Vessels  
904 At valuation 768
(146) Accumulated depreciation (173)
758 Net book value 595
  Motor vehicles  
2,600 At cost 3,126
(769) Accumulated depreciation (875)
1,831 Net book value 2,251
  Total property, plant and equipment  
25,491 At cost/valuation 25,373
(17,034) Accumulated depreciation (17,341)
8,457 Total net book value 8,032
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Valuation information
Land and buildings were revalued in January 2003 at fair value as established by Mr William Bunt of CB Ellis Limited,an independent registered valuer. Vessels were revalued in April 2003 by a marine consultant. Subsequent additions have been recordedat cost less depreciation.

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Land and buildings were revalued in January 2003 at fair value as established by Mr William Bunt of CB Ellis Limited,an independent registered valuer. Vessels were revalued in April 2003 by a marine consultant. Subsequent additions have been recordedat cost less depreciation.

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Land and buildings were revalued in January 2003 at fair value as established by Mr William Bunt of CB Ellis Limited,an independent registered valuer. Vessels were revalued in April 2003 by a marine consultant. Subsequent additions have been recordedat cost less depreciation.

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Creditors and payables.
12)  CREDITORS AND PAYABLES
2004
Actual
2005
Actual
$000
$000
535
Creditors
802
9,600
Accrued expenses
12,927
10,135
Total creditors and payables
13,729
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Provision for repayment of surplus to the crown.
13)  PROVISION FOR REPAYMENT OF SURPLUS TO THE CROWN
2,759
Net surplus
6,638
2,759
Total provision for repayment of surplus
6,638

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Employee entitlements.
14)  EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENTS
Annual
Leave
Other
Personnel
Costs
Total
 
$000
$000
$000
Current liabilities      
Balance at start of period 2004
1,465
424
1,892
Expenditure during the period
(1,794)
(424)
(2,173)
Increase in provision
1,954
97
1,770
Balance at end of period
1,673
97
1,770
Retirement
Leave
Long Service
Leave
Total
 
$000
$000
$000
Term Liabilities      
Balance at start of period
1,750
415
2,165
Expenditure during the period
(25)
(36)
(61)
Increase in provision
143
70
213
Balance at end of period
1,868
449
2,317
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Retirement Leave
Employees are entitled to retirement leave or approved early retirement, providing they have completed ten or more years of service and the retirement is the permanent cessation of regular paid employment with the Ministry.

Long Service
Leave Employees who have completed ten years' continuous government service may be granted ten working days' long serviceleave. A further ten working days are available after completion of twenty years' continuous service. Long service leave must be taken withinfive years of qualification.

Employee entitlements to long service leave and retirement leave are valued on an actuarial basis. Mr Bernie Higgins of Aon ConsultingNew Zealand Limited, an independent consulting actuary, undertook this valuation at 30 June 2005.

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Employees are entitled to retirement leave or approved early retirement, providing they have completed ten or more years of service and the retirement is the permanent cessation of regular paid employment with the Ministry.

Long Service
Leave Employees who have completed ten years' continuous government service may be granted ten working days' long serviceleave. A further ten working days are available after completion of twenty years' continuous service. Long service leave must be taken withinfive years of qualification.

Employee entitlements to long service leave and retirement leave are valued on an actuarial basis. Mr Bernie Higgins of Aon ConsultingNew Zealand Limited, an independent consulting actuary, undertook this valuation at 30 June 2005.

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Employees are entitled to retirement leave or approved early retirement, providing they have completed ten or more years of service and the retirement is the permanent cessation of regular paid employment with the Ministry.

Long Service
Leave Employees who have completed ten years' continuous government service may be granted ten working days' long serviceleave. A further ten working days are available after completion of twenty years' continuous service. Long service leave must be taken withinfive years of qualification.

Employee entitlements to long service leave and retirement leave are valued on an actuarial basis. Mr Bernie Higgins of Aon ConsultingNew Zealand Limited, an independent consulting actuary, undertook this valuation at 30 June 2005.

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Finance lease liability.
15)  FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY
2004
Actual
2005
Actual
$000
$000
Total minimum lease payments due:
15
Not later than one year
0
3
Later than one year, not later than two years
0
0
Later than two years, not later than five years
0
0
More than five years
0
18
Total finance lease obligations
0
  Less:  
(1)
Future finance lease charges
0
17
Net finance lease liability
0
Net finance lease liabilities are classified as follows:
14
Current finance lease liability
0
3
Non-current finance lease liability
0
17
Net finance lease obligations
0
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Reconciliation of net surplus to net cash flows from operating activities for the year ended 30 June.
16) RECONCILIATION OF NET SURPLUS TO NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

2004
Actual

 
2005
Actual
2005
Main
Estimates
2005
Supplementary
Estimates
$000
$000
$000
$000
2,759
Net surplus
6,638
0
0
Add non-cash items:
2,350
Depreciation
2,209
2,804
2,500
2,350
Total non-cash items
2,209
2,804
2,500
Movements in working capital items:
(Increase)/decrease in
2,871
- debtors and receivables
(7,608)
0
3,017
111
- prepayments
(150)
0
(106)
(2)
- inventories
(3)
0
(32)
Increase/(decrease) in
(5,439)
- creditors and payables
3,594
(948)
1,326
444
- employee entitlements
30
300
493
134
- unearned revenue
48
0
(134)
17
- finance lease liability
(17)
0
0
(1,864)
Net increase/(decrease) in working capital movements
(4,106)
(648)
4,564
  Add/(less) investing activity items:      
(29)
Net (gain)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
1
0
0
(29)
Total investing activity items
1
0
0
3,216
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities
4,742
2,156
7,064



17)  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Ministry is party to financial instrument arrangements as part of its everyday operations. These include instruments such as bank balances, accounts receivable and creditors.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk a third party will default on its obligations to the Ministry, causing the Ministry to incur a loss. In the normal course of its business, the Ministry incurs credit risk from debtors and transactions with financial institutions.

The Ministry does not require any collateral or security to support financial instruments with financial institutions the Ministry deals with, as these entities have high credit ratings. For its other financial instruments, the Ministry does not have significant concentrations of credit risk.

MAXIMUM CREDIT RISK AT 30 JUNE
2004
Actual
2005
Actual
$000
$000
2,139
Cash
2,637
14,762
Debtors and receivables
22,370
16,901
Maximum credit risk
25,007

Fair Value
The fair value of all financial instruments is equivalent to the carrying amount disclosed in the Statement of Financial Position.

Currency Risk and Interest Rate Risk
Currency risk is the risk the amounts recorded as debtors and creditors may fluctuate as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates.

Interest rate risk is the risk the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.

The Ministry has no significant exposure to either currency risk or interest rate risk.

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18)  CONTINGENCIES

The Ministry does not have any contingent assets as at 30 June 2005 (2004: Nil). Contingent liabilities are separately disclosedin the Statement of Contingent Liabilities.

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19)  RELATED PARTY INFORMATION

The Ministry is a wholly owned entity of the Crown and enters into transactions with other government departments, Crownagencies and state-owned enterprises. These transactions are not considered to be related party transactions.

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20)  SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Ministry undertakes fisheries management activities throughout New Zealand.

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21) MAJOR BUDGET VARIATIONS

Statement of Financial Performance

The variations from the initial 2004/05 Budget Night (Main) Estimates to Supplementary Estimates were due to:

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$000
Finalisation of funding to be carried forward from 2003/04 to 2004/05 for fisheries research and marine biodiversity activities
6,674
Additional compliance costs
1,901
An increase in legal expenses
800
An increase in prosecution costs
744
Implementation of the aquaculture settlement as provided by the Ma-ori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
667
Additional work related to aquaculture, foreshore and seabed, and Ma-ori fisheries law reforms
641
Finalisation of funding to be carried forward from 2003/04 to 2004/05 for processing of aquaculture applications
166
Provision of database management services to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
87
Provision of systems support to the Maritime Safety Authority
68
State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme costs
52
Cost of tendering Crown-owned quota and ACE
45
A reduction in departmental activity costs
(163)
A reduction in fisheries research costs
(2,006)
The transfer of biosecurity activities to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
(6,084)
Total
3,592

 

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Updated : 16 November 2007