Note 7: Other Operating Expenses
|
|
GROUP
|
PARENT
|
|
Note
|
2014
$000
|
2013
$000
|
2014
$000
|
2013
$000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit of financial statements
|
|
290
|
336
|
223
|
273
|
|
Fees paid for other audit related services provided by the auditors*
|
|
79
|
94
|
79
|
94
|
|
Fees paid for taxation advice and compliance services provided by the auditors
|
|
154
|
179
|
154
|
179
|
|
Fees paid for financial modelling services provided by the auditors
|
|
25
|
-
|
25
|
-
|
|
Bad debts written off
|
40
|
1,432
|
1,492
|
1,432
|
1,492
|
|
Directors' fees
|
36
|
628
|
577
|
628
|
577
|
|
Donations
|
|
721
|
784
|
644
|
762
|
|
Loss/(gain) on foreign exchange
|
|
(1,721)
|
(1,151)
|
(1,635)
|
(676)
|
|
Generation development expenditure
|
|
10,455
|
9,265
|
3,326
|
2,494
|
|
Marketing expenditure
|
|
7,300
|
3,006
|
7,300
|
3,006
|
|
Computer maintenance and support costs
|
|
5,635
|
4,700
|
5,635
|
4,700
|
|
Other administration costs
|
|
12,160
|
10,366
|
12,206
|
10,361
|
|
Rental and operating lease costs
|
|
627
|
467
|
20,057
|
19,408
|
|
|
37,785
|
30,115
|
50,074
|
42,670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Other audit related services provided by the auditors includes reviews of unaudited interim financial statements and carbon assurance services.
The Parent entity reimburses subsidiaries for the use of generation assets and records these as rental and operating lease costs. The future minimum payments are contingent in nature and therefore not able to be quantified.