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Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2003

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Part 4: Non-departmental schedules

Statement of non-departmental accounting policies

Measurement and recognition rules applied in the preparation of these non-departmental financial statements and schedules are consistent with generally accepted accounting practice and Crown accounting policies.

These non-departmental balances are consolidated into the Crown Financial Statements and therefore readers of these statements and schedules should also refer to the Crown Financial Statements for 2002/03.

The following accounting policies have been applied:

Budget figures

The budget figures are those presented in the budget estimates (main estimates) and those amended by the supplementary estimates (supplementary estimates) and any transfer made by Order in Council under section 5 of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Revenue recognition

Military equipment is sold at cost to New Zealand Defence Force in July and January each year. Revenue is recognised and reported in those months.

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in the period in which it is earned.

Goods and services tax (GST)

Input GST on the procurement or refurbishment of military equipment is expensed.

Work in progress

Work in progress comprises project expenditure to be recovered from the New Zealand Defence Force for the six months preceding balance date, plus accruals at balance date.

Foreign currency

Foreign currency transactions are converted into New Zealand dollars at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Where a forward exchange contract has been used to establish the price of a transaction, the forward rate specified in that foreign exchange contract is used to convert that transaction to New Zealand dollars. Consequently, no exchange gain or loss resulting from the difference between the forward exchange contract rate and the spot exchange rate on date of settlement is recognised.

Monetary assets and liabilities are translated to New Zealand dollars at the closing exchange rate. The resulting unrealised exchange gain or loss is recognised in the schedule of non-departmental forecast expenses. Other exchange gains or losses, whether realised or unrealised, are recognised in the schedule of non-departmental expenses in the period to which they relate.

Schedule of non-departmental revenues and receipts
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Non-departmental revenues and receipts are administered by the Ministry on behalf of the Crown.

As these revenues and receipts are not established by the Ministry nor earned in the production of the Ministry's outputs, they are not reported in the Ministry's departmental financial statements.

  Note 30/6/2002 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
Administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence          
Sales of military equipment, at cost, to
New Zealand Defence Force
The individual projects are:
         
Maritime helicopters
  81,170 35,001 44,724 35,001
Orion autopilot
  1,446 2,333 2,556 2,333
ANZAC ships
  37,336 37,235 45,589 37,235
Tactical communications equipment
  70,144 19,077 36,305 19,077
Light armoured vehicles
  86,497 31,142 68,783 31,142
Other projects   3,479 87 28 87
Total sales to New Zealand Defence Force   280,072 124,875 197,985 124,875
Interest on foreign currency investments
C1 665 392 600 350
Other revenue
C2 115 - - -
Total revenues and receipts administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence   280,852 125,267 198,585 125,225

(Figures are GST exclusive)

Schedule of non-departmental expenses
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Non-departmental expenses are administered by the Ministry on behalf of the Crown.

As these expenses are not spent in the production of the Ministry's outputs, they are not reported in the Ministry's departmental financial statements.

This schedule includes both capital and operating expenses.

  30/6/2002 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
Administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence        
Purchase of military equipment
The individual projects are:
       
Maritime helicopters
45,787 15,745 6,331 33,409
Orion autopilot 2,531 1,177 - 1,370
ANZAC ships
32,944 35,453 16,012 29,992
Light armoured vehicles
4,318 210,522 169,790 196,778
B-757 aircraft
- 93,694 - 121,373
Tactical communications equipment
40,469 7,306 8,532 22,890
Other 2,070 81 28 -
Total purchases of military equipment
128,119 363,978 200,693 405,812
GST input tax expensed
34,350 19,881 11,718 40,116
Other operating expenses 5 3 - -
Unrealised exchange losses/(gains)
4,980 1,652 - -
Total expenses administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence 167,454 385,514 212,411 445,928

(Figures are GST exclusive)

Schedule of non-departmental assets
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Non-departmental assets are administered by the Ministry on behalf of the Crown.

As these assets are neither controlled by the Ministry nor used in the production of the Ministry's outputs, they are not reported in the Ministry's departmental statement of financial position.

  30/6/2002 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
Administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence        
Crown bank accounts
64,057 49,321 66,055 70,704
Debtors and receivables
140 116 - -
Work in progress
57,738 296,841 109,612 338,675
Total assets administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence 121,935 346,278 175,667 409,379

(Figures are GST exclusive)

Schedule of non-departmental liabilities
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Non-departmental liabilities are administered by the Ministry on behalf of the Crown.

As these liabilities are neither controlled by the Ministry nor used in the production of the Ministry's outputs, they are not reported in the Ministry's departmental statement of financial position.

  30/6/2002 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
Administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence        
Creditors and payables
3,079 11,568 9,586 9,586
Total liabilities administered on behalf of the Minister of Defence
3,079 11,568 9,586 9,586

(Figures are GST inclusive)

Schedule of non-departmental commitments
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Non-departmental commitments are administered by the Ministry on behalf of the Crown.

As these commitments are not incurred in the production of the Ministry's outputs, they are not reported in the Ministry's departmental statement of commitments.

  30/6/2002 Actual
$000
30/6/2003 Actual
$000
Capital commitments    
Less than one year
164,332 281,370
One to two years
310,574 6,033
Two to five years
9,976 -
More than five years
- -
Total non-departmental capital commitments
484,882 287,403

(Figures are GST exclusive)

These figures exclude the non-recoverable GST payable to the New Zealand Customs Service on the import of military equipment.

Schedule of non-departmental expenditure and appropriations
For the year ended 30 June 2003

The statement of expenditure and appropriations details expenditure incurred against appropriations. The Ministry administers these appropriations on behalf of the Crown.

  30/6/2002 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Actual

$000
30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
Vote Defence
Purchase or development of capital assets by the Crown
       
Defence equipment 128,119 363,978 200,693 405,812
GST on defence equipment
34,350 19,881 11,718 40,116
Total purchase or development of capital assets by the Crown
162,469 383,859 212,411 445,928

(Figures are GST exclusive)

Schedule of non-departmental contingencies
For the year ended 30 June 2003

There are no non-departmental contingent assets or contingent liabilities at 30 June 2003. (30 June 2002 = Nil.)

Notes to the non-departmental schedules
For the year ended 30 June 2003

Note C1: Interest revenue

The Ministry invests foreign currency cash held prior to making payments with financial institutions that the Ministry deals with. All interest earned on short-term deposits is returned to the Crown.

Note C2: Other revenue

  30/6/2002 Actual
$000
30/6/2003 Actual
$000
Refunds from foreign military sales cases following the decision to exit the arrangement to lease F-16 aircraft.
115 -
Total other revenue 115 -

Note C3: Budget composition

  30/6/2003 Main
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Supp.
estimates
$000
30/6/2003 Budget
total
$000
Current non tax revenue
     
Crown interest 600 (250) 350
Capital receipts
     
Defence equipment 197,985 (73,110) 124,875
Expenditure
     
Defence equipment 200,693 205,119 405,812
GST on defence equipment 11,718 28,398 40,116

Note C4: Major budget variations

Purchase or development of capital assets by the Crown - defence equipment

The appropriation was increased by $205.119 million to recognise timing changes in existing contract payments, and new projects approved by Government during the financial year, not provided for in approved baselines. The projects involved were:

  $000
Timing changes  
ANZAC ships
13,980
Light armoured vehicles
26,988
Orion autopilot 1,370
Tactical communications
14,358
Other (28)
Naval helicopters 27,078
New projects  
Boeing 757 aircraft
121,373

205,119

GST on defence equipment

The appropriation was increased by $28.398 million to meet timing changes in import GST charges not provided for in approved baselines. The projects involved were:

  $000
Timing changes  
ANZAC ships
136
Light armoured vehicles
784
Naval helicopters
8,455
Orion autopilot 728
Tactical communications
3,125
New projects  
Boeing 757 aircraft
15,170

28,398

Note C5: Financial instruments

Currency risk

The Ministry has a foreign exchange covering policy that minimises the currency risk. The policy has key parts:

Foreign exchange contracts (Crown)

The Ministry had Crown foreign exchange contracts with a face value of $224.295 million at 30 June 2003. (30 June 2002 = $428.866 million.)

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