Schedule of administered items

	Notes	2005 $’000	2004 $’000
Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government for the year ended 30 June 2005
Expenses
Grants	16	652	603
Employees	16	11,420	11,088
Suppliers	16	1,652	1,346
Total Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government		13,724	13,037
Assets Administered on Behalf of Government as at 30 June 2005
Financial Assets
Cash	17	-	2
Receivables	17	8	9
Total Assets Administered on Behalf of Government		8	11
Liabilities Administered on Behalf of Government as at 30 June 2005
Provisions
Employees	18	-	187
Payables
Grants	18	19	46
Suppliers	18	71	39
Total Liabilities Administered on Behalf of Government		90	272
Net Liabilities Administered on Behalf of Government		82	261
Current Assets		8	11
Non-Current Assets		-	-
Current Liabilities		90	172
Non-Current Liabilities		-	100

This schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Notes: 16 :17 :18

Schedule of Administered Items (continued)

	Notes	2005 $’000	2004 $’000
Administered Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2005
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
Net GST received from ATO		36	37
Other		3	4
Total cash received		39	41
Cash Used
Grants		679	578
Employees		11,413	11,054
Suppliers		1,658	1,388
Total cash used		13,750	13,020
Net cash (used in) operating activities		(13,711)	(12,979)
Net (decrease) in cash held		(13,711)	(12,979)
Cash at beginning of reporting period		2	-
Cash from OPA for appropriations		13,712	13,020
		13,714	13,020
Cash to OPA for appropriations		(3)	(39)
		(3)	(39)
Cash at end of the reporting period		-	2

This schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Schedule of Administered Items (continued)

	Notes	2005 $’000	2004 $’000
Administered Commitments as at 30 June 2005
BY TYPE
Other Commitments
Operating Leases 1		2	20
Total other commitments		2	20
Commitments receivable 2		-	(2)
Net administered commitments		2	18
BY MATURITY
Operating lease commitments
One year or less		2	16
From one to five years		-	4
Total other administered commitments by maturity		2	20
Commitments receivable		-	(2)
Net administered commitments by maturity		2	18

NB: All commitments are GST inclusive where relevant.

¹ Operating leases included are effectively non-cancellable and comprise agreements for the provision of motor vehicles to senior executive officers and there are no renewal or purchase options available.

² Commitments receivable includes GST recoverable from the ATO.

This schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Administered Contingencies as at 30 June 2005	Notes	2005 $’000	2004 $’000
Administered Contingent Liabilities		-	-
Total administered contingent liabilities		-	-
Administered Contingent Assets		-	-
Total administered contingent assets		-	-
Total administered net contingent liabilities		-	-

Unquantifiable and remote contingencies are disclosed in Note 20: Administered Contingent Liabilities and Assets

Statement of Activities Administered on Behalf of Government

The major administered activities of the Department of the Senate are directed towards achieving the major outcome described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The major financial activities are the support for the Citizenship Visits Program for school children visiting Parliament House, support for the offices of the President of the Senate and the Deputy President of the Senate and payment of parliamentary salaries and allowances to senators and office-holders of the Senate. Details of these activities can be found in the Portfolio Budget Statements for the 2004-2005 financial year which have been tabled in Parliament.

This schedule should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.