Cash flow statement

for the period ended 30 June 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
	2019 $’000	2018 $’000	Budget¹ $’000
Cash received
Appropriations	23,087	23,015	24,963
Sale of goods and rendering of services	466	520	450
Net GST received²	217	305	-
Total cash received	23,770	23,840	25,413
Cash used
Employees	20,566	19,962	20,926
Suppliers	2,932	3,463	2,987
Section 74 receipts transferred to OPA³	696	663	-
Total cash used	24,194	24,088	23,913
Net cash from / (used by) operating activities	(424)	(248)	1,500
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	-	5	-
Total cash received	-	5	-
Cash used
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	435	610	2,275
Purchase of intangibles	-	-	-
Total cash used	435	610	2,275
Net cash (used by) investing activities	(435)	(605)	(2,275)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
Contributed equity	873	906	775
Total cash received	873	906	775
Net cash from financing activities	873	906	775
Net increase / (decrease) in cash held	14	53	-
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period	210	157	157
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period	224	210	157

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

The department’s original budgeted financial statement presented to the Parliament in the 2018–19 Portfolio Budget Statements. Refer to Note 8 for budget variance explanations.
3. Net GST received and section 74 receipts are not separately identified in the Portfolio Budget Statements.