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Financial Statements 2007–2008

Part five

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account

Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements

Note 9: Financial Instruments

Note 9A: Categories of financial instruments

  30 June
2008
$'000
30 June
2007
$'000
Financial Assets
Held‑to‑maturity financial assets    
Term Deposits 260,204 -
Bank issued negotiable certificates of deposit 708,522 862,697
Nominal bonds 318,091 316,573
Capital indexed bonds 384,349 380,699
  1,671,166 1,559,969
Loans and receivables
Cash 166 313
Interest Receivable 1 71
  167 384
Carrying amount of financial assets 1,671,333 1,560,353

Note 9B: Net income and expense from financial assets

  30 June
2008
$'000
30 June
2007
$'000
Held‑to‑maturity
Interest revenue 110,304 90,122
Net gain held‑to‑maturity 110,304 90,122
Loans and receivables
Interest revenue 676 3,876
Net gain loans and receivables 676 3,876
Net gain from financial assets 110,980 93,998

The above net gain is from financial assets not at fair value from profit and loss.

Note 9C: Fair value of financial instruments

  Carrying amount
2008
$'000
Fair Value
2008
$'000
Carrying amount
2007
$'000
Fair value
2007
$'000
Financial Assets
Term Deposits 260,204 260,204 - -
Bank issued negotiable certificates of deposit 708,522 708,522 862,697 862,697
Nominal bonds 318,091 309,028 316,573 312,116
Capital indexed bonds 384,349 364,718 380,699 384,904
Total 1,671,166 1,642,472 1,559,969 1,559,717
Valuation Method used for determining the fair value of financial instruments

The following table identifies for those assets and liabilities (those at fair value through profit and loss) carried at fair value (above) whether fair value was obtained by reference to market prices or by a valuation technique that employs observable market transactions, or one that uses non‑market inputs to determine a fair value.

  Valuation technique utilising
Market values
$'000
Market inputs
$'000
Non‑market inputs
$'000
Total
$'000
Financial assets at fair value
Term Deposits - - 260,204 260,204
Bank issued negotiable certificates of deposit - - 708,522 708,522
Nominal bonds 309,028 - - 309,028
Capital indexed bonds 364,718 - - 364,718
Total financial assets at fair value 673,746 - 968,726 1,642,472

Fair Values of term deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit approximate carrying values. All such investments are relatively short term with minimal risk of material difference between carrying amount and fair value.

Note 9D: Credit risk

ATSILA is exposed to credit risk through cash and receivables (recognised as loans and receivables) and investments (recognised as held to maturity). The maximum exposure to credit risk is the risk that arises from potential default of a debtor or financial institution. This amount is equal to the total amount of cash, receivables and investments. ATSILA has assessed the risk of potential default and has determined that no allowances or provisions are required to be recognised.

The following table illustrates ATSILA's gross exposure to credit risk, excluding any collateral or credit enhancement

  2008
$'000
2007
$'000
Financial assets
Term Deposits 260,204 -
Bank issued transferrable certificates of deposit 708,522 862,697
Nominal bonds 318,091 316,573
Capital indexed bonds 384,349 380,699
Cash 166 313
Receivables 1 71
Total 1,671,333 1,560,353

No financial instruments are past due or impaired.

Note 9E: Liquidity risk

The exposure to liquidity risk is based on the notion that ATSILA will encounter difficulty in meeting its obligations associated with financial liabilities. This is highly unlikely due to ATSILA having no financial liabilities, and the significant self funding capital base available to ATSILA and those procedures put in place to ensure there are appropriate resources to meet its financial obligations.

ATSILA manages its budgeted funds to ensure it has adequate funds to meet payments as they fall due. In addition, ATSILA has policies in place to ensure timely payments are made when due and has no past experience of default.

Note 9F: Market risk

ATSILA holds both basic financial instruments and held to maturity investments that are not exposed to market risks. ATSILA is not exposed to 'Currency risk', 'Other price risk' or 'Interest Rate Risk'.

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