Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Cash Flow Statement
for the period ended 30 June 2015

2015 2014
Notes $’000 $’000
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
  Appropriations 1,576,118 1,563,561
  Sale of goods and rendering of services 86,898 71,365
  Net GST received 37,798 32,922
  Other 9,236 5,756
Total cash received 1,710,050 1,673,604
Cash used
  Employees 722,755 720,250
  Suppliers 661,344 656,971
  Section 74 receipts transferred to OPA 97,699 114,192
  Other 7,731 8,324
Total cash used 1,489,529 1,499,737
Net cash from operating activities 12 220,521 173,867
   
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
  Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment 1,660 2,074
Total cash received 1,660 2,074
Cash used
  Purchase of land and buildings 282,202 89,928
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment 60,621 73,984
  Purchase of intangibles 36,032 19,011
Total cash used 378,855 182,923
Net cash (used by) investing activities (377,195) (180,849)
     
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash received
  Contributed equity 159,345 102,196
Total cash received 159,345 102,196
       
Cash used      
  Returns of contributed equity 79,944
Total cash used 79,944
Net cash from financing activities 159,345 22,252
   
Net increase in cash held 2,671 15,270
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 75,769 61,746
Effect of exchange rate movements on cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 6,280 (1,247)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period  7A 84,720 75,769

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