Note 3A: Employee benefits
  2014 2013
  $’000 $’000
Wages and salaries 39,977 39,059
Superannuation:    
Defined contribution plans 3,669 3,314
Defined benefit plans 2,548 2,527
Leave and other entitlements 4,226 3,478
Separation and redundancies - 14
Other employee expenses 408 475
Total employee benefits 50,828 48,867
Note 3B: Suppliers
  2014 2013
  $’000 $’000
Goods and services supplied or rendered    
Court/member services 4,188 4,943
Information Communications Technology 2,672 2,913
Property expenses 3,229 2,703
Office expense 1,103 1,335
Contractors 3,695 3,826
Other 321 326
Total goods and services supplied or rendered 15,208 16,046
     
Goods supplied in connection with    
External parties 1,026 1,224
Total goods supplied 1,026 1,224
     
Services rendered in connection with    
Related parties 2,675 1,730
External parties 11,507 13,092
Total services rendered 14,182 14,822
Total goods and services supplied or rendered 15,208 16,046
     
Other suppliers    
Operating lease rentals in connection with    
External parties    
Minimum lease payments 11,892 11,439
Workers compensation expenses 272 314
Total other suppliers 12,164 11,753
Total suppliers 27,372 27,799
Note 3C: Depreciation and amortisation
  2014 2013
  $’000 $’000
Depreciation:    
Leasehold improvements 1,151 770
Property, plant and equipment 1,161 874
Total depreciation 2,312 1,644
Amortisation:    
Intangibles 298 461
Total amortisation 298 461
Total depreciation and amortisation 2,610 2,105
Note 3D: Finance costs
  2014 2013
  $’000 $’000
Unwinding of discount 3 5
Total finance costs 3 5
Note 3E: Losses from asset sales
  2014 2013
  $’000 $’000
Leasehold and improvements    
Carrying value of asset disposed 13 620
Plant and equipment    
Carrying value of asset disposed 59 11
Intangibles    
Carrying value of asset disposed 3 -
Total losses from asset sales 75 631

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