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2002-03 Financial Statements

Department of Defence
SCHEDULE OF CONTINGENCIES
as at 30 June 2003
2002-03 2001-02
Notes $'000 $'000
Contingent liabilities
Claims for damages/costs 132,943 127,518
Redundancies - 1,159
Other - 985
Total contingent liabilities 132,943 129,662
Contingent assets
Claims for damages/costs 68,394 108,673
Net contingent liabilities 64,549 20,989

Details of each class of contingent liabilities and assets, including those not included above because they cannot be quantified or considered remote, are disclosed in Note 13: Contingent Liabilities and Assets.

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