10 Capital commitments and operating leases
Capital commitments
Operating leases
At the balance date there were no capital
commitments (2019: nil).
The future aggregate minimum lease payments
to be paid under non-cancellable operating leases
are as follows:
2020
$000
2019
$000
331
311
Later than one year and not later than five years
1,325
1,244
Later than five years
1,017
1,265
Total non-cancellable operating leases
2,673
2,820
Not later than one year
A significant portion of the total non-cancellable
operating lease expense relates to the lease of
one floor of an office building in Auckland, part of
which is subleased to the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Authority (EECA). The initial term
ends in August 2022 with an option to renew
for a further six years and final expiry date of
August 2028. The Commission has assumed it will
exercise the renewal.
The remainder of the non-cancellable operating
lease expense relates to the lease of a small
portion of floor space in the Christchurch
Integrated Government Accommodation campus.
The lease expires in November 2027.
The Commission does not have the option to
purchase the assets at the end of the lease
terms and there are no restrictions placed on the
Commission by any of the leasing arrangements.
The Commission also occupies office space in
Wellington, on a shared services arrangement
with EECA.
11 Contingencies
Contingent liabilities
Contingent assets
Make-good obligations
The Commission has no contingent assets (2019:
nil).
If the Commission does not exercise the option to
renew the lease of its Auckland office space, then,
upon expiry of the lease, it must make-good the
premises. The make-good obligations require all
chattels and leasehold improvements be removed
and the premises reinstated. The Commission
has assumed it will exercise the option to renew
(2019: same).
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