Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2017 Financial Statements Note 8 – Property, Plant and Equipment

  Land and Buildings
$M
Plant and Equipment
$M
Total
$M
Gross Book Value as at 30 June 2016 453 250 703
Accumulated depreciation (63) (63)
Net Book Value 453 187 640
Additions 37 35 72
Depreciation expense (11) (30) (41)
Net gain/(loss) recognised in Net Profit
Net gain/(loss) recognised in Other Comprehensive Income 72 72
Disposals (2) (2)
Net additions to net book value 98 3 101
Gross Book Value as at 30 June 2017 552 296 848
Accumulated depreciation (1) (106) (107)
Net Book Value 551 190 741

The net book value of the RBA's property, plant and equipment includes $29.0 million of work in progress ($83.4 million at 30 June 2016). The change in accounting policy for the measurement of the RBA's plant and equipment from fair value to cost (refer to Note 1(e)) resulted in a net reduction of $0.4 million in the net book value of plant and equipment at 30 June 2017.

As at 30 June 2017, the RBA had contractual commitments of $10.4 million for the acquisition or development of property, plant and equipment ($65.7 million at 30 June 2016), all of which are due within one year ($46.9 million at 30 June 2016).