Department of Premier and Cabinet 2025-26 annual report
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The report's own summary: Secretary’s foreword, page 5
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The Department of Premier and Cabinet’s 2025–26 report covers its support for government policy, public sector leadership and collaboration across departments.
The department reported developing Victoria’s China Strategy and publishing caretaker convention guidelines in June 2026 for the coming state election.
It reported a portfolio operating surplus of $9.0 million and a comprehensive surplus of $8.1 million, including movements outside transactions.
In the body's own words
- Finding
The comprehensive result, which incorporates non transactional movements is a surplus of $8.1 million.
Finances 4
Total income from transactions
$579,018 thousand
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Total income from transactions 579,018 584,742
Total expenses from transactions
$580,556 thousand
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Total expenses from transactions 580,556 583,227
Employee expenses
$181,806 thousand
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Employee expenses 3.2 181,806 192,711
Net result
$(2,438) thousand
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Net result (2,438) 1,635
Staff 2
Total employees
531 people
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Total employees 531 509 396 73 449 62 61
Total employees
509 FTE
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Total employees 531 509 396 73 449 62 61
Executives and remuneration 8
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer
$800,000 to $809,999
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Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer in connection with managing the department during the reporting period was in the range of $800,000 to $809,999
Total remuneration
$17,016 thousand
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Total remuneration 17,016 20,188
Total number of executives
81
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Total number of executives1 81 85
Total
$3,604 thousand
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Compensation of key management personnel 2026 $’000 2025 $’000 Short-term employee benefits 3,308 3,315 Post-employment benefits 225 237 Other long-term benefits 71 75 Termination benefits - - Total 3,604 3,627
SES 3
6
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SES 3 4 3 1 2 2 - - - - 6 5 1
SES 2
16
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SES 2 6 5 1 10 11 (1) - - - 16 16 -
SES 1
27
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SES 1 12 17 (5) 15 24 (9) - - - 27 41 (14)
Total
49
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Total 22 25 (3) 27 37 (10) - - - 49 62 (13)
Consultancies 7
Dr Vincent Clark Archaeology & Heritage Pty Ltd
$96,933
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Dr Vincent Clark Archaeology & Heritage Pty Ltd Richardsons Lagoon Conservation Management Plan 276,950 96,933 -
Extent Heritage Pty Ltd
$28,686
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Extent Heritage Pty Ltd Aboriginal cultural heritage landscape assessment of Barton Station surrounds 95,616 28,686 -
George Lekakis AO Management & Professional Consulting
$5,000
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Undertake Victoria’s Multicultural Review 25,000 5,000 -
Lionheart Consulting Australia
$129,500
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Lionheart Consulting Australia Rapid Child Safety Review 129,500 129,500 -
Pam White
$37,004
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Pam White Rapid Child Safety Review 40,695 37,004 -
Mott MacDonald Australia Pty Ltd
$48,904
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Mott MacDonald Australia Pty Ltd Understanding industry views of infrastructure delivery 48,904 48,904 -
Total number of consultancies: 6
$346,026
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Total number of consultancies: 6 616,665 346,026 -
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 205
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration