Labour Hire Licensing Authority 2025-26 annual report
- Total revenue and income from transactions
- $24.7 million
- Printed as $24,700 thousand · Report, page 71
Summary
The report's own summary: Message from the Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner, page 5
Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.
In its 2025–26 report, the Labour Hire Authority describes its role regulating labour hire businesses to protect workers from exploitation and improve industry integrity.
LHA reported implementing legislative changes in June 2026 that allowed more detailed assessments of operators’ compliance history, financial viability and ability to meet legal obligations.
It reported 5,655 current licences at 30 June 2026 and 694 cancellations during the year, including cancellations requested by providers.
LHA reported holding 72 engagement sessions attended by more than 1,500 people.
It reported a net operating deficit of $2.858 million on expenditure of $27.558 million.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
Total operating expenditure was $27.558 million, which resulted in a net operating deficit of $2.858 million.
Finances 4
Total revenue and income from transactions
$24,700 thousand
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Total revenue and income from transactions 24,700 24,907
Total expenses from transactions
$27,558 thousand
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Total expenses from transactions 27,558 23,511
Employee benefits expenses
$20,767 thousand
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Employee benefits expenses 3.2.1 20,767 17,688
Net result
$(2,858) thousand
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Net result (2,858) 1,384
Staff 2
Total Employees
132 people
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Total Employees 132 128.19
Total Employees
128.19 FTE
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Total Employees 132 128.19
Executives and remuneration 5
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer
$390,000 – $399,999
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Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer in connection with the management of LHA during the reporting period was in the range: $390,000 – $399,999
Total number of executives
3
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Total number of executives 3 4
Total remuneration (a)
$905 thousand
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Total remuneration (a) 905 868
Compensation of KMPs (a)
$1,302 thousand
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Compensation of KMPs (a) Total 1,302 1,240
$260,000 – $279,999
3
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$260,000 – $279,999 3 1 Total 3 4
Consultancies 8
Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater)
$719,753
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The total expenditure incurred during 2025–26 in relation to these consultancies was $719,753 (excluding GST).
Data Agility Pty Ltd
$392.9 thousand
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Data Agility Pty Ltd Power BI reporting 455.1 392.9 62.2
P1 Consulting Pty Ltd
$119.1 thousand
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P1 Consulting Pty Ltd Helpdesk solution implementation 119.1 119.1 nil
Escient Pty Ltd
$96.0 thousand
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Escient Pty Ltd Software review 96.0 96.0 nil
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd
$47.8 thousand
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Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd Professional recruitment services 47.8 47.8 nil
Alpha Biz Solutions Pty Ltd
$35.3 thousand
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Alpha Biz Solutions Pty Ltd Software development 35.3 35.3 nil
With Purpose Solutions
$15.8 thousand
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With Purpose Solutions Licence assessment review 15.8 15.8 nil
Martha Travis People Innovators
$13.0 thousand
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Martha Travis People Innovators Software development 13.0 13.0 nil
Complaints and investigations 2
Investigations finalised
291
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Investigations finalised 291 Matters remain under current investigation 249
Problems reported in the LHA Report a Problem form
427
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Problems reported in the LHA Report a Problem form 427
Other figures 7
Matters currently under investigation*
249
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Matters currently under investigation* 249 Investigations finalised 291
Total current licences (as at 30 June 2026)
5,655
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5,655 Total current licences (as at 30 June 2026)
New licences granted
916
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New licences granted 916 New licences granted with conditions 158
Licences refused
114
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Licences refused 114
Total licences cancelled
694
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Total licences cancelled 694 Licences cancelled by LHA 220
Notices of intention to cancel (show cause notices) issued
731
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Notices of intention to cancel (show cause notices) issued 731
Notices of intention to refuse issued
215
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Notices of intention to refuse issued 215
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 108
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration; Investigations commenced; Named remuneration; Public hearings; Recommendations made; Referrals to prosecution