Administrative Review Tribunal Annual Report 2024–25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 10 October 2025

Total expenses: $246.8 million
Ongoing staff: 830
Non-ongoing staff: 200
Consultancy contracts: $256,000; 5 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $28.6 million; 192 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $246.8 million (246,808 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $182.9 million (182,914 in $'000)
Suppliers: $32.4 million (32,382 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $257.7 million (257,737 in $'000)
Own-source income: $1.9 million (1,948 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 830 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 200 people
Non-ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $256,000 (256 in $'000)
Contracts: 5
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 3

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $28.6 million (28,581 in $'000)
Contracts: 192
New contracts: 112
Ongoing contracts: 80

Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel3 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Kyrou, Emilios John	President	0	0	0	0
Hawkins, Michael Bruce	Principal Registrar	459,910	31,999	11,086	502,995
Crew, Jamie Robert	Chief Operating Officer	328,022	59,619	8,138	395,779

Information about remuneration for senior executives5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$0 - $220,000	3	143,080	26,377	3,787	173,243
$245,001 - $270,000	1	221,024	34,727	5,686	261,437
$270,001 - $295,000	1	244,922	38,854	6,428	290,204
$295,001 - $320,000	2	259,105	43,629	6,427	309,160
$320,001 - $345,000	2	270,424	47,255	6,492	324,170

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
$270,001 - $295,000	1	243,155	0	0	33,967	5,571	0	0	282,693

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Grindstone Creative Pty LtdABN 61051896372	114
RSM Australia Pty LtdABN 33009321377	73
KPMGABN 51194660183	30
Orima Research Pty LtdABN 77076347914	27
Starpoint Group Pty LtdABN 60662685805	12

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Translationz Pty LtdABN 64103334523	4,256
Data#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	2,750
ComcareABN 41640788304	1,112
Amnesium Pty LtdABN 63608314978	1,100
BT Automation Pty LtdABN 70619362104	1,014