Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 30 October 2026

Total expenses: $361.7 million
Ongoing staff: 1,937
Non-ongoing staff: 121
Consultancy contracts: $7.9 million; 27 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $89.6 million; 425 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $361.7 million (361,725 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $247.2 million (247,248 in $'000)
Suppliers: $103.3 million (103,349 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $327.9 million (327,908 in $'000)
Own-source income: $141,000 (141 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,937 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 121 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $7.9 million (7,899 in $'000)
Contracts: 27
New contracts: 12
Ongoing contracts: 15

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $89.6 million (89,639 in $'000)
Contracts: 425
New contracts: 169
Ongoing contracts: 256

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

Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Elizabeth Hefren-Webb	Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner	473,435	0	78,539	-698	551,276
Treasure Jenningsa	Aged Care Complaints Commissioner	261,987	0	19,783	3,355	285,125
Michelle Bamptonb	Executive Director	115,754	2,456	19,216	9,937	147,363
Mandy Callary	Chief Clinical Advisor	273,616	5,624	40,422	6,056	325,718
Peter Edwards	Executive Director	288,306	5,624	47,097	23,088	364,115
Bronwen Jaggers	Executive Director	272,870	4,488	48,550	11,260	337,168
Mark le Dieuc	Deputy Commissioner	243,919	1,223	48,820	9,008	302,970
Melanie Metz	Deputy Commissioner	294,446	4,488	56,826	20,725	376,485
Gary Rake	Deputy Commissioner	342,102	4,488	59,126	8,351	414,067

Information about remuneration for senior executives9 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$0–220,000	3	118,507	6,358	25,825	8,432	159,123
$220,001–245,000	1	190,443	1,643	35,492	11,821	239,400
$245,001–270,000	1	212,930	0	32,314	7,190	252,434
$270,001–295,000	1	235,727	4,409	34,379	11,246	285,762
$295,001–320,000	5	237,512	9,070	40,294	19,416	306,292
$320,001–345,000	6	264,250	5,915	42,905	14,577	327,648
$345,001–370,000	4	287,907	5,801	49,508	13,371	356,586
$370,001–395,000	1	294,446	0	56,826	22,527	373,799
$395,001–420,000	1	332,656	9,446	59,126	9,077	410,305

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
xAmplify Services Pty LtdABN 74632045080	4,448
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	450
Expose Data Pty LtdABN 27613307592	448
Whereto Research Based Consulting Pty LtdABN 65605178603	441
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 34824776937	336

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Evolve FMABN 52605472580	11,716
Pegasystems LtdABN 59954141135	11,543
Macquarie Technology Operations Pty LtdABN 21082930916	5,878
Incotrade Australia Pty Ltd TA Leonardo ConsultingABN 20066273256	3,356
Technology One LtdABN 84010487180	2,250