Annual Report 2022-23

Annual report 2022-23 · Attorney-General's Department · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses: $422.5 million
Ongoing staff: 2,149
Non-ongoing staff: 237
Consultancy contracts: $4.6 million; 39 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $178.8 million; 1,130 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $422.5 million (422,522 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $288 million (288,036 in $'000)
Suppliers: $86.6 million (86,643 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $260.2 million (260,210 in $'000)
Own-source income: $159.4 million (159,362 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 2,149 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 237 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: $4.6 million (4,642 in $'000)
Contracts: 39
New contracts: 20
Ongoing contracts: 19

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $178.8 million (178,826 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,130
New contracts: 522
Ongoing contracts: 608

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0

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	Bonuses	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Katherine Jones	Secretary	822,869	0	3,032	109,457	38,840	974,198
Michael Kingston	Australian Government Solicitor	319,242	0	42,247	23,232	11,519	396,240
Matthew Blunn	A/g Australian Government Solicitor	25,144	0	789	3,365	2,003	31,301
Tamsyn Harvey	Deputy Secretary	400,943	0	2,616	67,141	9,828	480,528
Sarah Chidgey	Deputy Secretary	390,696	0	2,616	73,361	12,958	479,631
Simon Newnham	Deputy Secretary	387,980	0	2,616	68,007	46,049	504,652
Cameron Gifford	Chief Operating Officer - AGD	396,708	0	2,616	70,602	10,342	480,268
Louise Vardanega	Chief Operating Officer - AGS	280,884	30,000	8,052	54,463	19,245	392,644
Nerida Nelson	A/g National Practice Manager - AGS	71,757	0	0	11,721	6,927	90,405

Information about remuneration for senior executives15 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$0–$220,000	85	93,189	10,747	2,515	16,885	5,420	121,296
$220,001–$245,000	16	183,626	14,834	1,923	30,971	9,271	233,207
$245,001–$270,000	16	207,790	10,751	1,414	36,315	10,401	259,951
$270,001–$295,000	34	222,208	10,050	2,521	37,057	14,022	279,651
$295,001–$320,000	20	234,185	17,576	7,819	38,184	17,349	308,083
$320,001–$345,000	9	253,791	32,128	3,003	37,186	16,356	331,754
$345,001–$370,000	14	262,787	22,742	4,641	41,355	25,283	353,559
$370,001–$395,000	8	269,384	39,784	21,382	41,524	16,695	378,823
$395,001–$420,000	4	308,058	7,591	15,247	53,605	30,890	409,698
$420,001–$445,000	1	290,048	9,997	12,017	53,083	65,310	430,455
$445,001–$470,000	5	315,637	45,464	7,883	48,906	51,045	450,749
$470,001–$495,000	1	294,960	0	133,162	42,793	5,363	476,278
$495,001–$520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$520,001–$545,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$545,001–$570,000	1	402,790	9,340	1,094	73,559	60,715	547,497

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff4 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$240,001–$245,000	1	194,700	10,018	300	29,074	6,663	240,755
$245,001–$270,000	8	195,150	15,240	1,517	28,218	14,088	254,213
$695,001–$720,000	4	171,126	2,081	40,329	25,784	42,184	280,983
$920,001-$945,000	1	802,914	0	65,019	25,389	33,141	926,463

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	2,036
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu – SydneyABN 74490121060	550
Australian Institute of Family StudiesABN 64001053079	481
University of Technology SydneyABN 77257686961	365
Portable Australia Pty LtdABN 82118683828	186

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
ISPT Pty LtdABN 28064041283	14,324
King & Wood MallesonsABN 22041424954	13,167
Law in OrderABN 63086329044	6,897
Gilbert & TobinABN 88775098848	5,157
PODCON Pty LtdABN 79605477183	4,664