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Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses
$498.7 million
Ongoing staff
2,207
Non-ongoing staff
122
Consultancy contracts
$3.4 million
33 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$170.6 million
922 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$498.7 million (498,681 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$326.2 million (326,172 in $'000)
Suppliers
$117.6 million (117,609 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$305.8 million (305,765 in $'000)
Own-source income
$195.6 million (195,618 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

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

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$3.4 million (3,397 in $'000)
Contracts
33
New contracts
15
Ongoing contracts
18

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$170.6 million (170,612 in $'000)
Contracts
922
New contracts
504
Ongoing contracts
418

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel7 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Katherine JONESSecretary768,67602,837114,66222,18600908,360
Tamsyn HARVEYDeputy Secretary – Justice and Communities Group403,56902,83775,27210,65900492,338
Sarah CHIDGEYDeputy Secretary ‐ National Security and Criminal Justice Group412,93302,83774,91011,91900502,599
Simon NEWNHAMDeputy Secretary ‐ Integrity and International Group414,82502,83774,82511,95400504,442
Cameron GIFFORDChief Operating Officer, AGD382,08002,83774,99415,56900475,481
Matthew BLUNNAustralian Government Solicitor419,77203,48057,42137,04900517,722
Nerida NELSONNational Practice Manager336,788098649,70316,51300403,990
Information about remuneration for senior executives15 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
0 - 2200006182,6112,3636,07118,7362,96400112,745
220001 - 2450009187,6405,1042,17528,15611,97300235,047
245001 - 27000018193,9006,1963,24332,26226,01600261,617
270001 - 29500037226,3374,9432,92638,4839,57400282,263
295001 - 32000020242,06910,1352,97239,26612,55600306,998
320001 - 34500018248,29914,4547,46440,34722,05900332,624
345001 - 37000020279,4219,4525,45544,91517,20200356,444
370001 - 3950008288,34219,7233,25547,61521,64400380,579
395001 - 4200005287,09939,8115,98942,52131,54100406,962
420001 - 4450008318,89118,62215,68754,89223,69800431,790
445001 - 470000000000000
470001 - 4950001329,20660,55750160,80520,76200471,831
495001 - 5200001370,89642,6604,49171,83415,80200505,683
520001 - 545000000000000
545001 - 5700001400,97750,99351575,47041,05700569,012
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff4 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$250,000–$270,00010191,4699,01515,33529,935000257,938
$270,001–$295,0005204,39722,54615,43931,33910,64400284,365
$295,001–$320,0001193,23041,39123,28832,9616,59100297,462
$870,001-$845,0001802,832034,39027,37423,84300888,439
TABLE 8: ORGANISATIONS RECEIVING A SHARE OF REPORTABLE CONSULTANCY CONTRACT EXPENDITURE5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: TABLE 8: ORGANISATIONS RECEIVING A SHARE OF REPORTABLE CONSULTANCY CONTRACT EXPENDITURE · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
ACIL Allen Pty LtdABN 68102652148390
Andrew Edgar Francis MetcalfABN 26649252256343
Noetic Solutions Pty LimitedABN 87098132024255
University of Technology SydneyABN 77257686961253
Bluestone Consulting Pty LtdABN 36132480276232
TABLE 10: ORGANISATIONS RECEIVING A SHARE OF REPORTABLE NON-CONSULTANCY CONTRACT EXPENDITURE5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: TABLE 10: ORGANISATIONS RECEIVING A SHARE OF REPORTABLE NON-CONSULTANCY CONTRACT EXPENDITURE · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
ISPT Pty LtdABN 2806404128318,908
King & Wood MallesonsABN 2204142495416,031
Universal McCannABN 1900296600112,619
Fujitsu Australia LtdABN 1900101142711,137
Austroads LtdABN 162457873237,460