Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Annual Report 2023-24

Annual report 2023-24 · Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) · Commonwealth · Published 4 April 2025

Total expenses: $11.9 million
Ongoing staff: 61
Non-ongoing staff: 16
Consultancy contracts: $145,000; 3 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $78.7 million; 705 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $11.9 million (11,909 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $8.1 million (8,116 in $'000)
Suppliers: $3.7 million (3,727 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $9.3 million (9,343 in $'000)
Own-source income: $3.3 million (3,308 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 61 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 16 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: $145,000 (145 in $'000)
Contracts: 3
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 1

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $78.7 million (78,739 in $'000)
Contracts: 705
New contracts: 433
Ongoing contracts: 272

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel8 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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Termination	Total
Andrew Campbell	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	23,804	6,384	2,540	894	0	33,622
Wendy Jeanne Umberger	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	245,822	95,539	24,236	4,578	0	370,175
Eleanor Dean	General Manager, Outreach and Capacity Development	212,756	0	36,656	-14,930	263,174	497,656
Michelle Nakamura	A/g General Manager, Outreach and Capacity Building	97,030	0	14,066	9,787	0	120,883
Audrey Gormley	Chief Finance Officer (CFO)	268,539	0	47,340	8,915	0	324,794
Paul Morgan	General Manager, Corporate	67,687	0	3,069	190,998	0	261,754
Ann Fleming	Acting General Manager, Country Programs	33,869	0	6,622	-5,435	0	35,056
James Quilty	General Manager, Research	254,879	0	28,539	13,835	0	297,253

Information about remuneration for senior executives9 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 other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
0 - $220,000	3	51,568	2,128	7,743	1,749	0	63,187
$220,001 - $245,000	1	212,756	0	36,656	-14,930	263,174	234,482
$245,001 - $270,000	1	67,687	0	3,069	190,998	0	261,754
$270,001 - $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001 - $320,000	1	254,879	0	28,539	13,835	0	297,253
$320,001 - $345,000	1	268,539	0	47,340	8,915	0	324,794
$345,001 - $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001 - $395,000	1	245,822	95,539	24,236	4,578	0	370,175
$395,001 - $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
$250,000 - $270,000	1	199,403	0	0	30,215	24,164	0	0	253,781

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)3 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Human Resource Solutions Australia Pty LtdABN 50149856940	94
Terrace Services Pty LtdABN 44054453897	42
Datacom Information Systems Pty LtdABN 67006527840	9

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)9 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
University of QueenslandABN 63942912684	4,804
University of the Sunshine CoastABN 28441859157	4,162
University of MelbourneABN 84002705224	4,141
University of WollongongABN 61060567686	3,882
Charles Sturt UniversityABN 83878708551	3,826
CSIROABN 41687119230	3,492
Australian National UniversityABN 52234063906	3,326
University of AdelaideABN 61249878937	2,657
University of TasmaniaABN 30764374782	2,274