Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2026

Total expenses: $444.8 million
Ongoing staff: 1,864
Non-ongoing staff: 107
Consultancy contracts: $9.2 million; 68 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $151 million; 1,130 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $444.8 million (444,785 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $283.8 million (283,767 in $'000)
Suppliers: $120.9 million (120,927 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $409.4 million (409,352 in $'000)
Own-source income: $10.7 million (10,674 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,864 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 107 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: $9.2 million (9,236 in $'000)
Contracts: 68
New contracts: 42
Ongoing contracts: 26

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $151 million (150,984 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,130
New contracts: 571
Ongoing contracts: 559

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel12 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	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Gina Cass-Gottlieb	Chair5	821,843	94,504	19,531	935,878
Mick Keogh	Deputy Chair5	575,160	88,281	19,532	682,973
Catriona Lowe	Deputy Chair5	597,752	86,429	17,752	701,933
Anna Brakey	Member5	554,223	81,493	15,427	651,143
Peter Crone	Member5	257,630	34,750	20,890	313,269
Philip Williams AM	Member5	559,912	67,505	9,144	636,560
Ian Oppermann	Member5	336,557	37,507	3,695	377,759
Luke Woodward	Member5	419,316	74,335	4,779	498,430
Clare Savage	Associate Member5	539,481	82,014	12,007	633,503
Justin Oliver	Associate Member5	398,994	63,685	9,053	471,732
Sarah Proudfoot	CEO	434,638	65,508	4,828	504,974
Sharon Alley	CFO	236,258	43,169	7,763	287,190

Information about remuneration for senior executives10 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 band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	11	84,840	216	13,651	11,006	3,631	113,345
220001 - 245000	1	125,691	0	34,895	11,423	62,145	234,154
245001 - 270000	6	223,724	0	38,534	329	0	262,586
270001 - 295000	13	233,234	0	39,484	10,593	0	283,310
295001 - 320000	15	250,598	0	42,394	8,538	5,912	307,443
320001 - 345000	10	273,355	0	46,174	7,662	0	327,191
345001 - 370000	6	293,307	637	47,712	12,751	0	354,407
370001 - 395000	3	316,241	1,855	55,998	8,459	0	382,554
395001 - 420000	4	337,444	523	60,152	12,577	0	410,696
470001 - 495000	2	407,014	0	65,314	9,930	0	482,257

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 band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
270001 - 295000	4	241,783	0	40,480	1,064	283,327
295001 - 320000	2	259,109	98	45,403	2,677	307,286
470001 - 495000	2	430,799	0	47,064	6,922	484,784
495001 - 520000	1	419,403	0	75,770	7,507	502,680

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

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
SamKnows Ltd	1,635
Energy Market Consulting associatesABN 75102418020	870
Houston Kemp EconomistsABN 11169176069	775
Agora Consulting Pty LtdABN 28604109604	717
Proximity Advisory Services Pty LtdABN 92147937844	556

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

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Cushman & Wakefield Pty LtdABN 77074196991	18,492
Datacom Systems (ACT) Pty LtdABN 39135427075	14,502
Johnson Winter & SlatteryABN 70843523318	13,258
Australian Government SolicitorABN 69405937639	9,482
Data #3 LimitedABN 31010545267	7,291