Australian Electoral Commission Annual Report 2023-24

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

Total expenses: $670.3 million
Ongoing staff: 904
Non-ongoing staff: 139
Consultancy contracts: $1.9 million; 20 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $328 million; 1,228 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $670.3 million (670,325 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $261.3 million (261,305 in $'000)
Suppliers: $409 million (409,020 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $605.8 million (605,807 in $'000)
Own-source income: $18.4 million (18,440 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 904 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 139 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: $1.9 million (1,895 in $'000)
Contracts: 20
New contracts: 7
Ongoing contracts: 13

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $328 million (328,021 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,228
New contracts: 601
Ongoing contracts: 627

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel6 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
Tom Rogers	Electoral Commissioner	558,119	0	0	78,229	22,330	658,678
Jeff Pope	Deputy Electoral Commissioner	319,691	0	0	48,159	11,339	379,189
Thomas Ryan	First Assistant Commissioner	282,102	3,500	100	52,234	13,174	351,110
Kathleen Gleeson	First Assistant Commissioner	283,458	3,500	1,480	41,853	10,950	341,241
Michael Lynch	First Assistant Commissioner	279,884	3,500	50	51,637	16,455	351,526
Rachael Spalding	First Assistant Commissioner	283,607	3,500	1,646	59,779	8,718	357,250

Information about remuneration for senior executives6 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 - 220000	2	134,925	0	0	15,570	3,354	153,849
220001 - 245000	6	196,785	1,010	392	27,053	8,480	233,720
245001 - 270000	4	217,671	1,707	3,062	31,637	5,189	259,266
270001 - 295000	5	229,697	2,800	1,094	36,692	8,244	278,527
295001 - 320000	6	257,693	1,750	684	38,940	7,270	306,337
320001 - 345000	2	258,026	3,500	1,393	44,625	15,228	322,772

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff2 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 other long term	Average termination	Average total
250000 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
The Social Policy groupABN 81158840325	455
Compas Pty. Ltd.ABN 90008615745	392
Gartner Australasia Pty LimitedABN 69003708601	311
SJ Kennedy ConsultancyABN 53764482998	182
Axios Advisory Pty LtdABN 13096266358	105
MaddocksABN 63478951337	101

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)2 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895	17,725
Australia PostABN 28864970579	17,697