Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Annual Report 2025-26

Annual report 2025-26 · Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2026

Total expenses: $275.9 million
Ongoing staff: 737
Non-ongoing staff: 177
Consultancy contracts: $2.6 million; 22 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $73.2 million; 510 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $275.9 million (275,941 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $185.5 million (185,535 in $'000)
Suppliers: $71.1 million (71,051 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $257.5 million (257,525 in $'000)
Own-source income: $0 (0 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 737 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 177 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: $2.6 million (2,554 in $'000)
Contracts: 22
New contracts: 16
Ongoing contracts: 6

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $73.2 million (73,236 in $'000)
Contracts: 510
New contracts: 254
Ongoing contracts: 256

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel4 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
John Lonsdale	Chair	839,272	125,641	23,320	988,233
Margaret Cole	Deputy Chair	810,840	30,000	15,951	856,791
Therese McCarthy Hockey	Member	734,448	30,000	18,039	782,486
Suzanne Smith	Member	736,617	30,000	18,170	784,786

Information about remuneration for senior executives13 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	15	61,226	72	8,479	4,008	17,405	91,190
270001 - 295000	2	256,197	0	26,105	7,588	0	289,890
295001 - 320000	1	278,492	0	18,850	10,653	0	307,995
320001 - 345000	1	289,208	0	30,000	20,087	0	339,295
345001 - 370000	6	322,354	4,750	30,000	1,107	0	358,212
370001 - 395000	1	331,147	0	30,000	10,325	0	371,472
395001 - 420000	5	368,791	0	29,563	10,597	0	408,951
420001 - 445000	7	387,444	0	30,000	11,100	0	428,544
445001 - 470000	2	476,361	0	30,000	-48,609	0	457,752
470001 - 495000	2	454,114	2,163	27,997	-8,912	0	475,361
545001 - 570000	1	518,199	0	30,000	12,282	0	560,481
570001 - 595000	1	546,005	0	30,000	11,843	0	587,847
595001 - 620000	2	552,589	4,078	30,000	17,185	0	603,853

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff5 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 termination	Average total
265000 - 270000	8	221,480	0	28,375	907	16,735	267,497
270001 - 295000	39	239,974	2,009	29,751	9,312	0	281,046
295001 - 320000	26	262,153	686	29,834	9,787	0	302,461
320001 - 345000	4	255,472	2,932	29,593	6,129	31,875	326,001
395001 - 420000	1	227,912	0	30,000	-1,678	145,725	401,960

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
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895	1,281
Nous Group Pty LtdABN 66086210344	402
KPMGABN 51194660183	314
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	150
Bendelta Pty LtdABN 58105151326	149

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
Trustee For No. 1 Martin Place Office Tower TrustABN 85286565187	10,583
DXC Technology Australia Pty LimitedABN 18008476944	7,999
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty LimitedABN 47001407281	4,255
Regnology Ireland Limited (formerly Vizor Limited)	3,331
Data#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	2,568