Central Land Council Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 15 October 2025

Total expenses: $77.3 million
Ongoing staff: 240

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $77.3 million (77,285 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $42.6 million (42,591 in $'000)
Suppliers: $30.6 million (30,606 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $67 million (66,980 in $'000)
Own-source income: $15.7 million (15,724 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 240 people
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.

Published disclosure tables 2

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 entity-copyright

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	Total
Mr Matthew Palmer	Previous Chair (01 July to 17 September 2024)	49,747	0	5,721	0	55,468
Mr Warren William	Chair (18 September – current)	170,181	0	19,571	0	189,752
Mr Lesley Turner	Chief Executive Officer	361,529	1,876	54,459	12,804	430,668
Mr Robert CairneyAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	General Manager Corporate/CFO	253,769	1,666	54,459	16,977	311,917
Ms Josephine Douglas	General Manager Professional Services	254,430	3,154	39,816	11,745	309,145
Ms Mischa Cartwright	General Manager Regional and Development Services	269,494	4,134	39,082	8,231	320,941

Information about remuneration for senior executives12 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0- 220000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	1	208,107	1,934	3,782	32,227	5,811	251,861
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0