Civil Aviation Safety Authority Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 7 November 2025

Total expenses: $221.8 million
Ongoing staff: 845

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $221.8 million (221,762 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $147.6 million (147,589 in $'000)
Suppliers: $53.1 million (53,135 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $174.2 million (174,246 in $'000)
Own-source income: $21.6 million (21,635 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 845 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel15 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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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
Spence, Pip	Chief Executive Officer & Director of Aviation Safety	545,974	5,869	85,319	36,822	673,984
Crome, Philippa	Executive Manager Corporate Services	316,105	5,869	65,817	24,063	411,854
Aleck, Jonathan	Executive Manager Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs	369,183	5,869	14,947	25,595	415,594
Marcelja, Andreas	Executive Manager Stakeholder Engagement	348,724	5,869	52,751	32,437	439,781
Sparrow, Andrew	Executive Manager Air Navigation, Transformation and Risk	315,781	5,869	50,721	16,133	388,504
Bouttell, Matt	Executive Manager Regulatory Oversight	292,313	5,869	43,376	7,902	349,460
Campbell, Steve	Executive Manager National Operations and Standards	286,084	5,869	43,051	7,902	342,906
Frawley, Simon	Chief Financial Officer	266,929	5,869	49,190	12,088	334,076
Binskin, Mark	CASA Board Chair	131,904	5,869	20,313	0	158,086
Hallett, Elizabeth	CASA Board Deputy Chair	99,101	0	15,850	0	114,951
Gonzalez Toro, Felipe	CASA Board Member	74,955	0	11,550	0	86,505
Korhonen, Jacqueline	CASA Board Member	65,952	0	10,157	0	76,109
Kille, Tarryn	CASA Board Member	65,952	0	10,119	0	76,071
Verkerk, Adrian	CASA Board Member	65,952	0	10,013	0	75,965
Total	.	3,244,909	52,821	483,174	162,942	3,943,846

Information about remuneration for senior executives8 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	5	115,980	3,193	17,216	5,910	0	142,298
$220,001 - $245,000	1	183,881	5,869	39,329	8,686	0	237,765
$245,001 - $270,000	1	226,260	5,869	38,457	4,527	0	275,112
$270,001 - $295,000	3	230,770	7,843	34,433	12,747	0	285,793
$295,001 - $320,000	4	248,821	5,869	42,434	13,217	0	310,341
$320,001 - $345,000	9	264,548	8,628	43,331	11,242	0	327,750
$345,001 - $370,000	1	274,151	15,396	38,065	22,458	0	350,071
$470,001 - $495,000	1	253,958	11,791	38,744	11,473	155,602	471,569

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff6 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$260,000 - $270,000	11	188,487	30,299	36,324	5,673	Not stated
$270,001 - $295,000	18	196,791	43,676	37,044	7,154	Not stated
$295,001 - $320,000	13	209,438	48,089	40,696	7,742	Not stated
$320,001 - $345,000	3	220,406	58,114	42,356	7,948	Not stated
$370,001 - $395,000	1	318,366	8,792	49,346	11,364	Not stated
$395,001 - $420,000	1	339,555	0	53,284	11,472	Not stated