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Department of Health and Aged Care Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published

Total expenses
$1.68 billion
Ongoing staff
6,615
Non-ongoing staff
520
Consultancy contracts
$126.1 million
629 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$2.6 billion
3,721 contracts

Official source

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$1.68 billion (1,677,892 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$875.1 million (875,096 in $'000)
Suppliers
$671.1 million (671,095 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$1.33 billion (1,325,135 in $'000)
Own-source income
$233.2 million (233,161 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

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

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$126.1 million (126,100 in $'000)
Contracts
629
New contracts
396
Ongoing contracts
233

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$2.6 billion (2,600,000 in $'000)
Contracts
3,721
New contracts
1,962
Ongoing contracts
1,759

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Table 9: Information about remuneration for key management personnel14 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Table 9: 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Blair ComleySecretary871,305035,51326,26111,78700944,866
Brendan MurphySecretary13,06705354700013,667
Paul KellyChief Medical Officer489,046021,26477,18524,52400612,019
Anthony LawlerDeputy Secretary452,310020,73368,03311,68600552,762
Penny ShakespeareDeputy Secretary411,740021,26469,06742,26900544,340
Michael LyeDeputy Secretary423,70603,43678,37533,24400538,761
Charles WannChief Operating Officer382,523021,26466,34953,27600523,412
Blair ExellDeputy Secretary411,24603,43674,21930,66600519,567
Elizabeth DevelinDeputy Secretary209,382014,00729,8702,77600256,035
Tania RishniwDeputy Secretary77,52308,29613,2141,94400100,977
Daniel McCabeDeputy Secretary (acting/part time)173,853010,67630,03721,31400235,880
Celia StreetDeputy Secretary72,78606,70716,1758,55700104,225
Andrew SingerDeputy Secretary61,84702,74410,5143,8330078,938
Helen GrinbergsDeputy Secretary56,46507,5667,9133,6530075,597
Information about remuneration for senior executives11 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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$0-$220,0006596,70906,59217,6315,23305,829131,994
$220,001-$245,0004184,87808,33329,60610,97200233,789
$245,001- $270,00014189,235012,01936,32719,341015,280260,154
$270,001- $295,00034210,741015,29336,32719,34100281,702
$295,001- $320,00039232,892014,23338,85618,93800304,919
$320,001- $345,00029253,076015,11241,73722,10100332,026
$345,001- $370,00018269,424018,31844,44922,69600354,887
$370,001- $395,00012282,729017,28546,45022,736011,945381,145
$395,001- $420,0007318,597015,79549,16024,06900407,621
$420,001- $445,0004334,727018,39657,22819,21800429,569
$445,001- $470,0002343,679019,30054,40034,41300451,792
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff3 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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$250,000 - 270,00014203,714013,73733,2467,37800258,075
$270,001-$295,0004217,880015,81232,6778,41300274,782
$295,001-$320,0001199,636054,13433,3028,94200296,014
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Nous Group Pty. Ltd.ABN 6608621034410,092
KPMGABN 511946601839,445
Ernst & YoungABN 752881727498,718
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 744901210607,717
Monash UniversityABN 123776140127,424
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)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 (2023-24) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Glaxosmithkline Australia Pty LtdABN 47100162481504,057
Seqirus (Australia) Pty LtdABN 66120398067172,960
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895139,260
Australian Healthcare AssociatesABN 82072790848135,721
Pfizer Australia Pty LtdABN 50008422348103,971