Department of Social Services | 2022-23 Annual Report

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

Total expenses: $561.3 million
Ongoing staff: 2,708
Non-ongoing staff: 115
Consultancy contracts: $11.9 million; 109 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $254.6 million; 731 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $561.3 million (561,259 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $344.3 million (344,348 in $'000)
Suppliers: $168.4 million (168,435 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $442.9 million (442,905 in $'000)
Own-source income: $92.2 million (92,185 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 2,708 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 115 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: $11.9 million (11,943 in $'000)
Contracts: 109
New contracts: 36
Ongoing contracts: 73

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $254.6 million (254,605 in $'000)
Contracts: 731
New contracts: 333
Ongoing contracts: 398

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Raymond Griggs	Secretary	854,823	2,100	25,252	26,734	908,909
Matthew Flavel	Deputy Secretary	434,628	2,100	79,201	21,235	537,164
Elizabeth Hefren-Webb	Deputy Secretary5	237,121	1,348	45,592	6,065	290,126
Patrick Hetherington	Deputy Secretary	391,977	2,100	72,730	15,686	482,493
Letitia Hope	Deputy Secretary5	130,787	673	24,163	3,114	158,737
Debbie Mitchell	Deputy Secretary5	188,441	1,185	28,047	5,122	222,795
Teena Blewitt	Acting Deputy Secretary5	194,397	1,105	34,246	3,928	233,676
Emma-Kate McGuirk	Acting Deputy Secretary5	106,782	616	18,853	2,087	128,338
Robyn Shannon	Acting Deputy Secretary5	106,077	552	18,786	1,974	127,389

Information about remuneration for senior executives10 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 total
0 - 220000	31	103,821	1,150	20,237	130,180
220001 - 245000	6	194,003	2,017	32,557	232,375
245001 - 270000	21	212,245	2,058	36,616	258,162
270001 - 295000	12	232,465	2,070	40,794	282,718
295001 - 320000	4	249,794	1,790	43,618	305,404
320001 - 345000	10	271,132	2,085	45,643	332,581
345001 - 370000	5	290,658	2,100	53,802	360,120
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	1	324,280	2,100	58,515	396,425
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff8 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
240000 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Department of TreasuryABN 92802414793	1,506
KPMG AustraliaABN 51194660183	727
Hall & Partners Pty LtdABN 28130990288	700
Whereto Research Based Consulting Pty LtdABN 65605178603	691
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	630

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)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 (2022-23) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Telstra Health Pty LtdABN 38163077236	41,220
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	40,370
Mediabrands Australia Pty LtdABN 19002966001	24,918
Indue LimitedABN 97087822464	15,180
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty LtdABN 47001407281	9,336