Department of Social Services 2023-24 Annual Report

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

Total expenses: $626 million
Ongoing staff: 3,165
Non-ongoing staff: 239
Consultancy contracts: $21.7 million; 113 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $229.1 million; 680 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $626 million (626,046 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $390.8 million (390,849 in $'000)
Suppliers: $174.7 million (174,691 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $520 million (519,981 in $'000)
Own-source income: $99.7 million (99,702 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 3,165 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 239 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.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $21.7 million (21,683 in $'000)
Contracts: 113
New contracts: 59
Ongoing contracts: 54

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $229.1 million (229,096 in $'000)
Contracts: 680
New contracts: 355
Ongoing contracts: 325

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Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel5 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
Raymond Griggs	Secretary	840,363	2,183	27,467	25,007	895,020
Matthew Flavel	Deputy Secretary 1	444,675	2,183	81,326	21,272	549,456
Patrick Hetherington	Deputy Secretary	400,765	2,183	74,647	19,758	497,353
Letitia Hope	Deputy Secretary	390,885	2,183	73,634	15,294	481,996
Robyn Shannon	Deputy Secretary 2	401,187	2,183	61,048	13,459	477,877

Information about remuneration for senior executives9 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
345001 - 370000	8	290,907	2,171	51,325	10,914	0	355,317
220001 - 245000	10	191,880	1,969	32,223	5,446	0	231,518
370001 - 395000	3	319,044	2,183	53,102	13,204	0	387,533
395001 - 420000	2	336,318	2,183	58,489	10,306	0	407,296
295001 - 320000	8	246,903	2,168	44,262	14,714	0	308,047
270001 - 295000	17	224,244	2,127	41,070	8,261	7,015	282,717
245001 - 270000	13	213,905	2,162	36,490	6,954	0	259,511
320001 - 345000	4	271,560	2,183	42,141	17,600	0	333,484
0 - 220000	37	82,410	1,061	14,736	2,861	0	101,068

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff11 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 other long term	Average termination	Average total
$250,000 - $270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001 - $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001 - $320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001 - $345,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001 - $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001 - $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - ....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)7 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Nous Group Pty LtdABN 66086210344	2,490
The Trustee for the BMF Unit TrustABN 43533837149	2,465
Department of the TreasuryABN 92802414793	2,254
University of New South WalesABN 57195873179	1,514
Hall & Partners Pty LtdABN 28130990288	1,374
Whereto Research Based Consulting Pty LtdABN 65605178603	1,190
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	1,125

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Telstra Health Pty LtdABN 38163077236	45,635
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	43,855
The University of MelbourneABN 84002705224	12,232
CatholicCare Sydney LimitedABN 38841427747	7,949
Karlka Recruiting Group Pty LtdABN 78167536978	7,788