Department of the House of Representatives Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 6 March 2025

Total expenses: $27.3 million
Ongoing staff: 151
Non-ongoing staff: 5
Consultancy contracts: $81,000; 4 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $866,000; 45 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $27.3 million (27,295 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $22.4 million (22,378 in $'000)
Suppliers: $4.5 million (4,502 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $27.2 million (27,202 in $'000)
Own-source income: $2.1 million (2,102 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 151 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 5 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: $81,000 (81 in $'000)
Contracts: 4
New contracts: 1
Ongoing contracts: 3

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $866,000 (866 in $'000)
Contracts: 45
New contracts: 28
Ongoing contracts: 17

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel1 row · 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	Bonuses	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Other long term	Termination	Total
Claressa Surtees	Clerk	377,117	0	26,730	58,462	14,151	0	0	476,460

Information about remuneration for senior executives5 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 superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0 - 220000	1	37,651	3,614	3,831	45,096
220001 - 245000	1	199,145	36,027	6,046	241,218
245001 - 270000	1	229,004	45,869	-13,305	261,568
270001 - 295000	2	235,546	42,210	10,624	288,380
345001 - 370000	1	293,175	51,979	10,075	355,229

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · 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
2220001 - 2245000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)4 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
RSM Australia Pty LtdABN 33009321377	59
Atturra Business ApplicationsABN 34654662638	16
JLL Public Sector Valuations Pty LtdABN 39167493889	5
Dr Gabrielle ApplebyABN 90064547179	1

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
ComcareABN 41640788305	174
Technology One LtdABN 84010487180	171
Aurion Corporation LtdABN 63050431868	94
Ninetwofive Interiors Pty LtdABN 22106912574	47
Micro Focus Pty LtdABN 38097606141	43