Department of the Senate Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 12 February 2025

Total expenses: $31.4 million
Ongoing staff: 159
Non-ongoing staff: 38
Consultancy contracts: $284,000; 7 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $552,000; 20 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $31.4 million (31,362 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $25.8 million (25,752 in $'000)
Suppliers: $5.4 million (5,369 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $27 million (26,972 in $'000)
Own-source income: $3 million (3,034 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 159 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 38 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: $284,000 (284 in $'000)
Contracts: 7
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 5

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $552,000 (552 in $'000)
Contracts: 20
New contracts: 6
Ongoing contracts: 14

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

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel6 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
R Pye	Clerk of the Senate	393,460	1,767	61,589	15,859	472,675
J Morris	Deputy Clerk of the Senate	234,151	20,482	47,810	21,165	323,608
T Bryant	Clerk Assistant, Table	219,186	20,482	38,448	16,883	294,999
R Callinan	Clerk Assistant, Procedure	235,355	20,482	31,576	13,676	301,089
J Begley	Usher of the Black Rod	220,861	20,482	31,530	14,902	287,775
T Matulick	Clerk Assistant, Committees	211,503	20,290	39,004	14,237	285,034

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Synergy Group AustraliaABN 65119369827	138
Ashurst AustraliaABN 75304286095	68
KPMGABN 51194660183	29
Elizabeth MontanoABN 68758946781	17
McBeath Pty LtdABN 26195288436	11

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Design CraftABN 95064210037	93
Technology OneABN 84010487180	92
Manuka NewsABN 31227929914	64
Aurion CorporatABN 63050431868	51
Expense8 Pty LtdABN 64052851359	46
Micro FocusABN 73614548346	31
AcendreABN 26079099282	28