Department of the Senate Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 22 October 2025

Total expenses: $30.3 million
Ongoing staff: 161
Non-ongoing staff: 36
Consultancy contracts: $170,000; 5 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $652,000; 26 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $30.3 million (30,279 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $25.8 million (25,778 in $'000)
Suppliers: $4.2 million (4,225 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $28.8 million (28,762 in $'000)
Own-source income: $2.3 million (2,324 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 161 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 36 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: $170,000 (170 in $'000)
Contracts: 5
New contracts: 1
Ongoing contracts: 4

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $652,000 (652 in $'000)
Contracts: 26
New contracts: 9
Ongoing contracts: 17

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	427,932	1,931	64,089	30,426	524,378
J Morris	Deputy Clerk of the Senate	279,725	2,531	52,199	17,276	351,731
T Bryant	Clerk Assistant, Table	232,771	2,531	43,985	13,923	293,210
R Callinan	Clerk Assistant, Committees	253,799	2,531	36,449	11,893	304,672
J Begley	Usher of the Black Rod	241,724	2,531	36,030	12,669	292,954
T Matulick	Clerk Assistant, Procedure	204,458	2,531	42,020	12,514	261,523

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Synergy Group AustraliaABN 65119369827	112
Elizabeth MontanoABN 68758946781	19
Workplace Research and AssociatesABN 11083481298	17
Andrew Young	11
McBeath Pty LtdABN 26195288436	11

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)7 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Canon Australia Pty LtdABN 66005002951	157
Technology One LtdABN 84010487180	96
Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia Pty LtdABN 63000341819	89
Aurion CorporationABN 63050431868	53
Manuka NewsagencyABN 31227929914	52
Printcraft (QLD) PtyABN 62163195668	34
Micro Focus Australia Pty LtdABN 73614548346	33