Fair Work Commission - Annual Report 2023-24 - Access to Justice

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 20 February 2025

Total expenses: $105.3 million
Ongoing staff: 314
Non-ongoing staff: 21
Consultancy contracts: $653,000; 12 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $26.4 million; 294 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $105.3 million (105,266 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $63.6 million (63,617 in $'000)
Suppliers: $26.3 million (26,319 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $104.8 million (104,775 in $'000)
Own-source income: $250,000 (250 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 314 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 21 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: $653,000 (653 in $'000)
Contracts: 12
New contracts: 4
Ongoing contracts: 8

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $26.4 million (26,374 in $'000)
Contracts: 294
New contracts: 199
Ongoing contracts: 95

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Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel2 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	Bonuses	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Other long term	Termination	Total
Justice Adam Hatcher	President	550,320	0	29,479	0	55,032	0	0	634,831
Murray Furlong	General Manager	384,962	0	9,993	49,938	9,846	0	0	454,739

Information about remuneration for senior executives4 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 total
0 - 220000	1	73,441	0	12,067	1,560	87,068
245001 - 270000	1	218,345	0	30,679	5,438	254,462
270001 - 295000	1	240,885	0	36,933	5,896	283,714
295001 - 320000	2	261,820	3,062	41,218	6,521	312,621

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
270001 - 295000	1	256,290	0	0	26,606	5,764	0	0	288,660

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
CyberCX Pty LtdABN 90629363328	175
O'Connor Marsden & Associates Pty LimitedABN 94135783792	148
Ipsec Pty LtdABN 32140658402	63
Altius Group Holdings Pty LtdABN 99603911020	57
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	56

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)1 row · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
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