Federal Court of Australia Listed Entity Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 5 March 2025

Total expenses: $441.5 million
Ongoing staff: 899
Non-ongoing staff: 563
Consultancy contracts: $145,000; 2 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $61.5 million; 515 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $441.5 million (441,512 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $295.1 million (295,138 in $'000)
Suppliers: $104.9 million (104,851 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $341.3 million (341,299 in $'000)
Own-source income: $86.4 million (86,402 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 899 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 563 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: $145,000 (145 in $'000)
Contracts: 2
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 0

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $61.5 million (61,488 in $'000)
Contracts: 515
New contracts: 191
Ongoing contracts: 324

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel8 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0

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
Chief Justice Mortimer	Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia	550,341	19,301	504,113	55,029	1,128,785
Chief Justice Alstergren	Chief Justice, Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 1) Chief Judge, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)	550,342	18,528	504,113	55,029	1,128,012
Sia Lagos	CEO and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia	511,767	21,770	38,358	11,919	583,814
David Pringle	CEO and Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia	415,261	0	27,398	9,679	452,338
Kevin Smith	President, National Native Title Tribunal	464,811	0	40,482	11,309	516,602
Catriona Stride	Native Title Registrar	297,122	2,944	47,544	7,180	354,790
Paul KennedyAs published: Paul Kennedy*	Executive Director Strategy and Corporate Services	256,035	22,050	36,450	6,311	320,846
Marnie WilliamsAs published: Marnie Williams*	Executive Director Strategy and Corporate Services	150,287	9,957	19,011	8,750	188,004

Information about remuneration for senior executives13 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-$220,000	1	163,246	0	29,191	2,450	194,888
$220,001-$245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001-$270,000	2	224,353	8,033	32,232	2,699	267,317
$270,001-$295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001-$320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001-$345,000	4	268,340	11,513	43,198	5,262	328,313
$345,001-$370,000	2	303,900	12,082	39,936	5,770	361,688
$370,001-$395,000	3	322,136	184	50,322	4,442	377,085
$395,001-$420,000	3	324,855	29,050	51,098	4,630	409,633
$420,001- $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001- $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001- $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001- ….	0	0	0	0	0	0

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 other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$250,000- $270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001- $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001- $320,000	1	260,958	2,276	39,944	5,744	308,921
$320,001- $345,000	6	285,179	203	42,871	3,780	332,033
$345,001- $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001- $395,000	2	333,370	0	47,683	3,742	384,795
$395,001- $420,000	2	341,618	0	52,973	4,103	398,693
$420,001- $445,000	1	368,038	80	52,641	4,698	425,458
$445,001- $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001- $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001- ….	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)2 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
1 and One Pty LimitedABN 13637567947	79
Kate Jenkins Pty LimitedABN 33665228204	66

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
MSS Security Pty LimitedABN 29100573966	7,673
Fore Group Pty LimitedABN 94635441511	5,773
Macquarie Technology Operations Pty LimitedABN 21082930916	3,004
Terrace Tower Pty LimitedABN 11002832304	2,853
Datacom Systems (AU) Pty LimitedABN 39135427075	2,799