Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 19 February 2026

Total expenses: $491.4 million
Ongoing staff: 1,028
Non-ongoing staff: 692
Consultancy contracts: $282,000; 7 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $50.9 million; 522 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $491.4 million (491,388 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $335.8 million (335,764 in $'000)
Suppliers: $113 million (112,974 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $380.8 million (380,755 in $'000)
Own-source income: $50.2 million (50,179 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,028 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 692 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: $282,000 (282 in $'000)
Contracts: 7
New contracts: 5
Ongoing contracts: 2

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $50.9 million (50,935 in $'000)
Contracts: 522
New contracts: 210
Ongoing contracts: 312

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
CJ Mortimer	CJ	569,612	22,251	510,373	56,958	1,159,194
CJ Alstergren	CJ	569,612	42,465	510,373	56,958	1,179,408
Sia Lagos	CEO	529,372	27,286	40,083	12,291	609,033
David Pringle	CEO	428,056	26,606	29,837	9,939	494,437
Kevin Smith	NNTT President	501,654	0	40,083	11,648	553,385
Catriona Stride	NNTT Registrar	323,677	454	44,710	7,515	376,356
Paul Kennedy	ED, Corporate Operations	347,149	26,931	49,654	8,060	431,794
Jimmy MastorakosAs published: Jimmy Mastorakos*	ED, Strategy & Programs	53,641	4,066	8,345	1,245	67,297

Information about remuneration for senior executives13 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 other long term	Average termination	Average total
$0-$220,000	3	75,853	7,647	10,873	1,761	0	0	96,135
$220,001-$245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001-$270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001-$295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001-$320,000	1	252,282	19,122	39,246	5,858	0	0	316,507
$320,001-$345,000	3	274,903	9,578	41,897	6,383	0	0	332,761
$345,001-$370,000	3	285,244	16,489	43,873	6,623	6,165	0	358,394
$370,001-$395,000	5	311,168	19,076	45,892	7,225	0	0	383,361
$395,001-$420,000	1	351,774	100	50,315	8,168	0	0	410,357
$420,001- $445,000	2	339,918	27,756	54,966	7,892	0	0	430,532
$445,001- $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001- $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001- ….	1	156,271	250	22,352	3,628	12,389	320,000	514,891

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
$260,000 - $270,000	4	227,480	1,362	32,728	5,282	266,851
$270,001 - $295,000	13	236,962	4,318	35,174	5,502	281,956
$295,001 - $320,000	9	253,738	6,725	39,113	5,891	305,467
$320,001 - $345,000	3	281,825	1,289	40,361	6,544	330,018
$345,001 - $370,000	4	290,121	8,342	45,564	6,736	350,764
$370,001 - $395,000	1	317,990	0	45,483	7,383	370,857
$395,001 - $420,000	3	348,169	0	52,752	8,084	409,005
$420,001 - $445,000	1	367,842	0	52,613	8,541	428,996
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
V ThomABN 73422163798	87
Kate Jenkins Pty LimitedABN 33665228204	55
1 AND ONE PTY LTDABN 13637567947	50
KPMG Chartertech Pty LtdABN 29606612962	37
Jigsaw Legal Pty LtdABN 25677102395	31

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
MSS Security Pty LimitedABN 29100573966	7,250
VIQ Solutions AustraliaABN 29008711877	3,378
Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580	2,916
DATA#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	2,628
CCH Australia Pty LtdABN 95096903365	1,448