Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 12 October 2025

Total expenses: $50.6 million
Ongoing staff: 29

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $50.6 million (50,636 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $5.7 million (5,662 in $'000)
Suppliers: $1.6 million (1,646 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $28.3 million (28,263 in $'000)
Own-source income: $0 (0 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 29 people
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.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel17 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 entity-copyright

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	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Elizabeth Woods	Chair	67,460	7,758	0	75,218
Christopher Calogeras	Deputy Chair	40,480	4,655	0	45,135
Traceylee (Manuwuri) Forester	Non-Executive Director	0	0	0	0
Patrick Hone	Managing Director	396,363	68,299	14,882	479,544
Boris Musa	Non-Executive Director	45,135	0	0	45,135
Alex Ogg	Non-Executive Director	40,480	4,655	0	45,135
Yorick Piper	Non-Executive Director	33,733	3,879	0	37,613
Lyndal Thorburn	Non-Executive Director	23,613	21,522	0	45,135
Katherine Winchester	Non-Executive Director	33,733	3,879	0	37,612
Colin Buxton	Deputy Chair	6,747	776	0	7,523
Saranne Cooke	Non-Executive Director	6,747	776	0	7,523
Suzanne Hullick	Non-Executive Director	6,747	776	0	7,523
Cheryl Cole	GM Finance and Business	202,926	46,742	8,488	258,156
Crispian Ashby	GM Research and Development Investment	255,840	42,615	10,149	308,605
Jennifer Marshall	GM Strategy and Innovation	178,122	61,771	8,117	248,010
Kyaw Kyaw Soe Hlaing	GM ICT and Digitalisation	219,264	30,405	8,488	258,157
Kylie Dunstan	GM Stakeholder Engagement	232,953	39,601	9,225	281,779

Information about remuneration for senior executives5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence entity-copyright

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 superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0- 220000	11	27,716	4,425	0	32,141
220001 - 245000	3	200,104	46,306	8,364	254,774
245001 - 270000	1	232,953	39,601	9,225	281,779
270001 - 295000	1	255,840	42,615	10,149	308,605
420001 - 445000	1	396,363	68,299	14,882	479,544

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
260000 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated