Food Standards Australia New Zealand Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 31 October 2025

Total expenses: $26.5 million
Ongoing staff: 120

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $26.5 million (26,460 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $19.4 million (19,445 in $'000)
Suppliers: $5 million (4,980 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $17.9 million (17,855 in $'000)
Own-source income: $7.6 million (7,616 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 120 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 personnel18 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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Sandra Cuthbert	Chief Executive Officer	346,138	4,243	46,585	14,397	411,364
Luci Henson	General Manager	170,908	2,801	29,381	7,161	210,250
Adrian Rowles	Acting General Manager	73,693	1,443	11,855	2,227	89,219
Christel Leemhuis	General Manager	266,231	4,243	42,272	9,801	322,547
Matthew O'Mullane	General Manager	245,806	4,243	39,670	10,135	299,855
Glenys Beauchamp	AU Board Member - Chair	95,050	0	10,931	0	105,981
Deon Mahoney	AU Board Member	12,953	0	1,532	0	14,485
Jane Lovell	AU Board Member	12,953	0	1,539	0	14,492
Josephine Davey	AU Board Member	47,530	0	5,466	0	52,996
John Hart	AU Board Member - FARMC Chair	58,470	0	6,724	0	65,194
Mark Lawrence	AU Board Member	53,010	0	6,096	0	59,106
Roscoe Taylor	AU Board Member	47,530	0	5,466	0	52,996
Palatasa Havea	NZ Board Member	47,587	0	5,413	0	53,000
Suzanne Chetwin	NZ Board Member	47,587	0	5,413	0	53,000
Lauren Ball	AU Board Member	34,834	0	4,006	0	38,840
Craig Sahlin	AU Board Member	38,519	0	4,430	0	42,949
Meika Foster	NZ Board Member	45,628	0	5,247	0	50,875
Lisa Houghton	NZ Board Member	45,628	0	5,247	0	50,875

Information about remuneration for senior executives1 row · 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
270001 - 295000	1	108,692	0	0	17,665	10,863	0	147,891	285,110

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
270001 - 295000	1	183,154	0	37,026	39,102	14,137	0	0	Not stated