Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 17 November 2025

Total expenses: $114.3 million
Ongoing staff: 219
Non-ongoing staff: 16
Consultancy contracts: $940,000; 11 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $94.8 million; 178 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $114.3 million (114,330 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $32.8 million (32,755 in $'000)
Suppliers: $49.6 million (49,612 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $93.5 million (93,498 in $'000)
Own-source income: $25.3 million (25,336 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 219 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 16 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: $940,000 (940 in $'000)
Contracts: 11
New contracts: 3
Ongoing contracts: 8

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $94.8 million (94,780 in $'000)
Contracts: 178
New contracts: 69
Ongoing contracts: 109

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

Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel13 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	Termination	Total
Josh ThomasAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Chief Executive Officer	389,587	0	51,687	17,752	0	463,661
Ian PoinerAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Chair Marine Park Authority (MPA) Board	104,317	0	12,985	0	0	112,927
Emma JohnstonAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Member (MPA Board)	27,733	0	3,230	0	0	55,889
Caroline Turnour	General Manager (Strategic Policy & Partnerships)	86,405	7,492	16,636	8,129	0	118,662
Ian WalkerAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	General Manager (Major Projects)	71,738	9,141	12,241	-10,839	37,773	283,243
Richard QuinceyAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	General Manager (Marine Park Operations)	218,000	23,447	34,855	11,515	0	255,499
Jameelie FletchettAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Chief Operating Officer	212,928	22,678	33,581	12,188	0	275,559
Fred NuciforaAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	General Manager (Acting General Manager, Strategic Policy and Partnerships and General Manager, Major Projects)	176,266	23,242	30,731	13,742	0	230,715
Margaret JohnsonAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	General Manager (Strategic Policy and Partnerships)	10,680	2,900	3,891	-7,459	0	89,948
Tibau Stanley Lui	Member (MPA Board)	22,584	0	2,605	0	0	25,189
Elissa KeenanAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Member (MPA Board)	52,163	0	5,730	0	0	22,157
Robbie SeftonAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Member (MPA Board)	52,163	0	6,441	0	0	55,888
Duane FraserAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Member (MPA Board)	13,590	0	2,885	0	0	55,747

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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
220001 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	0	0	0	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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Charles Kendall Australia Pty LtdABN 86121595337	239
Lawyerbank Davis Faulkner LawyersABN 23159266583	155
Aalto Pty LtdABN 36612189465	142
O'Connor Marsden & Associates Pty LtdABN 94135783792	140
KPMGABN 51194660183	99

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
Department of Environment, Science and InnovationABN 46640294485	29,016
Blue Planet Marine Reflections Pty LtdABN 50102280213	14,642
Reef & Rainforest Research CentreABN 48118943632	6,652
Pacific Marine GroupABN 38066261112	3,004
Evolve FMABN 52605472580	2,812