Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority – Annual Report 2023–24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 11 February 2025

Total expenses: $9.8 million
Ongoing staff: 55
Non-ongoing staff: 6
Consultancy contracts: $0; 0 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.7 million; 25 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $9.8 million (9,841 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $7.5 million (7,503 in $'000)
Suppliers: $2.3 million (2,338 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $9 million (9,008 in $'000)
Own-source income: $0 (0 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 55 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 6 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: $0 (0 in $'000)
Contracts: 0
New contracts: 0
Ongoing contracts: 0

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.7 million (2,737 in $'000)
Contracts: 25
New contracts: 9
Ongoing contracts: 16

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel10 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
Jillian Segal	IPEA Authority Chair	82,960	0	9,126	0	92,086
Annwyn Godwin	IPEA CEO	315,058	3,073	51,427	14,801	384,359
Julianne Jaques	IPEA Authority Member	41,480	0	4,563	0	46,043
Dennis Cowdroy	IPEA Authority Member	41,480	0	4,368	0	45,848
Nicole Pearson	Branch Manager Transparency, Assurance and Legal	273,342	0	49,018	9,794	332,154
Michael Frost	Branch Manager Corporate, Governance and Strategy	212,199	0	42,200	8,063	262,462
Marco Spaccavento	Branch Manager Travel, Education and Advice	211,062	1,408	41,699	5,792	259,961
Judith Winternitz	A/g* Branch Manager Transparency, Assurance and Legal	67,933	0	11,407	1,024	80,364
Jaan-Clare Witcombe	A/g* Branch Manager Travel, Education and Advice	43,264	0	6,306	694	50,264
Andrew Cameron	A/g* Branch Manager Corporate, Governance and Strategy	11,651	0	1,099	0	12,750

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
395001 - 420000	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
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	0	0	0	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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
$250,000- $270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001- $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001- $320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001- $345,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001- $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001- $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001- $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001- $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001- $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001- $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001- ….	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)1 row · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty LtdABN 52005000895	1,791
Morpht Pty LtdABN 51156310922	218
Make Data Useful Pty LtdABN 76634670321	114
BBG ServicesABN 83515740417	91
Tiddalik Services Pty LtdABN 45661373940	87