Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 6 November 2026

Total expenses: $10.9 million
Ongoing staff: 62
Non-ongoing staff: 1
Consultancy contracts: $197,000; 4 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.5 million; 19 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $10.9 million (10,872 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $8.2 million (8,199 in $'000)
Suppliers: $2.7 million (2,673 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $10.7 million (10,706 in $'000)
Own-source income: $0 (0 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 62 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 1 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: $197,000 (197 in $'000)
Contracts: 4
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 2

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.5 million (2,523 in $'000)
Contracts: 19
New contracts: 5
Ongoing contracts: 14

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

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel11 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
John Fernon	IPEA Authority Chair	65,070	0	7,808	0	72,878
Christina Grant	IPEA CEO	353,345	2,330	50,444	11,842	417,961
Annabelle Bennett	IPEA Authority Member	44,181	0	5,327	0	49,508
Gary Gray	IPEA Authority Member	44,181	0	5,327	0	49,508
Julianne Jaques	IPEA Authority Member	44,181	0	5,311	0	49,492
Nicole Pearson	Chief of Transparency, Integrity and Legal	302,039	2,330	53,179	8,616	366,164
Michael Frost	Chief of Travel Expenses and Contracts	234,004	2,330	47,502	8,168	292,004
Jaan-Clare Witcombe	Chief of Client Services	215,570	2,330	36,851	10,187	264,938
Marco Spaccavento	Chief Operating Officer	138,197	2,308	30,488	8,424	179,417
Beth Pahl	A/g Chief Operating Officer	82,062	971	12,572	3,448	99,053
Total	Total	1,522,830	12,599	254,809	50,685	1,840,923

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)3 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
THE TRUSTEE FOR BIRDANCO PRACTICE TRUST T/A RSM Bird CameronABN 65319382479	174
CLONALVY NOMINEES PTY LTD & Others T/A McGrath Nicol AdvisoryABN 34824776937	18
Callida Pty LtdABN 40154007664	5

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)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 (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT GROUP PTY LTDABN 52005000895	1,859
CLAYTON UTZABN 35740217343	134
MILES, GREGORY T/A BBG ServicesABN 83515740417	90
Morpht Pty. Ltd.ABN 51156310922	75
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSUABN 74490121060	44