Murray-Darling Basin Authority Annual Report 2023-24
- Total expenses
- $231.6 million
- Ongoing staff
- 349
Official source
Published headline figures
Income statement extract
- Total expenses
- $231.6 million (231,572 in $'000)
- Employee benefits
- $53.8 million (53,770 in $'000)
- Suppliers
- $148.6 million (148,574 in $'000)
- Revenue from government
- $87.9 million (87,880 in $'000)
- Own-source income
- $125.8 million (125,767 in $'000)
Staff
- Ongoing staff
- 349 people
Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.
Published disclosure tables 2
Information about remuneration for key management personnel
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 | Bonuses | Other benefits | Superannuation | Long service leave | Other long term | Termination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Angus Houston | Authority Chair | 126,953 | 0 | 0 | 13,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,397 |
| Prof Stuart Bunn | Authority Member | 76,176 | 0 | 0 | 8,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,565 |
| Susan Madden | Authority Member | 76,176 | 0 | 0 | 8,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,565 |
| Rene Woods | Authority Member | 76,176 | 0 | 0 | 8,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,565 |
| Roseanne Healy | Authority Member | 76,176 | 0 | 0 | 8,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,565 |
| Dr Jane Doolan | Authority Member | 76,176 | 0 | 0 | 9,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,311 |
| Andrew McConville | Chief Executive | 465,150 | 0 | 0 | 27,368 | 11,762 | 0 | 0 | 504,280 |
| William GoodesAs published, the parts do not add up to the total. | Executive Director | 314,526 | 0 | 0 | 47,104 | 6,491 | 0 | 0 | 370,935 |
| Annette Blyton | Executive Director (01/07/23 to 20/05/24) | 267,551 | 0 | 2,814 | 49,321 | -111 | 0 | 158,546 | 478,121 |
| Andrew Reynolds | Executive Director (01/07/23 to 22/03/24) | 422,798 | 0 | 2,814 | 32,246 | -4,228 | 0 | 0 | 453,630 |
| Scott Ashby | Executive Director (commenced 03/10/23) | 232,172 | 0 | 2,629 | 33,915 | 5,903 | 0 | 0 | 274,619 |
| Katrina Tonkin | Executive Director (acting from 02/04/24, appointed 14/06/24) | 82,921 | 0 | 676 | 11,753 | 13,199 | 0 | 0 | 108,549 |
| Angus Paton | Executive Director (acting from 25/03/24 to 30/06/24) | 78,513 | 0 | 0 | 9,271 | 3,449 | 0 | 0 | 91,233 |
| Anthony McLeod | Executive Director (acting from 01/07/23 to 13/10/23) | 80,866 | 0 | 0 | 13,287 | -968 | 0 | 0 | 93,185 |
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 - $270,000 | 2 | 130,701 | 0 | 2,136 | 23,012 | 5,474 | 0 | 99,252 | Not stated |
| $345,001 - $370,000 | 1 | 89,789 | 0 | 0 | 16,943 | -3,305 | 0 | 250,000 | Not stated |