National Emergency Management Agency Annual Report 2023-24

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

Total expenses: $126.9 million
Ongoing staff: 374
Non-ongoing staff: 28
Consultancy contracts: $7.7 million; 28 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $51.2 million; 375 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $126.9 million (126,865 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $58.4 million (58,432 in $'000)
Suppliers: $61.7 million (61,689 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $133.3 million (133,287 in $'000)
Own-source income: $635,000 (635 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 374 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 28 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: $7.7 million (7,734 in $'000)
Contracts: 28
New contracts: 20
Ongoing contracts: 8

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $51.2 million (51,244 in $'000)
Contracts: 375
New contracts: 219
Ongoing contracts: 156

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel6 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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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
Brendan Moon	Coordinator -General	549,119	21,955	27,399	18,021	616,494
Joe Buffone	Deputy Coordinator-General, Emergency Management Group	409,690	1,765	57,268	14,301	483,024
Rina Bruinsma	Deputy Coordinator-General, Disaster Resilience and Recovery	9,384	1,600	1,266	846	13,096
Andrew Chandler	Ag Deputy Coordinator-General, Disaster Resilience and Recovery	118,198	3,782	20,634	4,410	147,024
Jill Charker	Deputy Coordinator-General, Disaster Resilience and Recovery	290,956	1,978	41,284	10,056	344,274
Vidoshi Jana	First Assistant Coordinator-General and Chief Operating Officer	343,233	6,401	57,565	12,320	419,519

Information about remuneration for senior executives7 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 other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	11	97,062	1,144	14,683	4,519	0	117,408
245001 - 270000	4	220,046	2,281	31,197	9,293	0	262,817
270001 - 295000	5	231,942	4,132	33,169	8,883	0	278,126
295001 - 320000	2	256,893	4,909	35,996	9,192	0	306,990
320001 - 345000	1	241,762	6,608	63,566	12,230	0	324,256
470001 - 495000	2	200,694	60,597	42,419	12,235	163,196	479,141
570001 - 595000	1	214,412	6,860	37,431	7,999	323,987	590,689

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · 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
2195001 - 2220000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	2,758
Scyne Advisory Pty LtdABN 20607773295	945
KPMGABN 51194660183	882
Australian Strategic Policy InstituteABN 77097369045	646
V Ahuja & OthersABN 22041424954	378

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Humanihut Pty LtdABN 71163752994	13,619
Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580	5,092
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council LimitedABN 52060049327	3,277
Synergy Group Australia Pty LtdABN 65119369827	2,543
Hudson Global ResourcesABN 21002888762	2,242