National Emergency Management Agency Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 2 January 2026

Total expenses: $161.4 million
Ongoing staff: 401
Non-ongoing staff: 17
Consultancy contracts: $5.5 million; 22 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $55 million; 238 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $161.4 million (161,437 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $64.2 million (64,157 in $'000)
Suppliers: $85.7 million (85,729 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $148.6 million (148,645 in $'000)
Own-source income: $11.1 million (11,104 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 401 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 17 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: $5.5 million (5,514 in $'000)
Contracts: 22
New contracts: 13
Ongoing contracts: 9

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $55 million (54,961 in $'000)
Contracts: 238
New contracts: 120
Ongoing contracts: 118

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Table 21: Information about remuneration for key management personnel4 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	512,120	2,232	30,116	8,562	553,030
Joe BUFFONE	Deputy Coordinator-General, Emergency Management Group	443,428	1,736	64,161	10,994	520,319
Jill CHARKER	Deputy Coordinator-General, Disaster Resilience and Recovery	459,238	2,232	64,882	6,281	532,633
Vidoshi JANA	First Assistant Coordinator-General and Chief Operating Officer	340,493	2,232	62,366	9,238	414,329

Table 22: Information about remuneration for senior executives (2024-25)13 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 total
0 - 220000	5	105,746	2,365	35,079	-1,388	141,802
220001 - 245000	2	185,123	2,232	34,024	5,259	226,638
245001 - 270000	2	208,525	2,564	37,835	6,461	255,385
270001 - 295000	10	235,141	2,203	36,593	8,152	282,088
295001 - 320000	3	253,751	2,232	42,834	6,556	305,373
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	1	319,753	2,232	44,373	4,674	371,032
395001 - 420000	1	339,738	2,232	49,155	9,180	400,305
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	1	426,026	2,232	72,387	10,529	511,174

Table 23: 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
260000 - 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

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
SCYNE ADVISORY PTY LTDABN 20607773295	2,374
NOVA SYSTEMS PTY LTDABN 17163525077	1,160
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSUABN 74490121060	763
ERNST & YOUNGABN 75288172749	437
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYABN 92802414793	310

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
ICEYE OY	5,467
AUSTRALASIAN FIRE ANDABN 52060049327	4,850
EVOLVE FM PTY LTDABN 52605472580	4,330
VERITEC PTY LTDABN 21166493394	3,176
SYNERGY GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTDABN 65119369827	2,871