Net Zero Economy Authority Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2025

Total expenses: $23.8 million
Ongoing staff: 0
Non-ongoing staff: 0
Consultancy contracts: $627,000; 14 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $10.5 million; 65 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $23.8 million (23,791 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $570,000 (570 in $'000)
Suppliers: $22.4 million (22,371 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $43 million (43,041 in $'000)
Own-source income: $70,000 (70 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 0 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 0 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: $627,000 (627 in $'000)
Contracts: 14
New contracts: 14
Ongoing contracts: 0

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $10.5 million (10,538 in $'000)
Contracts: 65
New contracts: 59
Ongoing contracts: 6

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

Published disclosure tables 4

Table 4: Information about remuneration for key management personnel, 2024–2511 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Table 4: Information about remuneration for key management personnel, 2024–25 · 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
Mr David Shankey	Chief Executive Officer	259,577	0	18,145	3,120	280,842
Mr Travis Bover	First Assistant Secretary	163,602	700	26,235	10,486	201,023
Ms Rachel Livingston	First Assistant Secretary	163,393	700	29,943	461	194,497
Ms Linda Rademakers	First Assistant Secretary (acting)	99,331	401	11,816	4,711	116,259
Dr Iain Ross	Chair	65,334	0	7,765	0	73,099
Mr Tony Maher	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033
Mr Mike Mrdak	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033
Ms Michele O’NeilAs published: Ms Michele O’Neil 1	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033
Prof Robynne Quiggin	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033
Ms Anna Skarbek	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033
Ms Zoe Whitton	Board member	31,319	0	3,714	0	35,033

Table 5: Information about remuneration for senior executives, 2024–258 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

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
The Trustee for KM Unit TrustABN 36220576038	184
BIS Oxford Economics Pty LtdABN 20060358689	182
Lazard Australia Pty LtdABN 18649846328	120
Clayton UtzABN 35740217343	56
Clonalvy Nominees Pty Ltd & OthersABN 34824776937	23

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
Digital61 Pty LtdABN 42620189862	2,446
The Monkeys Pty LimitedABN 34121441576	863
Horizon Communication Group Pty LtdABN 59066881374	818
Mediabrands Australia Pty LtdABN 19002966001	739
Willyama Services Pty LimitedABN 21611623575	582