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Office of Parliamentary Counsel Annual Report 2022-23

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses
$24.4 million
Ongoing staff
109
Non-ongoing staff
2
Consultancy contracts
$323,000
8 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$2.2 million
11 contracts

Official source

Transparency Portal data for this report (JSON)

transparency.gov.au

Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$24.4 million (24,366 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$18.3 million (18,275 in $'000)
Suppliers
$4 million (3,955 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$17.8 million (17,794 in $'000)
Own-source income
$7.3 million (7,290 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$323,000 (323 in $'000)
Contracts
8
New contracts
6
Ongoing contracts
2

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$2.2 million (2,227 in $'000)
Contracts
11
New contracts
5
Ongoing contracts
6

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel8 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Meredith LeighFirst Parliamentary Counsel487,77401,82072,42325,01800587,035
Keith BylesSecond Parliamentary Counsel280,55401,32337,924-22,01000297,791
Rebecca ConsidineSenior Executive Drafter, A/g Second Parliamentary Counsel156,989011,51823,19451,10400242,805
Bronwyn LivermoreSecond Parliamentary Counsel414,43301,82056,81324,11900497,185
Aasha SwiftGeneral Manager Publishing209,758037,38344,66311,30600303,110
Stephen CampbellGeneral Manager Corporate, Chief Information Officer184,547033,68841,6898,59500268,519
Naomi CardeSenior Executive Drafter108,183016,97425,0087,64600157,811
Samara ZeitschSenior Executive Drafter62,398011,23712,2937,1790093,107
Information about remuneration for senior executives6 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$0–$220,000690,073025,00524,675-6400139,689
$220,001– $245,0005155,512032,71129,25114,74000232,214
$245,001– $270,0005172,757031,83732,02125,54900262,164
$270,001– $295,0003194,596036,39539,56512,33800282,894
$295,001–$320,0003205,361040,03642,82214,71200302,931
$345,001–$370,0002243,773038,52157,26315,11500354,672
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
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Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Bespoke Change Pty LtdABN 7265361097088
North SecurityABN 3961349358473
Bellchambers BarrettABN 1494250913867
IonizeABN 6213256969431
Interaction ConsultingABN 8206462354315
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Hi-Tech Group Australia LtdABN 41062067878684
101 Web TechnologyABN 77104651210682
Refactor Solutions Pty LtdABN 54114704022346
Peoplebank Australia LtdABN 42003995748278
Relatbl Recruiting Pty LtdABN 28632957478124
Storm IT (Payroll) Pty LtdABN 5362349757693