Office of Parliamentary Counsel Annual Report 2023-24

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 1 May 2025

Total expenses: $29.9 million
Ongoing staff: 108
Non-ongoing staff: 6
Consultancy contracts: $363,000; 7 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.5 million; 16 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $29.9 million (29,895 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $21 million (21,002 in $'000)
Suppliers: $6.3 million (6,283 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $21 million (20,973 in $'000)
Own-source income: $6.9 million (6,947 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 108 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 6 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $363,000 (363 in $'000)
Contracts: 7
New contracts: 2
Ongoing contracts: 5

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.5 million (2,452 in $'000)
Contracts: 16
New contracts: 10
Ongoing contracts: 6

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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
Meredith Leigh	First Parliamentary Counsel	533,891	1,820	77,445	30,560	643,716
Bronwyn Livermore	Second Parliamentary Counsel	399,694	1,820	61,357	28,759	491,630
Rebecca Considine	Second Parliamentary Counsel	413,286	1,820	54,507	17,557	487,170
Aasha Swift	General Manager Publishing	217,008	43,865	47,227	14,845	322,945
Stephen Campbell	General Manager Corporate, Chief Information Officer	196,470	34,895	43,517	14,586	289,468
Samara Zeitsch	Senior Executive Drafter	215,052	34,895	36,745	18,359	305,051

Information about remuneration for senior executives6 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0 - 220000	5	63,461	15,978	22,895	-1,983	100,351
220001 - 245000	6	162,888	35,078	28,648	8,425	235,039
245001 - 270000	4	178,337	36,854	35,756	9,085	260,032
270001 - 295000	6	192,774	37,625	42,985	13,005	286,389
295001 - 320000	2	213,270	34,892	51,107	14,208	313,477
345001 - 370000	2	235,500	39,345	45,550	10,428	330,823

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Bespoke Change Pty LtdABN 72653610970	198
Bellchambers BarrettABN 14942509138	75
Terra SchwartzABN 74616885217	45
Interaction ConsultingABN 82064623543	28
MSDC ConsultingABN 61123239903	9
Callida Consulting Pty LtdABN 40154007664	6

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Relatbl Recruiting Pty LtdABN 28632957478	710
Peoplebank Australia LtdABN 42003995748	423
Hi-Tech Group AustraliaABN 41062067878	373
KRIS Security Pty LtdABN 77658037275	251
Aurec Pty LtdABN 60103121464	215
101 Web TechnologyABN 77104651210	190