Professional Services Review Annual Report 2023–24

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

Total expenses: $13.8 million
Ongoing staff: 38
Non-ongoing staff: 3
Consultancy contracts: $1.8 million; 37 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $7.2 million; 44 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $13.8 million (13,803 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $5.8 million (5,767 in $'000)
Suppliers: $6.6 million (6,630 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $13.2 million (13,205 in $'000)
Own-source income: $412,000 (412 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 38 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 3 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: $1.8 million (1,828 in $'000)
Contracts: 37
New contracts: 19
Ongoing contracts: 18

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $7.2 million (7,195 in $'000)
Contracts: 44
New contracts: 26
Ongoing contracts: 18

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel3 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.

Name	Position	Base salary	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Associate Professor Antonio Di Dio	Acting Director PSR	344,318	24,034	25,400	4,848	398,600
Dr Sarah Mahoney	Acting Director PSR	86,095	20,722	7,583	26,958	141,358
Bruce Topperwien	Executive Officer and General Counsel	204,705	49,800	38,637	13,380	306,522

Information about remuneration for senior executives3 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 band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
295001 - 320000	1	204,705	49,800	38,637	13,380	306,522
395001 - 420000	1	344,318	24,034	25,400	4,848	398,600
0 - 220000	1	86,095	20,722	7,583	26,958	141,358

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 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)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Sparke Helmore LawyersABN 78848387938	475
Agora Consulting Pty LtdABN 28604109604	309
CyberCX Pty LtdABN 90629363328	287
Clayton UtzABN 35740217343	103
Australian Government SolicitorABN 69405937639	103

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24)4 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2023-24) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580	3,709
Infront Systems Pty LtdABN 72084698699	678
Canberra Airport Pty LtdABN 14080361548	551
Sparke Helmore LawyersABN 78848387938	372