Appendix 2: Executive remuneration

Remuneration policies and practices

SES staff are remunerated via determinations made under subsection 24 (1) of the Public Service Act. The Secretary is the delegate for any changes made to the remuneration provided by the determinations.

The remuneration of the Secretary and the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

All other highly paid personnel are remunerated under the terms set out in the DFAT Enterprise Agreement 2019.

‘Other short-term benefits’ include overseas allowances, accommodation and fringe benefits tax paid on behalf of APS employees posted overseas. Employees posted overseas are remunerated in accordance with the department’s
‘overseas conditions of service’ framework. The framework exists to compensate for the differences in locations such as cost of living, hardship, and security environment. It also addresses additional costs incurred, such as family medical and educational costs, to ensure posted staff are not disadvantaged.

The department provides accommodation for staff and their families for the duration of their posting. While staff and families benefit from this provision, they do not receive direct remuneration for rental costs. Instead, relevant allowances are adjusted to recognise staff contributions for rent and utilities. The value of the rents is determined by the location of posting rather than the work or performance of individual staff.

The number of staff and reported value of total remuneration in Tables 22 and 23 reflect the high property costs and consequent rental costs in many of the 109 locations of our embassies and high commissions, such as Hong Kong, Moscow or New York.

The total remuneration reported also covers the full rental value of properties used by ambassadors and high commissioners. It does not recognise that most official residences have a residential component and a working component, which is used to support Australian Government objectives, including engagement with local political and business representatives and visiting Australian ministers.

Remuneration governance arrangements

The department’s Performance, Risk and Resourcing Committee, chaired by the Secretary, is responsible for assessing and reallocating resources across the department.

The department adjusts overseas allowances fortnightly in response to changes to the overseas environment and foreign exchange movements based on a common methodology used by all APS agencies with staff posted to Australian embassies or high commissions. These adjustments draw on data from an independent commercial provider (Conditions Abroad International ECA).

Key management personnel

The department’s key management personnel (KMP) are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the department. The department has determined the key management personnel to be the Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, Chief People Officer, Chief Risk Officers and Chief Finance Officer.

**Table 19:** Key management personnel

Their names and the length of term as key management personnel are summarised below:
Name	Position title	Term as KMP
Frances Adamson	Secretary	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Nikki Penelope Williams	Deputy Secretary	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Caroline Millar	Deputy Secretary	1 July 2018 – 26 September 2018
Tony Sheehan	Deputy Secretary	2 October 2018 – 30 June 2019
Richard Maude	Deputy Secretary	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Christopher Langman	Deputy Secretary	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Clare Walsh	Deputy Secretary	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Paul Wood	Chief Finance Officer	1 July 2018 – 20 May 2019
Murali Venugopal	Chief Finance Officer	3 June 2019 – 30 June 2019
Daniel Sloper	Chief Finance Officer	1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019
Suzanne McCourt	Chief Risk Officer	1 January 2019 – 30 June 2019
Angela Robinson	Chief Risk Officer	2 January 2019 – 30 June 2019

Chief Risk Officer was included in key management personnel effective from 1 January 2019 as per our new governance arrangements.

The following tables are prepared on an accruals basis.

**Table 20**
Key management personnel remuneration for the reporting period	2019 $
Short-term benefits
Base salary	3,307,575
Bonus	-
Other benefits and allowances	209,538
Total short-term benefits	3,517,113
Superannuation	526,339
Total post-employment benefits	526,339
Long service leave	75,081
Long service leave	-
Total other long-term employee benefits	75,081
Termination benefits	-
Total key management personnel remuneration	4,118,533

In accordance with the PGPA Rule, this information is disaggregated in table 21.

**Table 21:** Key management personnel remuneration 2018–19
		Short-term benefits			Post- employment benefits	Other long-term benefits		Termination benefits	Total remun- eration
Name	Position title	Base salary	Bonuses	Other benefits and allowances	Super- annuation contributions	Long service leave	Other long-term benefits
Frances Adamson	Secretary	786,730	-	21,249	109,797	18,666	-	-	936,442
Nikki Penelope Williams	Deputy Secretary	345,789	-	23,897	57,695	7,801	-	-	435,182
Caroline Millar	Deputy Secretary	78,475	-	7,261	12,381	2,110	-	-	100,227
Tony Sheehan	Deputy Secretary	308,431	-	-	53,619	6,662	-	-	368,712
Richard Maude	Deputy Secretary	427,887	-	23,897	70,666	7,890	-	-	530,340
Christopher Langman	Deputy Secretary	338,209	-	23,897	48,553	7,801	-	-	418,460
Clare Walsh	Deputy Secretary	337,543	-	44,922	57,417	7,743	-	-	447,625
Paul Wood	Chief Finance Officer	228,928	-	19,310	33,681	5,325	-	-	287,244
Murali Venugopal	Chief Finance Officer	24,274	-	-	3,654	557	-	-	28,485
Daniel Sloper	Chief People Officer	259,460	-	21,615	47,564	6,037	-	-	334,676
Suzanne McCourt	Chief Risk Officer	86,813	-	11,544	17,566	1,950	-	-	117,873
Angela Robinson	Chief Risk Officer	85,036	-	11,946	13,746	2,539	-	-	113,267
Total		3,307,575	-	209,538	526,339	75,081	-	-	4,118,533

Note: Some figures are impacted by the duration of service as KMP. Table 19 provides details of the length of service for officers that were classified as KMP. Other benefits and allowances include car allowances, fringe benefits tax expenses and car parking.

**Table 22:** Senior executive staff remuneration 2018–19
Total remuneration bands ($)	Senior Exec. Staff	Avg. Base Salary ($)	Avg. bonuses ($)	Avg. Other Benefits and Allowance ($)	Avg. Super- annuation Contrib- utions ($)	Avg. Long Service Leave ($)	Avg. Other Long-term Benefits ($)	Avg. Termin- ation Benefits	Avg. total remun- eration
		Short-term benefits			Post- employment benefits	Other long-term benefits		Termination benefits
Under $220,000	49	81,637	116	13,730	18,773	6,765	0	6,330	126,969
220,001 – 245,000	27	174,224	212	17,903	32,972	9,674	0	0	234,986
245,001 – 270,000	49	190,765	58	22,548	34,824	7,603	0	0	255,797
270,001 – 295,000	21	187,862	136	45,651	34,901	11,016	0	0	279,566
295,001 – 320,000	26	232,466	0	27,848	41,982	7,692	0	0	309,988
320,001 – 345,000	7	242,681	0	35,106	43,655	8,009	0	0	329,451
345,001 – 370,000	5	180,331	0	130,635	39,423	7,580	0	0	357,968
370,001 – 395,000	5	187,145	0	157,450	35,197	3,253	0	0	383,046
395,001 – 420,000	5	202,499	0	129,644	41,559	27,695	0	0	401,397
420,001 – 445,000	3	200,275	0	192,966	40,496	6,902	0	0	440,640
445,001 – 470,000	2	153,531	0	262,629	32,989	9,489	0	0	458,639
470,001 – 495,000	4	169,441	0	275,351	32,143	2,046	0	0	478,981
495,001 – 520,000	4	229,957	0	231,825	36,948	10,874	0	0	509,604
520,001 – 545,000	10	191,730	0	298,706	35,560	6,754	0	0	532,749
545,001 – 570,000	9	186,401	0	325,496	33,784	8,573	0	0	554,253
570,001 – 595,000	4	206,700	0	332,637	37,540	4,810	0	0	581,687
595,001 – 620,000	2	155,505	0	404,675	41,073	8,262	0	0	609,515
620,001 – 645,000	3	195,427	0	391,473	39,359	7,074	0	0	633,333
645,001 – 670,000	3	191,231	0	422,512	33,978	5,966	0	0	653,688
670,001 – 695,000	4	191,155	0	438,442	38,481	6,511	0	0	674,588
695,001 – 720,000	3	197,123	0	466,203	38,424	7,577	0	0	709,328
720,001 – 745,000	4	205,736	0	475,927	38,363	9,306	0	0	729,332
745,001 – 770,000	5	199,028	0	508,835	38,597	8,190	0	0	754,651
770,001 – 795,000	8	197,585	0	542,064	37,556	7,186	0	0	784,391
795,001 – 820,000	3	196,135	0	575,309	35,559	6,298	0	0	813,301
820,001 – 845,000	6	201,983	0	579,189	40,891	7,044	0	0	829,108
845,001 – 870,000	2	215,611	0	601,782	40,182	7,368	0	0	864,942
895,001 – 920,000	1	342,298	0	485,926	51,670	18,599	0	0	898,493
870,001 – 895,000	3	253,020	0	576,049	44,717	6,857	0	0	880,642
920,001 – 945,000	2	267,293	0	596,615	51,665	9,548	0	0	925,121
970,001 – 995,000	1	723,336	0	596,615	35,464	24,095	0	0	983,936
995,001 – 1,020,000	5	232,342	0	729,378	42,682	5,854	0	0	1,010,256
1,045,001 – 1,070,000	1	190,728	0	829,418	36,097	6,268	0	0	1,062,510
1,095,001 – 1,120,000	2	242,225	0	818,259	43,334	7,817	0	0	1,111,634
1,120,001 – 1,145,000	1	240,373	0	837,011	46,748	6,687	0	0	1,130,818
1,145,001 – 1,170,000	2	190,522	0	928,558	36,426	6,475	0	0	1,161,981
1,170,001 – 1,195,000	2	183,073	0	950,721	38,390	7,702	0	0	1,179,887
1,195,001 – 1,220,000	1	206,182	0	949,152	41,910	6,451	0	0	1,203,694
1,245,001 – 1,270,000	2	307,020	0	886,959	48,943	13,144	0	0	1,256,066
1,395,001 – 1,420,000	1	318,758	0	1,022,637	60,199	14,693	0	0	1,416,288
1,695,001 – 1,720,000	1	189,885	0	1,474,979	34,790	6,844	0	0	1,706,498
1,645,001 – 1,670,000	1	252,794	0	1,343,721	52,231	9,801	0	0	1,658,546
1,845,001 – 1,870,000	2	286,815	0	1,516,256	41,674	7,477	0	0	1,852,222
2,020,001 – 2,045,000	1	393,964	0	1,543,748	67,505	18,424	0	0	2,023,641
2,720,001 – 2,745,000	1	326,531	0	2,341,763	55,687	19,618	0	0	2,743,599
2,995,001 – 3,020,000	1	240,411	0	2,723,110	45,807	6,932	0	0	3,016,260

Other short- term benefits include overseas allowances, accommodation and FBT paid on behalf of APS employees posted overseas. Employees posted overseas are remunerated in accordance with DFAT’s ‘overseas conditions of service’ framework. The framework exists to compensate for the differences in locations such as cost of living, hardship and security environment. It also addresses additional costs incurred, such as family medical and educational costs, to ensure posted staff are not disadvantaged.

DFAT provides accommodation for staff and their families for the duration of their posting. While staff and families benefit from this provision, they do not receive direct remuneration for rental costs. Instead, relevant allowances are adjusted to recognise staff contributions for rent and utilities. The value of the rents is determined by the location of posting rather than the work or performance of individual staff.

The number of staff and reported value of total remuneration in table 22 reflects the high property costs and consequent rental costs in many of the 109 locations of our embassies and high commissions, such as Hong Kong, Moscow or New York.

**Table 23:** Other highly paid staff remuneration 2018–19
Other highly paid staff		Avg. Base Salary ($)	Avg. bonuses ($)	Avg. Other Benefits and Allowance ($)	Avg. Super- annuation Contrib- utions ($)	Avg. Long Service Leave ($)	Avg. Other Long-term Benefits ($)	Avg. Termin- ation Benefits	Avg. total remun- eration
		Short-term benefits			Post- employ- ment benefits	Other long-term benefits		Termination benefits
220,001 - 245,000	53	98,329	1,384	111,641	17,434	3,476	0	2,089	234,351
245,001 - 270,000	47	99,473	1,697	130,363	18,674	5,740	0	0	258,341
270,001 - 295,000	56	94,826	1,461	165,189	17,573	3,389	0	0	282,437
295,001 - 320,000	53	99,589	1,659	183,757	18,023	3,701	0	0	306,729
320,001 - 345,000	65	106,199	1,570	199,286	18,652	4,459	0	1,043	331,209
345,001 - 370,000	65	102,641	1,592	230,514	19,048	3,286	0	0	357,082
370,001 - 395,000	64	107,925	1,663	250,451	19,919	3,443	0	0	383,401
395,001 - 420,000	53	111,214	1,786	268,700	20,195	3,843	0	0	405,737
420,001 - 445,000	47	115,262	1,702	289,523	20,852	4,528	0	0	431,867
445,001 - 470,000	42	117,799	1,598	312,953	21,384	4,499	0	0	458,233
470,001 - 495,000	28	130,257	1,950	321,765	23,151	4,590	0	0	481,714
495,001 - 520,000	28	125,104	1,638	356,075	22,969	4,260	0	0	510,046
520,001 - 545,000	14	134,153	1,839	365,406	24,489	4,775	0	0	530,662
545,001 - 570,000	28	127,977	2,139	398,880	24,251	4,458	0	0	557,704
570,001 - 595,000	18	139,676	1,916	407,511	25,481	6,676	0	0	581,261
595,001 - 620,000	16	136,361	2,366	441,015	25,140	4,430	0	0	609,312
620,001 - 645,000	7	126,628	2,224	475,858	24,502	4,600	0	0	633,812
645,001 - 670,000	12	137,061	1,640	490,295	26,028	3,745	0	0	658,769
670,001 - 695,000	6	138,229	1,740	514,924	27,760	4,531	0	0	687,184
695,001 - 720,000	4	161,092	1,426	507,390	29,529	5,415	0	0	704,851
720,001 - 745,000	1	150,443	2,851	543,801	22,803	4,404	0	0	724,301
745,001 - 770,000	3	145,246	1,730	580,616	24,478	4,100	0	0	756,169
770,001 - 795,000	4	149,716	1,297	593,482	27,113	5,525	0	0	777,133
795,001 - 820,000	3	157,679	950	613,019	29,239	4,888	0	0	805,776
820,001 - 845,000	1	142,035	2,851	656,869	28,630	4,585	0	0	834,971
845,001 - 870,000	2	108,485	0	727,251	19,830	4,436	0	0	860,002
870,001 - 895,000	2	103,401	1,169	760,570	19,272	3,573	0	0	887,985
895,001 - 920,000	5	116,970	1,973	765,393	20,604	4,039	0	0	908,979
920,001 - 945,000	2	115,397	2,239	783,469	20,267	3,455	0	0	924,827
945,001 - 970,000	2	100,813	1,982	824,798	19,188	1,575	0	0	948,355
970,001 - 995,000	1	142,335	2,851	802,412	26,319	5,271	0	0	979,187
995,001 - 1,020,000	4	129,379	2,482	846,452	25,262	581	0	0	1,004,156
1,020,001 - 1,045,000	3	136,518	2,680	855,938	28,855	3,871	0	0	1,027,861
1,045,001 - 1,070,000	1	124,782	0	904,075	17,115	3,043	0	0	1,049,015
1,070,001 - 1,095,000	1	158,781	2,851	859,960	35,622	20,310	0	0	1,077,524
1,095,001 - 1,120,000	1	137,736	2,851	939,601	28,257	4,472	0	0	1,112,917

Other short-term benefits include overseas allowances, accommodation and FBT paid on behalf of APS employees posted overseas. Employees posted overseas are remunerated in accordance with DFAT’s ‘overseas conditions of service’ framework. The framework exists to compensate for the differences in locations such as cost of living, hardship and security environment. It also addresses additional costs incurred, such as family medical and educational costs, to ensure posted staff are not disadvantaged.

The number of staff and reported value of total remuneration in table 23 reflects the high property costs and consequent rental costs in many of the 109 locations of our embassies and high commissions, such as Hong Kong, Moscow or New York.