Executive remuneration
Executive remuneration
Introduction
The categories of officials covered by the executive remuneration disclosure are:
- key management personnel
- senior executives
- other highly paid staff members, whose total remuneration exceeds the threshold remuneration amount for the 2019–20 reporting period, being $225 000.
Secretary and statutory office holders
Remuneration for the Secretary and other statutory office holders is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal and specified in determinations on the tribunal’s website. The tribunal generally reviews remuneration for office holders annually.
Senior Executive Service employees
Remuneration for the department’s SES employees is governed by the APSC’s Executive Remuneration Management Policy and the department’s SES remuneration and performance framework. The framework outlines the department’s expectations for senior leadership and links this to an annual performance review, with potential pay-related outcomes.
The SES terms and conditions of employment are administered through individual common law agreements.
Other highly paid staff
Other highly paid staff are covered by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Enterprise Agreement 2019–2022 and are subject to an annual performance review process. Staff members in this group often receive pay supplementation under individual flexibility arrangements, which are reviewed annually.
Remuneration governance arrangements
The Leadership Council is a subcommittee of the Executive Board. The council oversees the department’s SES remuneration, performance and development, and adherence to the SES cap.
Table 37: Key management personnel, 2019–20
Name | Position | Term |
David Fredericks | Secretary | Part year - 1 February 2020 - 30 June 2020 |
Heather Smith | Secretary | Part Year - 1 July 2019 - 31 January 2020 |
Elizabeth Kelly | Deputy Secretary | Full Year |
Mike Lawson | Deputy Secretary | Full Year |
David Williamson | Deputy Secretary | Part year - 12 August 2019 - 30 June 2020 |
Jo Evans | Deputy Secretary | Part year - 23 January 2020 - 30 June 2020 |
Sean Sullivan | Deputy Secretary | Part year - 23 January 2020 - 30 June 2020 |
Janean Richards | Chief Operating Officer | Full Year |
Table 38: Total remuneration of key management personnel, 2019–20
Key Management Personnel Remuneration | ||
Short-term benefits: | ||
Base Salary | $3 043 677 | |
Bonus | $0 | |
Other benefits and allowances | $37 694 | |
Total short-term benefits | $3 081 371 | |
Superannuation | $452 224 | |
Total post-employment benefits | $452 224 | |
Other long-term benefits | ||
Long service leave | $73 548 | |
Total other long-term benefits | $73 548 | |
Termination benefits | $692 267 | |
Total key management personnel remuneration | $4 299 411 | |
Table 39: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science—Information about remuneration for key management personnel, 2019–20
Name | Position title | Short‑term benefits ($) | Post‑employment benefits ($) | Other long‑term benefits ($) | Termination benefits ($) | Total remuneration ($) | |||
Base salary | Bonuses | Other benefits and allowances | Superannuation contributions | Long service leave | Other long‑term benefits | ||||
David Fredericks* | Secretary | 452 164 | - | 2556 | 60 640 | 9724 | - | - | 525 084 |
Heather Smith | Secretary | 390 518 | - | 4704 | 34 109 | 9917 | - | 692 267 | 1 131 516 |
Elizabeth Kelly | Deputy Secretary | 420 717 | - | 6195 | 58 749 | 10 127 | - | - | 495 788 |
Mike Lawson | Deputy Secretary | 378 522 | - | 7559 | 64 183 | 8824 | - | - | 459 088 |
David Williamson | Deputy Secretary | 346 547 | - | 5067 | 64 470 | 8455 | - | - | 424 539 |
Jo Evans* | Deputy Secretary | 403 647 | - | 2708 | 70 130 | 10 679 | - | - | 487 164 |
Sean Sullivan* | Deputy Secretary | 349 514 | - | 2708 | 52 679 | 8349 | - | - | 413 250 |
Janean Richards | COO | 302 049 | - | 6195 | 47 264 | 7473 | - | - | 362 981 |
* Includes remuneration for the period prior to the restructure of administrative arrangements in which they were KMP at the former Department of Environment and Energy. | |||||||||
Table 40: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science—Information about remuneration for senior executives, 2019–20
Total remuneration bands ($) | Number of senior executives | Short‑term benefits ($) | Post‑employment benefits ($) | Other long‑term benefits ($) | Termination benefits ($) | Total remuneration ($) | |||
Average base salary | Average bonuses | Average other benefits and allowances | Average superannuation contributions | Average long service leave | Average other long‑term benefits | Average termination benefits | Average total remuneration | ||
0–220 000 | 16 | 117 147.74 | 0.00 | 1487.44 | 19 454.76 | 3039.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 141 129.63 |
220 001–245 000 | 10 | 193 801.09 | 437.00 | 2620.71 | 31 835.13 | 4922.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 233 616.69 |
245 001–270 000 | 21 | 211 379.23 | 0.00 | 2249.71 | 37 504.13 | 5699.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 256 833.04 |
270 001–295 000 | 24 | 231 304.26 | 0.00 | 4506.46 | 40 916.86 | 5839.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 282 567.38 |
295 001–320 000 | 10 | 251 781.49 | 0.00 | 4839.19 | 42 588.36 | 6118.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 305 327.88 |
320 001–345 000 | 7 | 277 361.35 | 0.00 | 2675.60 | 47 025.99 | 6523.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 333 586.89 |
345 001–370 000 | 7 | 291 668.85 | 0.00 | 11 884.19 | 49 013.72 | 6489.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 359 056.00 |
370 001–395 000 | |||||||||
395 001–420 000 | |||||||||
420 001–445 000 | |||||||||
445 001–470 000 | |||||||||
470 001–495 000 | |||||||||
495 001– …. | |||||||||
Table 41: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science—Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff 2019–20
Total remuneration bands ($) | Number of other highly paid staff | Short‑term benefits ($) | Post‑employment benefits ($) | Other long‑term benefits ($) | Termination benefits ($) | Total remuneration ($) | |||
Average base salary | Average bonuses | Average other benefits and allowances | Average superannuation contributions | Average long service leave | Average other long‑term benefits | Average termination benefits | Average total remuneration | ||
220 001–245 000 | 5 | 179 720.72 | 4274.40 | 17 437.02 | 29 631.47 | 4286.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 235 350.30 |
245 001–270 000 | 6 | 180 409.45 | 13 450.33 | 2280.97 | 32 228.11 | 4112.73 | 0.00 | 23 318.58 | 255 800.17 |
270 001–295 000 | 2 | 220 964.04 | 26 901.00 | 1807.00 | 32 340.31 | 4707.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 286 720.17 |
295 001–320 000 | 2 | 137 231.63 | 0.00 | 53 560.51 | 24 902.27 | 3168.34 | 0.00 | 82 447.65 | 301 310.40 |
320 001–345 000 | |||||||||
345 001–370 000 | 1 | 149 233.77 | 0.00 | 3614.00 | 31 133.44 | 3626.52 | 0.00 | 161 662.26 | 349 269.99 |
370 001–395 000 | |||||||||
395 001–420 000 | |||||||||
420 001–445 000 | |||||||||
445 001–470 000 | |||||||||
470 001–495 000 | |||||||||
495 001–…. | |||||||||
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