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Appendix 11: Executive Remuneration

During the reporting period ended 30 June 2019, the Federal Court of Australia had eight executives who meet the definition of key management personnel. Their names and length of term as key management personnel are outlined in Table A11.1.

Table A11.1: Information about remuneration for key management personnel

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

CJ Pascoe (a)

Chief Justice

205,172

0

22,387

201,767

22,269

0

0

451,594

CJ Allsop (b)

Chief Justice

504,900

0

24,595

457,421

50,485

0

0

1,037,402

CJ Alstergren (c)

Chief Justice

474,176

0

38,347

457,421

50,485

0

0

1,020,430

Warwick Soden (b)

CEO and Principal Registrar

311,028

0

93,682

64,210

10,907

0

0

479,827

Stewart Fenwick (d)

CEO and Principal Registrar

175,349

0

39,644

33,461

5,457

0

0

253,910

John Dowsett (e)

President

417,878

0

0

20,531

10,742

0

0

449,151

Christine Fewings

Native Title Registrar

282,531

0

0

20,531

6,908

0

0

309,970

Catherine Sullivan

Executive Director Corporate Services

292,885

0

22,090

44,931

7,338

0

0

367,244

Grand Total

2,663,918

0

240,745

1,300,274

164,592

0

0

4,369,529

(a) Family Court of Australia

(b) Federal Court of Australia

(c) Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia

(d) Federal Circuit Court of Australia

(e) National Native Title Tribunal

Table A11.2: Information about remuneration for senior executives

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

2

135,001

0

6,868

19,376

3,137

0

0

164,382

$220,001 – $245,000

2

186,221

0

20,610

28,793

4,169

0

0

239,792

$245,001 – $270,000

8

187,467

0

17,289

33,098

4,705

0

17,758

260,317

$270,001 – $295,000

3

227,704

0

12,681

40,677

5,832

0

0

286,894

$295,001 – $320,000

1

95,860

0

40

23,321

3,491

0

194,043

316,755

$320,001 – $345,000

1

279,572

0

600

42,092

6,695

0

0

328,958

$345,001 – $370,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$370,001 – $395,000

1

297,256

0

34,557

47,530

7,596

0

0

386,939

$395,001 – $420,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$420,00 – $445,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$445,001 – $470,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$470,001 – $495,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$495,001 – $545,000

1

252,623

0

0

43,943

5,992

0

227,384

529,942

Table A11.3: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff

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

$220,001 – $245,000

2

192,262

0

4,179

29,510

4,814

0

0

234,943

$245,001 – $270,000

3

206,164

0

8,559

32,079

5,075

0

0

260,437

$270,001 – $295,000

1

216,656

30,000

240

34,155

5,578

0

0

286,870

$295,001 – $320,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$320,001 – $345,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$345,001 – $370,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$370,001 – $395,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$395,001 – $420,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$420,001 – $445,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$445,001 – $470,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$470,001 – $495,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

$495,001 – ….

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0