Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
−$79m (−17.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Not shown in the chart because the 2026-27 amount is zero or negative: Program 1.2: Australian Energy Regulator ($0).
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$114m falls in 2026-27, equal to 30.7% of this total: $114m in contracts and $0 in grants. estimate: annualised
From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.
By program
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1.1: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | $339m | $372m | +$33m +9.7% | 100.0% | – |
| Program 1.2: Australian Energy RegulatorThe AER exists so that energy consumers are better off, now and in the future. We focus on ensuring a secure, reliable a… | $112m | $0 | −$112m −100.0% | 0.0% | – |
Worth a closer look
Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.
- Value increased after award 2 contracts · $5.2m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published.
Who gets paid
Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Contracts active
- 831
- Suppliers
- 208
- Limited tender
- 15.4% of value · 315 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $50m across 143 amended contracts
Largest suppliers
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Supplier | Contracts | 2026-27 est. | Limited tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATACOM SYSTEMS (AU) PTY LTD | 22 | $13m | 0.0% |
| Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) | 163 | $11m | 100.0% |
| Johnson Winter and Slattery Lawyers | 89 | $9.7m | 0.0% |
| NORTON ROSE | 85 | $5.4m | 0.0% |
| DXC Technology Australia Pty Limited | 2 | $5.4m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 7 | $5.3m | 3.7% |
| ULTRA DYNAMIX PTY LTD | 11 | $4.2m | 0.0% |
| Davidson Technology (Aust) Pty Ltd | 9 | $2.9m | 0.0% |
| DLA Piper Australia | 60 | $2.9m | 0.0% |
| S Ajitkumar & Others | 33 | $2.5m | 100.0% |
| Thesoco Pty Ltd T/as SOCO | 2 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 4 | $2.1m | 0.0% |
| ELEMENT DATA PTY LTD | 5 | $2.1m | 0.0% |
| Randstad Pty Ltd | 8 | $2.0m | 0.0% |
| M & T Resources Pty Ltd 27132349458 | 5 | $2.0m | 0.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $7.0m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $7.2m for that year (AusTender values spread over each contract’s term). The two are measured differently, so they are not expected to match. How we classify.
Contract spending reported by the entity
What the entity reported in its annual reports, from the Transparency Portal: cash paid in each year, including GST. These are actual payments, unlike the AusTender contract values above. They are shown as published and are not used in any total on this site. reported
| Year | Consultancy | Other contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $7.0m 70 contracts |
$166m 1121 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $6.1m 76 contracts |
$139m 998 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $7.3m 101 contracts |
$150m 1271 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $7.8m 125 contracts |
$135m 1271 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2024-25
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Energy Market Consulting associates | $1.7bn looks wrong |
| ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd | $817m looks wrong |
| Folk Pty Limited | $451m looks wrong |
| Lonergan Research Pty Ltd | $307m looks wrong |
| Axiom Economics Pty Ltd | $292m looks wrong |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Ventia Property Pty Ltd | $18.0bn looks wrong |
| Datacom Systems (AU) Pty Ltd | $16.2bn looks wrong |
| Australian Government Solicitor | $9.1bn looks wrong |
| Johnson Winter & Slattery | $9.0bn looks wrong |
| Ernst & Young Actuarial Business | $7.2bn looks wrong |
- More than twice the entity’s largest yearly total expenses in the Budget papers ($450m). It may have been entered in dollars instead of thousands.
- Larger than the entity’s reported total for the year ($7.0m).