Entity
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
−$2.7m (−4.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$19m falls in 2026-27, equal to 35.1% of this total: $19m 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 Fisheries Management Authority | $58m | $55m | −$2.7m −4.6% | 100.0% | – |
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 · $6.4m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 1 contract · $170k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Supplier’s ABN was new 1 contract · $652k
The supplier’s ABN had been active for less than three months when the contract started or was 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
- 112
- Suppliers
- 76
- Limited tender
- 39.3% of value · 61 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $19m across 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMAA SEAFORCE PTY LIMITED | 1 | $2.7m | 0.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 13 | $2.7m | 100.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | 3 | $2.1m | 0.0% |
| NPF Industry Pty Ltd | 1 | $774k | 100.0% |
| CLS OCEANIA PTY LTD | 1 | $712k | 0.0% |
| TrackWell | 1 | $671k | 0.0% |
| Fishwell Pty Ltd | 3 | $667k | 100.0% |
| INMARSAT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $607k | 0.0% |
| HOLAN GROUP PTY LTD | 5 | $582k | 48.1% |
| CVision AI, Inc. | 1 | $551k | 0.0% |
| Saltwater Inc. | 1 | $491k | 0.0% |
| KEMPWILSON PTY LTD t/a Seatec | 1 | $472k | 0.0% |
| AUCyber | 2 | $453k | 94.2% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 3 | $437k | 7.1% |
| Vocus Pty Ltd | 1 | $409k | 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
A further $222k across 1 contract has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $4.4m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $531k 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 | $4.4m 35 contracts |
$18m 154 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $3.8m 32 contracts |
$12m 125 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $4.9m 38 contracts |
$12m 112 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $4.4m 53 contracts |
$11m 125 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 |
|---|---|
| CSIRO (Division of Fisheries) | $2.3m |
| UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA | $933k |
| Fish Ageing Services Pty Ltd | $293k |
| Southern Shark Industry Alliance Inc | $142k |
| Fishwell Pty Ltd | $68k |
| Jarrah Hill | $57k |
| Fishwell Consulting | $32k |
| McGrathNicol Advisory | $30k |
| PM Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd | $12k |