Entity
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
−$3.4m (−8.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$4.9m falls in 2026-27, equal to 13.2% of this total: $4.9m 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: Education and guidance, complaints handling, reviewing decisions, compliance monitoring and enforcementThis program contributes to the outcome by using both encouragement and deterrence to promote and protect privacy and in… | $40m | $37m | −$3.4m −8.4% | 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 1 contract · $1.5m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $1.5m
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above.
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
- 42
- Suppliers
- 30
- Limited tender
- 75.6% of value · 29 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $3.1m across 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexus CPA Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.2m | 100.0% |
| Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) | 8 | $830k | 100.0% |
| Dept of Employment & Workplace Rela | 2 | $476k | 100.0% |
| DLA Piper Australia | 1 | $426k | 0.0% |
| Togetha Group Pty Ltd | 2 | $405k | 100.0% |
| CLAYTON UTZ | 1 | $184k | 0.0% |
| JT IT Solutions Pty Ltd | 1 | $183k | 100.0% |
| Sparke Helmore | 3 | $166k | 0.0% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Real Estate Services | 1 | $160k | 100.0% |
| Resolve Software Group | 1 | $159k | 0.0% |
| Squiz Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $95k | 100.0% |
| SENTENTIA CONSULTING PTY LTD | 1 | $78k | 0.0% |
| ETHNOLINK PTY LTD | 1 | $69k | 0.0% |
| LEXIS NEXIS | 1 | $67k | 100.0% |
| Clifton Operations Pty Ltd | 1 | $57k | 100.0% |
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 $8k across 2 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2023-24 the entity reported paying $1.1m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $1.1m 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $1.1m 6 contracts |
$1.1m 6 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $569k 7 contracts |
$4.4m 63 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $246k 7 contracts |
$3.3m 37 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2023-24
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Nous Group Pty Ltd | $941k |
| Orima Research Pty Ltd | $100k |
| Lonergan Research Pty Ltd | $52k |
| Other contracts | 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | $1.4m looks wrong |
| Department of Finance | $736k |
| Resolve Software Group Pty Ltd | $328k |
| Ventia Property Pty Ltd | $323k |
| HWL Ebsworth Lawyers | $206k |
- Larger than the entity’s reported total for the year ($1.1m).