Entity
Parliamentary Workplace Support Service
+$674k (+2.2%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$1.6m falls in 2026-27, equal to 5.3% of this total: $1.6m 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: Parliamentary Workplace Support ServiceThe PWSS is an independent statutory authority established to support safe and respectful workplaces for parliamentarian… | $28m | $29m | +$770k +2.8% | 92.6% | – |
| Program 1.2: Independent Parliamentary Standards CommissionThe IPSC is a body established to enforce the parliamentary Codes of Conduct by receiving complaints, undertaking invest… | $2.4m | $2.3m | −$96k −4.0% | 7.4% | – |
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
- 36
- Suppliers
- 33
- Limited tender
- 27.4% of value · 10 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $639k across 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| People Measures Pty Ltd | 1 | $155k | 0.0% |
| Acorn PLMS Pty Ltd | 1 | $151k | 0.0% |
| ATLAS COUNSEL | 1 | $125k | 100.0% |
| Yardstick | 1 | $113k | 0.0% |
| Telus Health (BG Australia) Pty Ltd | 2 | $111k | 0.0% |
| Kirra Services | 1 | $109k | 100.0% |
| NORTON ROSE | 1 | $100k | 0.0% |
| Thomsons Lawyers | 1 | $100k | 0.0% |
| QHSE Integrated Solutions Pty Ltd | 1 | $77k | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSAL MCCANN MEDIABRANDS AUSTRALIA P/L T/AS | 1 | $71k | 0.0% |
| Morpht Pty Ltd | 1 | $67k | 0.0% |
| HART SECURITY AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $61k | 0.0% |
| ETHOS CRS CONSULTING PTY LTD | 1 | $56k | 0.0% |
| FUTURE WOMEN PTY. LTD. | 1 | $38k | 100.0% |
| Contentgroup Pty Ltd | 2 | $36k | 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 $706k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $682k 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 | $706k 19 contracts |
$1.7m 31 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $0 0 contracts |
$1.3m 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Ashurst Australia | $197k |
| Charterpoint Pty Ltd | $123k |
| Clayton Utz | $83k |
| Minter Ellison | $67k |
| Parbery Consulting Pty Ltd | $49k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Marsh Pty Ltd | $681k |
| OPC Pty Ltd | $141k |
| Acorn PLMS Pty Ltd | $136k |
| Australian National University | $111k |
| Davidson Executive and Board | $106k |