2021-222022-23
Total number of Senior Executives1517
Band 3 Senior Executives11
Band 2 Senior Executives22
Band 1 Senior Executives1214
Average Executive remuneration
Band 3 Senior Executives$374,151$391,189
Band 2 Senior Executives$282,166$287,809
Band 1 Senior Executives$226,015$226,238
Percentage of total employee-related expenditure related to Senior Executives
Band 3 Senior Executives0.2%0.3%
Band 2 Senior Executives0.2%0.2%
Band 1 Senior Executives2.5%2.3%
Total for all Senior Executives2.8%2.9%

Changes to our Senior Executive in 2022–23

On 8 August 2022, Jackie Finlay was appointed to a newly established temporary position of Deputy Director, Civil Law.

In October 2022, Kimberley Wilson was permanently appointed to the role of Director, Aboriginal Services following a highly competitive recruitment process.

On 2 January 2023, Koshala Nishaharan was appointed to the newly established position of Director, Enterprise Project Management.

In January 2023, Helen Jessop resigned from her position as Executive Director, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. Ms Jessop had been on secondment at the Department of Communities and Justice since 1 December 2021.

From 22 May to 7 July 2023, Tony Boutoubia was employed as Deputy Director, Human Resources (Band 1), with shared responsibility for the budgets and staffing of the Director, Human Resources.

Senior Executive staff

Portrait of Monique Hitter, Chief Executive Officer

Monique Hitter

BSW, Dip Law

Chief Executive Officer

(Band 3)

  • Budget total: $510.9M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 1,463.5
  • Total actual staff: 1,591 .

Our CEO is responsible for our whole organisation's budget and staff, and listed totals reflect this.

Portrait of Trent Wilson, Executive Director, Digital Transformation

Trent Wilson

B Comm, MBA

Executive Director, Digital Transformation

(Band 2)

  • Budget total: $0.7M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 16.8
  • Total actual: 19.
Portrait of Michael Brodie, Director, Finance

Michael Brodie

B Ec, CA, GAICD

Director, Finance

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $510.9M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 21
  • Total actual: 21.

Our Director, Finance has responsibility for the budget for our whole organisation, and his listed budget total reflects this.

Portrait of Cherie Pittman, Director, Legal Services and In-house Counsel

Cherie Pittman

BA (Hons), Grad Dip, InfM LLB (Hons)

Director, Legal Service and In-house Counsel

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $122.4M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 98.3
  • Total actual: 104.
Portrait of Robert Hoyles, Director, Criminal Law

Robert Hoyles

EMPA, LLB (Hons), BA, Accredited Specialist Criminal Law

Director, Criminal Law

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $162.4M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 465.1
  • Total actual: 503.
Portrait of Alexandra Colquhoun, Director, Family Law

Alexandra Colquhoun

BA, LLB, MA, LLM (Hons), Accredited Specialist Family Law

Director, Family Law

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $91.1M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 360.3
  • Total actual: 396.
Portrait of Meredith Osborne, Director, Civil Law

Meredith Osborne

BA (Hons), LLB

Director, Civil Law

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $38M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 217.3
  • Total actual: 235.
Portrait of Jane Cipants, Director, Client Service

Jane Cipants

BSW, M Social Policy, EMPA

Director, Client Service

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $25.7M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 125.4
  • Total actual: 146.
Portrait of Michelle Jones, Director, Human Resources

Michelle Jones – Director, Human Resources

Dip Community Organisations, BA Community Management, Grad Cert Adult Ed (Community), M Public Administration

Director, Human Resources

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $5.9M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 39.5
  • Total actual: 42.
Portrait of Jocelyn Flanagan, Director, Grants

Jocelyn Flanagan – Director, Grants

BA/LLB

Director, Grants

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $8.9M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 68.2
  • Total actual: 73.
Portrait of Wayne Gale, Director, Information and Communications Technology

Wayne Gale

BA (Computing) M Comm (Accounting)

Director, Information and Communications Technology

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $16.8M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 39.6
  • Total actual: 40.
Portrait of Kimberley Wilson, Director, Aboriginal Services

Kimberley Wilson

BA, LLB

Director, Aboriginal Services

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $2.4M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 4
  • Total actual: 4.
Portrait of Koshala Nishaharan, Director, Enterprise Project Management

Koshala Nishaharan

BBS, MBA

Director, Enterprise Project Management

(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $1.2M
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 2
  • Total actual: 2.
Portrait of Melissa Burgess, Deputy Director, Criminal Law

Melissa Burgess

BA, LLB

Deputy Director, Criminal Law

(Band 1)

This role shares management of the budget and staff overseen by the Director, Criminal Law.

Portrait of Katie Kelso, Deputy Director, Family Law

Katie Kelso

B Comm, LLB

Deputy Director, Family Law

(Band 1)

This role shares management of the budget and staff overseen by the Director, Family Law.

Portrait of Jackie Finlay, Deputy Director, Civil Law

Jackie Finlay

BA, LLB

Deputy Director, Civil Law

(Band 1)

This role shares management of the budget and staff overseen by the Director, Civil Law