• Accounting and Financial Services
• Budget and Performance
• Business Improvement
• Commercial and Procurement
• Compulsory Third Party Regulator*
• Digital Investment Fund
• Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit
• Information and Technology
• Lifetime Support Authority*
• Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
• Organisational Performance
• People and Culture
• Revenue and Economics
• RevenueSA
• South Australian Government Financing Authority (SAFA)*
• Shared Services SA
• Special projects
• Strategic Policy and Data Analytics
• Super SA*

*These agencies submit their own annual report to government

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Digital Programs and the Office of Data Analytics (ODA) transferred from the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) to the  Department for Treasury and Finance on 1 July 2024 as the result of machinery of government changes.

Our ministers as of 30 June 2025 are:

The Treasurer is the Honourable Stephen Mullighan MP.

The Special Minister of State (with responsibility for Parliamentary resources, including Electorate Services) is the Hon. Kyam Maher MLC.

From July 2024 – January 2025, the Special Minister of State was the Honourable Dan Cregan MP.

Our executive team as of 30 June 2025 are:

Tammie Pribanic, Under Treasurer

Phuong Chau, Deputy Under Treasurer** and Chief Operating Officer

Scott Bayliss, Chief Services Officer

Paul Williams, Director, Accounting and Financial Services

Sandy Burness, Executive Director, Budget and Performance

Alison Back, Director, Business Improvement

Matt Hardy, Chief Commercial Officer

David Price, Chief Executive, Compulsory Third Party Regulator*

Steve Eatts, Director, Digital Investment Fund

John Ramage, Chief Recovery Officer, Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit

Andrew Clark, Chief Information Officer, Information and Technology

Rick Howe, Chief Executive, Lifetime Support Authority*

Will Luker, Government Chief Information Officer**

Connie Freeman, Director, Organisational Performance

Deala Zahr, Director, People and Culture

Greg Raymond, Executive Director, Revenue and Economics

Julie Holmes, Commissioner of State Taxation, RevenueSA

Mark Carey, Executive Director, Shared Services SA

Anthony Coates, Chief Executive, South Australian Government Financing Authority*

Brad Gay, Executive Director, Special Projects

Rebecca Astley, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Data Analytics**

Tricia Blight, Chief Executive, Super SA*

* These agencies submit their own annual report to government

** Acting

• Bank Merger (BankSA and Advance Bank) Act 1996
• Bank Mergers (South Australia) Act 1997
• Benefit Associations Act 1958
• Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Act 1999
• Emergency Services Funding Act 1998
• *Financial Agreement Act 1994
• Financial Sector (Transfer of Business) Act 1999
• Financial Transaction Reports (State Provisions) Act 1992
• Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017
• First Home and Housing Construction Grants Act 2000
• Governors' Pensions Act 1976
• Interest on Crown Advances and Leases Act 1944
• Judges' Pensions Act 1971
• Land Tax Act 1936
• Late Payment of Government Debts (Interest) Act 2013
• Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983
• National Tax Reform (State Provisions) Act 2000
• National Wine Centre (Restructuring and Leasing Arrangements) Act 2002
• New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (South Australia) Act 1999
• Parliamentary Superannuation Act 1974
• Payroll Tax Act 2009
• Petroleum Products Regulation Act 1995
• Public Corporations Act 1993
• Public Finance and Audit Act 1987
• Rural Advances Guarantee Act 1963
• SGIC (Sale) Act 1995
• South Australian Timber Corporation Act 1979
• South Australian Timber Corporation (Sale of Assets) Act 1996
• Stamp Duties Act 1923
• State Assets (Privatisation and Restrictions) Act 2024
• State Lotteries Act 1966
• *Supplementary Financial Agreement (Soldiers Settlement Loans) Act 1934
• TAB (Disposal) Act 2000
• Taxation Administration Act 1996
• Unclaimed Moneys Act 2021

*Denotes Acts of limited application

Legislation administered by other related agencies that publish their own annual report is not contained in this list (see ‘Other related agencies’ below).

The following agencies are within the Treasurer’s area of responsibility.

They each publish their own Annual Report:

• Compulsory Third Party Regulator
• Essential Services Commission of SA
• Funds SA
• Lifetime Support Authority
• Lotteries Commission
• Office of the Industry Advocate
• South Australian Government Financing Authority (SAFA)
• Super SA

During the reporting period, the agency achieved significant milestones across its core service areas, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, accountability, and the South Australian community.

The department’s economic and financial advice to government included advice on the management of key issues affecting the South Australian public, including the Whyalla Steelworks administration, on-farm drought, and the harmful algal bloom.

To streamline support to the community, staff liaised with the Commonwealth government and affected agencies across government, implemented emergency services levy rebates for drought-affected farmers and provided tax relief to businesses impacted by the Whyalla Steelworks administration, amongst other measures.

In its second year of improving and investing in the government’s digital transformation, the Digital Investment Fund (DIF) delivered four successful initiatives with 16 further initiatives approved. Through DIF’s project assurance framework, the agency has enhanced governance and collaboration, strengthened accountability, and realised digital outcomes that support the development of a resilient and forward-looking government.

RevenueSA accomplished the seamless rollout of the General Practitioner (GP) bulk billing exemption for payroll tax, designed to encourage additional bulk billing capacity for the South Australian community. The roll-out involved the implementation of complex system updates and a comprehensive education campaign.

The department continued to support the development of local businesses, administering the second round of the Business Growth Fund (formerly Economic Recovery Fund). More than 280 applications were submitted under two streams: Manufacturing Innovation and Regional Tourism Infrastructure Development. Following a competitive multi-staged assessment process, $26.3 million in financial assistance was offered to 17 applicants.

In addition, the department continued to support South Australian business’ access to government contracts, developing online learning resources to assist them in navigating government tender opportunities. Engagement commenced with suppliers for the design, construction, and deployment of a Supplier Hub portal to further enhance access and transparency of government tenders.

The department continued its commitment to meaningful change through DTF’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and made progress under Priority Reform Two of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap by advancing work on the whole of government Aboriginal Procurement Strategy and announcing the establishment of the Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation Service Transition Fund as part of the 2025-26 Budget.

The Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit prioritised improved collections performance by trialling targeted digital and outreach campaigns, including SMS outreach. Approved treatment programs under the Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017 were expanded to include treatment for gambling harm alongside drug and alcohol treatment. This expansion allows the state to promote positive behavioural change and reduce recidivism.

These accomplishments reflect the agency’s dedication to helping the South Australian community to thrive.

*number of claimants assessed during the reporting period as having a whole person impairment meeting the relevant threshold under the Return to Work Act 2014 (Part 2 Division 5)

work

Notes:

This table does not include executive employment in Compulsory Third Party
regulator, Lifetime Support Authority and Office of the Industry Advocate.

Data for previous years is available on the Data.sa website.

The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment has a workforce
information page that provides further information on the breakdown of executive
gender, salary and tenure by agency.

The following is a brief summary of the overall financial position of the agency. The information is unaudited. Full audited financial statements for 2024-2025 are attached to this report.

The 2024-25 comprehensive actual result of $6.105 million represents a $12.929 million improvement against budget primarily due to the machinery of government transfer of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office for Data Analytics (ODA) and Digital Programs from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) to the department from 1 July 2024. The original 2024-25 budget does not include the budget transfers relating to these functions. The 2024-25 actuals include higher income from appropriation ($50.4 million), fees and charges ($11.8 million) and intra-government transfers ($9.6 million) as well as higher expenditure ($70.6 million) relating to the transferred functions.

The department’s actual net assets of $67.752 million at 30 June 2025 is $42.704 million higher than the budgeted outcome of $25.048 million. This primarily reflects the machinery of government transfer and associated assets and liabilities of the OCIO, ODA and Digital Programs from DPC to the department from 1 July 2024. In addition, the department also had a higher cash balance at year end compared to budget ($25.4 million) due to an improved 2024-25 net result ($12.9 million) and year end carryovers ($9.3 million).

The following is a summary of external consultants that have been engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken, and the actual payments made for the work undertaken during the financial year.

Consultancies with a contract value below $10,000 each

Consultancies with a contract value above $10,000 each

*This list does not include a consultancy exempt from disclosure under Premier and Cabinet Circular PC027.

Data for previous years is available at the Data.sa website.

See also the Consolidated Financial Report of the Department of Treasury and Finance for total value of consultancy contracts across the South Australian Public Sector.

The following is a summary of external contractors that have been engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken, and the actual payments made for work undertaken during the financial year.

Contractors with a contract value below $10,000

Contractors with a contract value above $10,000 each

The details of South Australian Government-awarded contracts for goods, services, and works are displayed on the SA Tenders and Contracts website. View the agency list of contracts.

The website also provides details of across government contracts.

The department’s Risk and Performance Committee (RPC) is an advisory committee established by the Under Treasurer to monitor and provide advice on matters relating to the:

• effectiveness and performance of the department’s risk management function and audit programs
• implementation of the Risk Management Framework
• adequacy of internal assurance programs including activities relating to protective security, cyber risk, fraud and internal controls
• integrity of the financial statements.

The RPC met five times during 2024-25 and is chaired by an independent member.

In 2024-25, there were no instances of fraud reported.

NB: Fraud reported includes actual and reasonably suspected incidents of fraud.

The department has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, corruption, or other criminal conduct, maladministration, and misconduct, and is committed to:

• preventing, detecting, investigating and controlling fraud, corruption, maladministration and misconduct in connection with departmental activities
• minimising the incidence of fraud and corruption through sound financial, legal, and ethical decision-making and organisational practices
• promoting the principles of honesty and integrity consistent with the Code of Ethics for the South Australian Public Sector.

The department maintains a robust organisational governance and internal control environment in which the Risk Management Framework, policies and procedures, and internal audit plan work collectively to manage the risk of fraud. The department’s Fraud and Corruption Policy and Control Framework outlines the processes for preventing, detecting and responding to fraud.

Departmental Branch Heads are responsible for ensuring compliance with internal frameworks, and policies and procedures, along with identifying and managing fraud risks, and implementing further controls where identified. Assurance of the adequacy of internal controls is provided by branch heads annually as part of the year-end declaration process.

The department provides employee education and awareness programs such as mandatory Code of Ethics and Fraud and Corruption Awareness training for new and existing employees, and regular Code of Ethics compliance communications.

The department’s second line of defence monitoring programs, along with the internal audit plan reviews, form the basis of reporting to the Risk and Performance Committee, supporting the effective monitoring of fraud controls and the implementation of recommended actions.

Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018:

Nil

Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1/7/2019.

All payments from debtor contact are made to the Fines Enforcement and Recovery Unit not delegated external agencies.

*The Chief Recovery Officer has absolute discretion to waive full/part payment of an enforced fine. When an enforced fines is waived the liability for payment is expunged.

**The Fines Enforcement and Debt Recovery Act 2017 does not provide for the Chief Recovery Officer to write-off civil debt, however the Chief Recovery Officer will make recommendations to the Public Authority that the debt belongs to, for consideration to withdraw the debt and consider write-off. The Public Authority can also withdraw the debt at any time.

The Office for Data Analytics (ODA) is a unit within the department and was established by section 6 of the Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016 (PSDS Act) on 30 May 2017 to:

• undertake data analytics work in collaboration with agencies (mostly multi-agency data sharing projects).
• facilitate data sharing between other agencies.
• inform agencies about their service delivery, operations and performance.
• upskill government in evidence-based decision-making using data and analytics.

The ODA facilitates data sharing across government under the PSDS Act.

The PSDS Act outlines ODA’s functions to undertake analysis on data from across whole of government and is committed to the Treasurer.

The PSDS Act promotes the management and use of public sector data in accordance with the Trusted Access Principles, which includes safe projects, safe people, safe data, safe settings, and safe outputs.

The ODA helps facilitate information sharing across government under the Information Sharing Guidelines for Promoting Safety and Wellbeing (ISG).

The ISGs provide a mechanism for government agencies and relevant nongovernment organisations to share information when a person is at risk of harm to ensure an informed interagency and multi-disciplinary response.

(2) (a) in relation to the provision of public sector data pursuant to a direction of ODA under section 6(4), a list of such directions including, in respect of each direction –

• (i) the identity of the data provider and data recipient; and
• (ii) the nature of the data; and
• (iii) whether the public sector data contained personal information and whether the data was, at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data.

There were no instances of ODA, under section 6(4), directing a public sector agency to provide public sector data to ODA during 2024-25.

(2) (b) a summary of the results of data analytics work undertaken by ODA and made available to public sector agencies, the private sector and the general public is provided below.

The ODA continued to provide ongoing data platform and system services through:

• Vulnerable Families Information Management System (VFIMS) – ODA maintains the Key Integrated Data System (KIDS) Dashboard that integrates data from multiple agencies to provide a comprehensive view of children and families in South Australia at both a policy (aggregated) and family level (individual). This work is being shaped into the State Social Data Asset.
• National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) – ODA is a working group member of NDDA, that looks to improve the understanding of the needs, services received and outcomes of people with a disability, through the integration of Commonwealth and State data.
• Closing the Gap – supporting Priority Reform 4 in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, providing better access to data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and service providers.

(2) (c) in relation to the provision of public sector data containing personal information under 8(1), a list of all instances of such provision including the identification of the data provider and data recipient, the general nature of the data and the purpose for which the data was shared.

Data can be located via the Office for Data Analytics section of the DTF website.

https://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/Our-services/data-sharing/data-sharing-agreement-register

(2) (d) a list of all directions made by the Minister under section 9(1), including, in respect of each direction

• (i) the identification of the data provider and data recipient and the general nature of the public sector data; and
• (ii) the purpose for which the public sector data was to be provided; and
• (iii) whether the direction related to public sector data containing personal information and whether the data was at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data.

There were no instances of the Minister, under section 9(1), directing a public sector agency to provide public sector data to another public sector agency during 2024-25.

(2) (e) a list of all agreements entered into pursuant to section 13(1) including, in respect of each agreement

• (i) the identification of the parties to the agreement and the general nature of the data being shared
• (ii) whether the agreement related to the sharing of public sector data containing personal information and whether the public sector data was, at the time of sharing, exempt public sector data.

The following agreements were entered into by the Minister under section 13(1) (an agreement with a relevant non-government entity) during 2024-25:

• Ceduna Services Collaboration Program
  • Department of Human Services
  • Far West Community Partnerships
• Newpin
  • Department for Child Protection
  • Department for Health and Wellbeing
  • Department of Treasury and Finance
  • Uniting Communities
• Aspire
  • Department for Health and Wellbeing
  • South Australian Housing Trust
  • Attorney General’s Department
  • Department of Human Services
  • Department of Treasury and Finance
  • Hutt Street Centre

Service Improvements

Shared Services SA undertakes a thorough process to log and investigate complaints raised using our Complaint Management system, which has been designed to enable root cause analysis, record and store interactions and communications with complainants and identify trends and opportunities for service improvement through a post incident review process.

During 2024-25, service improvement efforts have focussed on greater collaboration with clients and customers. This has resulted in a 5 percent average increase in client satisfaction when compared to 2023-24. Additionally, the new case management system will provide better visibility of customer enquiries and complaints, which will enable improved responsiveness.

Service Improvements

RevenueSA undertakes a thorough process to log and investigate complaints as part of its Complaints Management Procedure. Every complaint is recorded in a Complaints Register. Each complaint is assigned to the relevant manager for investigation, action and response. During the year, RevenueSA made improvements to standardise the response template utilised by all managers when responding to complaints. Complaint statistics are monitored monthly by the senior leadership team in RevenueSA with a focus on examining trends and themes.

During the 2024-25 financial year, a range of service improvements have been implemented in RevenueSA and/or continue to be progressed:

• CXOne, a new digital telephony and email management system was implemented. This led to efficiency improvements particularly in relation to managing email traffic.
• A dedicated taskforce was mobilised to address a backlog of exemption applications. Over a period of 6 months, the taskforce reduced the number of outstanding applications from approximately 2,500 to more manageable numbers.
• RevenueSA’s program of stakeholder engagement continued throughout the financial year, including with industry groups who represented general practitioners and medical practices affected by change in payroll tax legislation. This engagement included regular meetings with various stakeholders and the delivery of webinars to assist affected parties to understand the impact of the relevant changes on their taxation obligations.

An external review of RevenueSA’s website was undertaken, leading to plans to implement a range of initiatives to improve ease of navigation, use of plain language and accessibility.