Accountability
Audit and Risk Committee
The Chief Executive Officer, as the accountable authority of IPEA, established an Audit and Risk Committee in compliance with subsection 45(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and subsection 17(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.
Portfolio Budget Statements
IPEA’s current and previous years’ Portfolio Budget Statements are available on the Department of Finance Portfolio Budget Statements page.
Annual Statement of Compliance with the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework
Date - 26 October 2026
IPEA has zero tolerance for child exploitation and abuse and promotes a safe environment for all.
While we support and comply with the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework (CCSF), the nature of our work means that many of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations are not directly applicable, as we have limited, if any, interaction with children. We promote a culture of awareness and shared responsibility among employees, recognising that child safety is a collective obligation.
As part of our overall commitment to child safety, IPEA provides employees with access to CCSF training.
IPEA has reviewed its child safety risks and assessed the overall risk as low. IPEA will continue to review its child safety arrangements annually and consider whether any changes to our work require additional safeguards.
Senate Order 13 (Murray Motion) on contracts
The Senate Order, also known as the Murray Motion, requires each minister to table a letter in the Senate for each reporting period, outlining compliance with the Senate Order for each entity in their portfolio.
To support compliance with the Senate Order, each entity must develop an internet listing twice a year that identifies contracts entered into during the preceding calendar or financial year, valued at or above $100,000 (GST inclusive), along with details relating to each of those contracts. The internet listing must include an assurance by the relevant accountable authority that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026
IPEA does not have any non-procurement contracts to the value of $100,000 (GST inclusive) or more to report. IPEA’s procurement contracts are available in the AusTender Senate Order Report.
IPEA’s accountable authority has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
The estimated cost of complying with this order was $50. The method used to estimate this cost was based on the number of hours spent compiling this information by IPEA staff.
IPEA emissions reduction plan
The Australian Government released the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy in November 2023, setting out the overall approach and action required by Commonwealth entities to achieve the APS Net Zero 2030 target.
IPEA is committed to the achievement of the Government’s APS Net Zero 2030 target.
This Emissions Reduction Plan describes the priorities and actions IPEA is taking to reduce its operational emissions and contribute to the APS Net Zero 2030 target.
IPEA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency Statement
The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) is aligned to the Australian Policy for the responsible use of AI in government and we are committed to keeping our stakeholders informed about our AI initiatives.
