AEC entity 3025 · Annual financial disclosures

Dept Finance

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Names attached to this official ID

Australian Government · Seen on return 51143
Commonwealth Simple Grant · Seen on return 68970
Commonwealth grant Department of Finance · Seen on return 65890
Commonwealth grant department of Finannce · Seen on return 65895
Department Of Finance · Seen on return 66219
Department Of Finance · Seen on return 83576
Department of Administration & Finance · Seen on return 8698
Department of Finance · Seen on return 80596
Department of Finance · Seen on return 80979
Department of Finance & Administration · Seen on return 42957
Department of Finance & Deregulation · Seen on return 21035
Department of Finance - Ministerial and Parliamentary Services · Seen on return 80596
Department of Finance and Administration · Seen on return 11601
Department of Finance and Deregulation · Seen on return 19936
Dept Finance · Seen on return 82948
Dept Finance & Deregulation · Seen on return 19604
Dept of Finance · Seen on return 68943
Dept of Finance & Admin · Seen on return 5691
Dept of Finance and Deregulation · Seen on return 39300
Dept. of Finance · Seen on return 67820

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$219,071

2010-11 · Other entities report receiving from this entity · Other Receipt · Associated Entity Return

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Dept Finance → The Menzies Research Centre Limited

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Across reporting years

Other Receipt · Associated Entity Return · 1998–99 to 2024–25. Each year is a separate reporting period; values are nominal AUD. Blank years mean no matched records, not zero. Potentially overlapping returns have no combined bar.

1998–99 to 2000–01No matched records
2001–02$241,942
2002–03$165,000
2003–04$330,000
2004–05$330,000
2005–06$481,250
2006–07$543,280
2007–08$202,244
2008–09$208,515
2009–10$213,728
2010–11$219,071
2011–12No matched records
2012–13$164,212
2013–14$234,371
2014–15$659,565
2015–16$675,186
2016–17$681,689
2017–18$695,324
2018–19$782,377
2019–20$762,960
2020–21$779,478
2021–22$782,933
2022–23$843,921
2023–24$867,180
2024–25$739,854

Trend data table

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Financial year	Amount	Source records
1998-99	No matched records	0
1999-00	No matched records	0
2000-01	No matched records	0
2001-02	$241,942	3
2002-03	$165,000	2
2003-04	$330,000	4
2004-05	$330,000	4
2005-06	$481,250	4
2006-07	$543,280	4
2007-08	$202,244	1
2008-09	$208,515	1
2009-10	$213,728	1
2010-11	$219,071	1
2011-12	No matched records	0
2012-13	$164,212	2
2013-14	$234,371	1
2014-15	$659,565	5
2015-16	$675,186	4
2016-17	$681,689	4
2017-18	$695,324	4
2018-19	$782,377	5
2019-20	$762,960	4
2020-21	$779,478	5
2021-22	$782,933	4
2022-23	$843,921	4
2023-24	$867,180	4
2024-25	$739,854	3

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Other party	Category / period	Amount	Source
The Menzies Research Centre Limited Reported receiving from: Department of Finance and Deregulation	Other Receipt 2010–11 · Associated Entity Return	$219,071	Record details Return 19936

Returns lodged for 2010–11

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