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waste QLD STATE Queensland Health / Department of Health
$31.2M

Queensland Health: $31 Million Per Year in Payroll Overpayments

Queensland Health overpaid staff by an average of $1.2 million every fortnight — approximately $31.2 million annually — in 2023–24. 75% of overpayments are due to late, manually completed forms. An automated recovery process was stopped in 2022–23 to comply with industrial relations law.

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What This Means

$31.2M of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at Queensland Health / Department of Health. Queensland Health overpaid staff by an average of $1.2 million every fortnight — approximately $31.2 million annually — in 2023–24. 75% of overpayments are due to late, manually completed forms. An automated recovery process was stopped in 2022–23 to comply with industrial relations law.

Spread across Australia's 10.8 million households, that's roughly $3 per family — enough in total for covering the university fees of 1,040 students.

  • Queensland Health overpaid staff by an average of $1.2 million every fortnight — approximately $31.2 million annually — in 2023–24.
  • 75% of overpayments are due to late, manually completed forms.
  • An automated recovery process was stopped in 2022–23 to comply with industrial relations law.
Amount Spent
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Original Estimate
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Waste / Overrun
$31,200,000
AI Confidence
0%

Analysis

Category: waste
Severity: high
Agency: Queensland Health / Department of Health
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