Annual report 2025-26

The Hon Kristy McBain MP
Minister for Regional Development,
Local Government and Territories
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Minister

I am pleased to present the annual report of the National Capital Authority (NCA) for the financial year 2025-26.This report has been prepared for the purposes of section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), which requires that an annual report be given to the entity’s responsible Minister for presentation to the Parliament. 

This report includes the NCA’s audited annual financial statements as required by subsection 43(4) of the PGPA Act. It also includes the NCA’s annual performance statements as required under section 39 of the PGPA Act.

In accordance with section 10, and as required by subsection 17AG(2), of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, I certify that:

• the NCA had in place fraud and corruption risk assessments and fraud and corruption control plans,
• the NCA had appropriate mechanisms to prevent, detect, investigate, record and confidentially report suspected fraud and corruption, and
• we took all reasonable measures to appropriately deal with fraud relating to the NCA.

On behalf of the accountable authority, I give the report to you for presentation to the Parliament.

Yours sincerely
Terry Weber 
Chair 
21 September 2026