Legal Services Expenditure Report 2021–22
All figures should be exclusive of GST and rounded to the nearest dollar
Summary totals
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
legal services expenditure | $2,308,702 |
| Total internal
legal services expenditure | $1,276,275 |
| Total external
legal services expenditure | $1,032,427 |
Internal legal services expenditure
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
value of internal legal services expenditure | $1,276,275 |
Counsel briefs
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
number of briefs to counsel | 15 |
| Total value of
briefs to counsel | $79,738 |
Senior counsel
Number of briefs – direct briefs| Type | Number |
|---|
| Total
number of direct briefs to male senior counsel | 2 |
| Total value of direct briefs
to male senior counsel | $18,900 |
| Total number
of direct briefs to female senior counsel | – |
| Total value of direct briefs
to female senior counsel | – |
| Total number
of direct briefs to gender X senior counsel | – |
| Total value of direct briefs
to gender X senior counsel | – |
Value of briefs - indirect briefs| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
number of indirect briefs to male senior counsel | – |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to male senior counsel | – |
| Total number
of indirect briefs to female senior counsel | 2 |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to female senior counsel | $3,710 |
| Total number
of indirect briefs to gender X senior counsel | – |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to gender X senior counsel | – |
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
number of briefs to senior counsel | 4 |
| Total value of
briefs to senior counsel | $22,610 |
Junior counsel
Number of briefs – direct briefs| Type | Number |
|---|
| Total
number of direct briefs to male junior counsel | 1 |
| Total value of direct briefs
to male junior counsel | $3,930 |
| Total number
of direct briefs to female junior counsel | – |
| Total value of direct briefs
to female junior counsel | – |
| Total number
of direct briefs to gender X junior counsel | – |
| Total value of direct briefs
to gender X junior counsel | – |
Value of briefs – indirect briefs| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
number of indirect briefs to male junior counsel | 4 |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to male junior counsel | $10,792 |
| Total number
of indirect briefs to female junior counsel | 6 |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to female junior counsel | $42,406 |
| Total number
of indirect briefs to gender X junior counsel | – |
| Total value of indirect briefs
to gender X junior counsel | – |
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
number of briefs to junior counsel | 11 |
| Total value of
briefs to junior counsel | $57,128 |
Panel fee
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Legal services panel fee (2020–21) | $1,376 |
Disbursements
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total disbursements | $2,714 |
Professional fees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|
| Attorney-General’s
Department (excluding panel fee) | $522 |
| Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade | – |
| Office of
Parliamentary Counsel | – |
| Overseas
firms (total figure) | – |
| Australian
Government Solicitor | $269,959 |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | $151,680 |
| Holding Redlich | $41,548 |
| HWL Ebsworth | $15,835 |
| Mills Oakley | $1,473 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | $229,511 |
| Sparke Helmore | $239,420 |
Summary totals
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total legal services expenditure | $2,308,702 |
| Total internal legal services expenditure | $1,276,275 |
| Total external legal services expenditure | $1,032,427 |
| Total value of briefs to counsel | $79,738 |
| Total value of briefs to male counsel | $33,622 |
| Total value of briefs to female counsel | $46,116 |
| Total value of briefs to gender X counsel | – |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $2,741 |
| Total value of professional fees | $949,948 |
| Total value of professional fees – 10% off-panel allowance | – |
| Total value of professional fees – exemption from AGD | – |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 15 |
