Legal services expenditure report 2022–23
Summary totals
All figures should be exclusive of GST and rounded to the nearest dollar.
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total legal services expenditure
|
$7,372,523
|
|
Total internal legal services expenditure
|
$1,703,009
|
|
Total external legal services expenditure
|
$5,669,514
|
Internal legal services expenditure
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total value of internal legal services expenditure
|
$1,703,009
|
Counsel briefs
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total number of briefs to counsel
|
37
|
|
Total value of briefs to counsel
|
$494,261
|
Junior counsel (Direct briefs)
| Type | Total |
|---|
|
Total number of direct briefs to male junior counsel
|
3
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to male junior counsel
|
$11,742
|
|
Total number of direct briefs to female junior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to female junior counsel
|
$-
|
|
Total number of direct briefs to gender X junior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to gender X junior counsel
|
$-
|
| Junior Counsel (indirect briefs) | |
|---|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to male junior counsel
|
12
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to male junior counsel
|
$137,277
|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to female junior counsel
|
7
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to female junior counsel
|
$78,379
|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to gender X junior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to gender X junior counsel
|
$-
|
| | |
|
Total number of briefs to junior counsel
|
22
|
|
Total value of briefs to junior counsel
|
$227,398
|
Senior counsel (Direct briefs)
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total number of direct briefs to male senior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to male senior counsel
|
$-
|
|
Total number of direct briefs to female senior counsel
|
1
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to female senior counsel
|
$3,182
|
|
Total number of direct briefs to gender X senior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to gender X senior counsel
|
$-
|
| Senior Counsel (indirect briefs) | |
|---|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to male senior counsel
|
8
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to male senior counsel
|
$127,351
|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to female senior counsel
|
6
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to female senior counsel
|
$136,330
|
|
Total number of indirect briefs to gender X senior counsel
|
0
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to gender X senior counsel
|
$-
|
| | |
|
Total number of briefs to senior counsel
|
15
|
|
Total value of briefs to senior counsel
|
$266,863
|
Disbursements
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total value of disbursements
|
$676,991 |
Legal services panel
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Does
your entity participate in the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services
Panel | Yes |
| Panel fee for
2022-23 | $1,975 |
| Total
value of professional fees expenditure on 10% off-Panel allowance | $- |
| Total value of
professional fees expenditure on exemptions from using the Panel | $- |
| Total
value of professional fees expenditure on Provision of Tax Technical Legal
Services Panel for 2022-23 | $- |
| Total value of
professional fees expenditure on ACCC/AER Competition and Consumer Panel 2019
for 2022-23 | $- |
Professional fees
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
value of professional fees | $4,498,262 |
Other government providers
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Attorney-General's
Department (DO NOT INCLUDE PANEL FEE) | $- |
| Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade | $- |
| Office of
Parliamentary Counsel | $- |
Overseas legal services providers
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Overseas
firms (total figure) | $- |
Domestic providers
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Australian
Government Solicitor | $1,759,894 |
| Clayton Utz | $47,240 |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | $304 |
| DLA Piper | $1,447,940 |
| Holding Redlich | $226,243 |
| HWL Ebsworth | $196,857 |
| Mills Oakley | $59,852 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | $571,350 |
| Sparke Helmore | $188,582 |
