Legal services expenditure report 2023–24
Summary totals
All figures should be exclusive of GST and rounded to the nearest dollar.
Summary totals| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
Legal Services Expenditure | $11,415,956 |
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $3,326,578 |
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure | $8,089,378 |
| Total value of briefs to Counsel | $996,049 |
| Total value of briefs to Male Counsel | $659,935 |
| Total value of briefs to Female Counsel | $336,114 |
| Total value of briefs to gender X Counsel | $- |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $1,258,548 |
| Total value of professional fees | $5,834,781 |
| Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance | $36,595 |
| Total value of professional fees - Exemption from AGD | $- |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 55 |
Internal legal services expenditure
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Total
legal services expenditure | $11,415,956 |
| Total internal
legal services expenditure | $3,326,578 |
| Total external
legal services expenditure | $8,089,378 |
Counsel briefs
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total number of briefs to counsel
|
55 |
|
Total value of briefs to counsel
|
$996,049 |
Junior counsel (Direct briefs)
| Type | Total |
|---|
|
Total number of direct briefs to male junior counsel
|
5
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to male junior counsel
|
$19,774 |
|
Total number of direct briefs to female junior counsel
|
2
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to female junior counsel
|
$11,215 |
|
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
|
15 |
|
Total value of indirect briefs to male junior counsel
|
$611,697 |
|
Total number of indirect briefs to female junior counsel
|
18 |
|
Total value of indirect briefs to female junior counsel
|
$181,420 |
|
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
|
40 |
|
Total value of briefs to junior counsel
|
$824,106 |
Senior counsel (Direct briefs)
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total number of direct briefs to male senior counsel
|
1
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to male senior counsel
|
$13,631 |
|
Total number of direct briefs to female senior counsel
|
1
|
|
Total value of direct briefs to female senior counsel
|
$5,031 |
|
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
|
4
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to male senior counsel
|
$14,833 |
|
Total number of indirect briefs to female senior counsel
|
9
|
|
Total value of indirect briefs to female senior counsel
|
$138,448 |
|
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
|
$171,943 |
Disbursements
| Type | Amount |
|---|
|
Total value of disbursements
|
$1,258,548 |
Legal services panel
| Type | Amount |
|---|
| Does
your entity participate in the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services
Panel | Yes |
| Panel fee for
2022-23 | $2,239 |
| Total
value of professional fees expenditure on 10% off-Panel allowance | $36,595 |
| 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 | $5,834,781 |
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 | $2,739,752 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | $433,616 |
| Clayton Utz | $50,554 |
| Mills Oakley | $86,542 |
| Sparke Helmore | $286,842 |
| HWL Ebsworth | $30,745 |
| Holding Redlich | $231,393 |
| DLA Piper | $1,931,735 |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | $7,007 |
| QUAY LAW PARTNERS PTY LTD | $36,595 |
