Legal Services Expenditure
This is a statement of legal services expenditure in accordance with paragraph 11.1(b) of the Legal Services Direction 2017, which requires agencies to make publically available records of legal services expenditure for the previous financial year.
2022-23 Legal Services Expenditure Report for Department of Social Services
Total (external + internal) expenditure
Item |
Value |
Total internal legal services expenditure |
$8,379,556 |
Total external legal services expenditure |
$9,845,359 |
Total (external + internal) expenditure |
$18,224,915 |
External legal services expenditure
Item |
Value |
Total value of briefs to counsel |
$199,844 |
Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) |
$34,138 |
Total value of professional fees paid |
$9,611,377 |
Total External Legal Services Expenditure |
$9,845,359 |
Counsel
Item |
Value |
Number of direct briefs to male counsel |
1 |
Number of direct briefs to female counsel |
2 |
Number of direct briefs to gender x |
0 |
Total number of direct briefs to counsel |
3 |
Number of indirect briefs to male counsel |
11 |
Number of indirect briefs to female counsel |
3 |
Number of indirect briefs to gender x |
0 |
Total number of indirect briefs to counsel |
14 |
Total value of direct briefs to male counsel |
$18,009 |
Total value of direct briefs to female counsel |
$66,826 |
Number of indirect briefs to gender x |
$0 |
Total value of direct briefs to counsel |
$84,835 |
Total value of indirect briefs to male counsel |
$91,014 |
Total value of indirect briefs to female counsel |
$23,995 |
Number of indirect briefs to gender x |
$0 |
Total value of indirect briefs to counsel |
$115,009 |
The department met the target in Appendix D of the Legal Services Directions for briefing senior female barristers, but was not able to meet the briefing target for junior female barristers.
Previous Legal Expenditure Reports
Older reports are available on the National Library's Australian Government Web Archive.
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