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
(all dollar amounts are GST exclusive, rounded to nearest dollar)

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
(all dollar amounts are GST exclusive, rounded to nearest dollar)

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
(all dollar amounts are GST exclusive, rounded to nearest dollar)

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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