Statement under the Legal Services Directions 2017
Last updated:9 September 2024
| Summary of Legal Services Expenditure 2023–24 | |
|---|---|
| Total Legal Services Expenditure1 | $1,304,027 |
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $398,793 |
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure1 | $905,234 |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 2 |
| Total value of briefs to Counsel | $7,179 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $288,149 |
| Total value of professional fees | $609,906 |
| Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance1 | $104,416 |
1 Note that this is the summary information taken from Geoscience Australia's 2023–24 Legal Services Expenditure Report (LSER) provided to the Office of Legal Services Coordination. The totals in the LSER do not include the cost of professional fees paid outside of the Australian Government Legal Services Panel
| Summary of Legal Services Expenditure 2022–23 | |
|---|---|
| Total Legal Services Expenditure1 | $1,471,437 |
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $378,703 |
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure1 | $1,092,734 |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 1 |
| Total value of briefs to Counsel | $4,363 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $284,133 |
| Total value of professional fees | $804,238 |
| Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance1 | $44,449 |
1 Note that this is the summary information taken from Geoscience Australia's 2022–23 Legal Services Expenditure Report (LSER) provided to the Office of Legal Services Coordination. The totals in the LSER do not include the cost of professional fees paid outside of the Australian Government Legal Services Panel.
| Summary of Legal Services Expenditure 2021–22 | |
|---|---|
| Total Legal Services Expenditure1 | $1,372,692 |
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $223,876 |
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure1 | $1,148,816 |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 1 |
| Total value of briefs to Counsel | $500 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $359,757 |
| Total value of professional fees | $788,559 |
| Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance1 | $5,500 |
1 Note that this is the summary information taken from Geoscience Australia's 2021–22 Legal Services Expenditure Report (LSER) provided to the Office of Legal Services Coordination. The totals in the LSER do not include the cost of professional fees paid outside of the Australian Government Legal Services Panel.
| Summary of Legal Services Expenditure 2020–21 | |
|---|---|
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $0 |
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure | $756,186 |
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 1 |
| Total value of briefs to counsel | $1,100 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $0 |
| Total value of professional fees paid | $755,086 |
| Total Legal Services Expenditure | $756,186 |