The Legal Services Directions 2005, issued by the Attorney-General under the Judiciary Act 1903, require that Australian Government agencies make publicly available by 30 October each year details of expenditure on legal services in the previous financial year. The statement of legal services expenditure by the National Archives of Australia for 2007–08 is published here in compliance with paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005.
Summary of Legal Services Expenditure | |
National Archives of Australia | |
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Total External Legal Services Expenditure | $256,531.31 |
Total number of Counsel briefed | 2 |
Total number of Counsel direct briefed | 0 |
Total value of Counsel briefs | $27,753.00 |
Total of disbursements (excl Counsel) | $681.56 |
Total of professional fees paid | $228,096.75 |
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Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $0.00 |
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Total Costs Recovered | $0.00 |
External Legal Services Expenditure | |
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Counsel |
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Total number of Counsel briefed | 2 |
* Male counsel briefed | 2 |
* Female counsel briefed | 0 |
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Total number of Counsel direct briefed | 0 |
* Male counsel direct briefed | 0 |
* Female counsel direct briefed | 0 |
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Total value of Counsel briefs | $27,753.00 |
* Male counsel briefs | 2 |
* Female counsel briefs | 0 |
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Disbursements (excluding Counsel) | $681.56 |
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Professional Fees |
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Total professional fees paid | $228,096.75 |
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Payments to law firms |
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Australian Government Solicitor | $248,294.51 |
Attorney General's Department | $8,236.80 |
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Note: All figures are inclusive of GST |
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