This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2024-25 financial year, published in accordance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017. All figures are GST exclusive.
Total legal services expenditure was $2,128,175 (excluding GST). This comprised:
| Total legal services expenditure | $2,128,175 |
|---|---|
| Total internal legal services expenditure | $565,668 |
| Total professional fees | $1,483,912 |
| Total value of briefs to counsel | $71,443 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) | $7,152 |
Explanatory Notes
- ‘Legal services expenditure’ means expenditure on legal services accrued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet during the 2024-25 financial year.
- The 2024-25 PM&C legal services expenditure report includes expenditure by PM&C ($1,268,537), the Office of Township Leasing (OTL) ($135,914) and the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) ($723,724). In previous years, the expenditure for OTL and ORIC were reported by the National Indigenous Australians Agency.