Paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Service Directions 2017 requires that, by 30 October each year, agencies make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure for the previous financial year.
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Legal Services Expenditure 2024-2025
| Legal Expenditure 2024-2025 | Total |
|---|---|
| Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $26,479,840 |
| External Legal Services Expenditure | $8,517,984 |
| Total Legal Services Expenditure | $34,997,824 |
Legal Services Expenditure 2023-2024
| Legal Expenditure 2023-2024 | Total |
|---|---|
| Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $22,254,349 |
| External Legal Services Expenditure | $8,673,552 |
| Total Legal Services Expenditure | $30,927,901 |
Legal Services Expenditure 2022-2023
| Legal Expenditure 2022-2023 | Total |
|---|---|
| Internal Legal Services Expenditure | $19,462,969 |
| External Legal Services Expenditure | $12,407,174 |
| Total Legal Services Expenditure | $31,870,143 |
Legal services annual expenditure - former Departments
The department’s Legal Service Expenditure. Information covering former Departments:
- 2018-19 Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Legal Services Expenditure
- 2017-18 Department of Jobs and Small Business Legal Services Expenditure
- 2016-17 Department of Employment Legal Services Expenditure
- 2015-16 Department of Employment Legal Services Expenditure
- 2014-15 Department of Employment Legal Services Expenditure
- 2013-14 Department of Employment Legal Services Expenditure