This is a statement of legal services expenditure published in accordance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017, which requires that by 30 October each year, each Commonwealth entity make publicly available records of its legal services expenditure for the previous financial year.
The following table sets out the legal services expenditure for financial year 2024-25 for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:
| Total External Legal Services Expenditure | $13,172,770 |
|---|---|
| Including professional fees | $12,709,435 |
| Including disbursements in the amount of | $211,456 |
| Including briefs to counsel in the amount of | $251,879 |
| Of which briefs to female counsel totalled | $54,050 |
| Of which briefs to male counsel totalled | $197,829 |
| Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure* | $23,828,053 |
| Total (External + Internal) Legal Services Expenditure | $37,000,823 |
Note: All figures are GST exclusive
* Please note that, in accordance with Guidance Note 8 of 2024-25 prepared by the Office of Legal Services Coordination in the Attorney-General's Department, the costs of each dedicated legal unit within the Department and each legally qualified officer engaged in a non-legal role (to whom work is allocated because of their legal qualifications or skills), have been included in the internal legal services expenditure.