Appendix 7: Compliance with legal services directions
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the department for 2006-07, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005.
Table 109: Compliance with legal services
|
Description |
(GST Exclusive) |
|
Agency’s total legal services expenditure |
43 635 281 |
|
Agency’s total external legal services expenditure |
29 980 682 |
|
External expenditure on solicitors |
23 396 333 |
|
External expenditure on counsel |
4 326 146 |
|
Number of matters in which male counsel briefed1 |
1 421 |
|
Estimated value of briefs to male counsel |
3 244 610 |
|
Number of matters in which female counsel briefed1 |
620 |
|
Estimated value of briefs to female counsel |
1 081 537 |
|
Disbursements on external legal services |
1 155 112 |
|
Other external legal services2 |
1 103 090 |
|
Agency’s total internal legal services expenditure |
13 654 599 |
|
Salaries |
11 401 675 |
|
Overheads (for example, office-stores, stationery, training, and travel) |
2 252 924 |