Legal Services Expenditure
Each year under paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005, CSA is
required to publish the details of the amount of money it spent on legal
services. 'Legal services' includes amounts spent obtaining legal advice from
legal firms as well as amounts spent on salaries and overheads for its internal
legal areas.
Legal Services Expenditure, 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008
| Expenditure |
Amount |
| Total legal services expenditure |
$10,285,569 (GST incl) |
| Total external legal services expenditure |
$5,995,164 (GST incl) |
| Total internal legal services expenditure |
$4,290,405 (GST incl)
Includes all salary, training and travel costs for all staff employed in the
legal areas of the Service Quality and Support Group.
|
External Legal Expenditure by firm
| Firm |
Amount |
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR |
$5,705,180.21 |
| BLAKE DAWSON WALDRON |
$102,243.64 |
| CLAYTON UTZ |
$11,282.70 |
| DEACONS |
$30,596.45 |
| MINTER ELLISON |
$4,719.33 |
| PHILLIPS FOX |
$23,334.96 |
| SPARKE HELMORE SOLICITORS |
$117,807.13 |
| Total |
$5,995,164.41 |