Legal services annual expenditure - former Departments

Paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017 requires that, by 30 October each year agencies make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure for the previous financial year. This page contains the department’s Legal Service Expenditure for former Departments.

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Legal Expenditure 2021-2022: Department of Education, Skills and Employment

The figures below cover the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Legal Expenditure 2021-22Total amount ($)
Internal Legal Services Expenditure$13,427,022
External Legal Services Expenditure$8,048,532
Total Legal Services Expenditure$21,475,554

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2020-2021: Department of Education, Skills and Employment

The figures below cover the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
Legal Expenditure 2020-21Total amount ($)
Internal Legal Services Expenditure$15,501,798
External Legal Services Expenditure$5,897,221
Total Legal Services Expenditure$21,399,019

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2019-20

Includes legal expenditure for the Education, Employment and Skills/Training functions for the full 2019-20 financial year, as well as legal expenditure for the Small Business/Family Business functions from 1 July 2019 up to and including 31 January 2020

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020
Legal Expenditure 2014-15Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$14,623,513
External legal services expenditure$7,557,286
Total Legal Services Expenditure$22,180,799

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2018-19: Department of Education and Training

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
Legal Expenditure 2018-19Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$7,834,222
External legal services expenditure$3,426,827
Total Legal Services Expenditure$11,261,049

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2017-18: Department of Education and Training

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
Legal Expenditure 2017-18Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$7,270,599
External legal services expenditure$4,097,956
Total Legal Services Expenditure$11,368,555

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2016-17: Department of Education and Training

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017
Legal Expenditure 2016-17Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$6,269,960
External legal services expenditure$4,103,971
Total Legal Services Expenditure$10,373,931

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2015-16: Department of Education and Training

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016
Legal Expenditure 2015-16Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$5,750,464
External legal services expenditure$1,804,329
Total Legal Services Expenditure$7,554,792

Figures are exclusive of GST

Legal Expenditure 2014-15: Department of Education and Training

The below figures cover the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015
Legal Expenditure 2014-15Amount ($)
Internal legal services expenditure$5,852,273
External legal services expenditure$782,544
Total Legal Services Expenditure$6,634,817

Figures are exclusive of GST