Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

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    Statement of Legal Services Expenditure by the Federal Magistrates Court

    This information provide statements of legal services expenditure by the Federal Magistrates Court for each financial year published in compliance with paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Service Directions 2005.

    2010-11

    Legal Services Expenditure Report

    Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

    All figures inclusive of GST

    Totals

    Total Costs Recovered1

    $0.00

    1Do not subtract this figure from the legal services expenditure total

    Total External Legal Services Expenditure

    $26,491.72

    Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

    $0.00

    Total (External + Internal) Expenditure

    $26,491.72

    Summary of External Legal Services Expenditure

    · Total value of briefs to Counsel (A)

    $18,212.00

    · Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) (B)

    $12.12

    · Total value of professional fees paid (C)

    $8,267.60

    Total External Legal Services Expenditure (A + B + C)

    $26,491.72

    Counsel

    · Number of briefs to male counsel

    0

    · Number of briefs to female counsel

    1

    Total number of briefs to counsel

    1

    · Number of direct briefs to male counsel

    2

    · Number of direct briefs to female counsel

    0

    Total number of direct briefs to counsel

    2

    · Total value of briefs to male counsel (including direct briefs)2

    $14,212.00

    · Total value of briefs to female counsel (including direct briefs) 2

    $4,000.00

    Total value of briefs to Counsel (A)3

    $18,212.00

    Disbursements

    Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) (B)

    $12.12

    Professional Fees

    Alexander W Street SC

    $0.00

    Australian Government Solicitor

    $8,267.60

    Robert Yezerski

    $0.00

    Total value of professional fees paid (C)

    $8,267.60

    2009-10

    Summary of Legal Services Expenditure

    Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

     

     

    Note: All figures should be inclusive of GST

     

     

     

    Total External Legal Services Expenditure

    $904.75

    Total number of Counsel briefed

    0

    Total number of Counsel direct briefed

    0

    Total value of Counsel briefs

    $0.00

    Total of disbursements (excl Counsel)

    $0.00

    Total of professional fees paid

    $904.75

     

     

    Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

    $0.00

     

     

    Total Costs Recovered

    $0.00

     

     

     

     

    External Legal Services Expenditure (inclusive of GST)

     

     

    Counsel

     

    Total number of Counsel briefed

    0

    * Male counsel briefed

    0

    * Female counsel briefed

    0

     

     

    Total number of Counsel direct briefed

    0

    * Male counsel direct briefed

    0

    * Female counsel direct briefed

    0

     

     

    Total value of Counsel briefs

    $0.00

    * Male counsel briefs

    0

    * Female counsel briefs

    0

     

     

    Disbursements (excluding Counsel)

    $0.00

     

     

    Professsional Fees

     

    Total professional fees paid

    $904.75

     

     

    Australian Government Solicitor

    $464.75

    Blake Dawson Waldron

    $440.00

    2008-09

    Summary of Legal Services Expenditure

    Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

     

     

    Note: All figures should be inclusive of GST

     

     

     

    Total External Legal Services Expenditure

    $21,528.75

    Total number of Counsel briefed

    1

    Total number of Counsel direct briefed

    0

    Total value of Counsel briefs

     $11,676.00

    Total of disbursements (excl Counsel)

    $306.00

    Total of professional fees paid

    $9,547.00

     

     

    Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

    $0.00

     

     

    Total Costs Recovered

    $12,594.00

     

     

     

     

    External Legal Services Expenditure (inclusive of GST)

     

     

    Counsel

     

    Total number of Counsel briefed

    1

    * Male counsel briefed

    1

    * Female counsel briefed

    0

     

     

    Total number of Counsel direct briefed

    0

    * Male counsel direct briefed

    0

    * Female counsel direct briefed

    0

     

     

    Total value of Counsel briefs

    $11,676.00

    * Male counsel briefs

    $11,676.00

    * Female counsel briefs

    0

     

     

    Disbursements (excluding Counsel)

    $306.00

     

     

    Professsional Fees

     

    Total professional fees paid

    $9,547.00

     

     

    Australian Government Solicitor

    $9852.00

    2007-08

     

    Expenditure
    $’000

     

     

    Agency’s total legal services expenditure (GST
    Exclusive)

    73

       

    Agency’s total external legal services expenditure (GST
    Exclusive)          

    73

    2006-07

     

    Expenditure
    $’000

     

     

    Agency’s total legal services expenditure (GST
    Exclusive)

    41

       

    Agency’s total external legal services expenditure (GST
    Exclusive)          

    41

    2005-06

     

    Expenditure
    $’000

     

     

    Agency’s total external legal services expenditure (GST
    Exclusive)          

    20