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Legal services expenditure reports

Showing our expenditure on legal services each financial year

As a non-corporate Commonwealth entity, we're required to make records of our annual legal expenditure public. This is required under Legal Services Directions 2017 (clause 11.1 (ba)).

Each October (before the 30th), we must publish records for the previous financial year.

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for FY2023-24

This report lists the Australian Federal Police’s legal services expenditure for the 2023-24 financial year, and is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Total legal services expenditure

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs) $32,361,552
External legal services expenditure $15,106,808
Total $47,468,360

Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $4,292,601
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $657,077
Total value of professional fees paid $10,157,130
Total $15,106,808

Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $5,121,041
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $5,036,089
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $10,157,130

Previous years

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for FY2022-23

This report lists the Australian Federal Police’s legal services expenditure for the 2022-23 financial year, and is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Total legal services expenditure

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs) $31,242,901
External legal services expenditure $13,165,833
Total $44,408,734

Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $3,257,945
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $764,416
Total value of professional fees paid $9,143,472
Total $13,165,833

Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $4,337,598
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $4,805,874
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $9,143,472

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for FY2021-22 

This report lists the Australian Federal Police’s legal services expenditure for the 2021-22 financial year, and is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017

Total legal services expenditure 

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs) $28,430,628.00
External legal services expenditure $9,224,215.00
Total $37,654,843.00 

  Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $2,685,583.00
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $371,581.00
Total value of professional fees paid $6,167,051.00
Total $9,224,215.00

  Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $2,531,240.00
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $3,635,811.00
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $6,167,051.00

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for FY2020-21

This report lists the Australian Federal Police’s legal services expenditure for the 2020-21 financial year, and is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Total legal services expenditure

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs) $25,586,842.00
External legal services expenditure $9,337,780.00
Total $34,924,622.00

Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $3,491,341.00
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $298,090.00
Total value of professional fees paid $5,548,349.00
Total $9,337,780.00

Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $3,417,844.00
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $2,130,505.00
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $5,548,349.00

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for FY2019-20

This report lists the Australian Federal Police’s legal services expenditure for the 2019-20 financial year, and is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Total legal services expenditure

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs)  $23,814,631.00
External legal services expenditure $9,777,522.00
Total $33,592,153.00

 Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $3,377,881.00
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $767,292.00
Total value of professional fees paid $5,632,349.00
Total $9,777,522.00

 Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $2,850,447.00
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $2,781,902.00
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $5,632,349.00

Australian Federal Police Report on Legal Services Expenditure for 2018-2019

Total legal services expenditure for 2018-2019

Internal legal services expenditure (FTE and on-costs) $23,527,528.00
External legal services expenditure $5,299,935.00
Total $28,827,463.00

Breakdown of external legal services expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel $2,047,500.00
Total value of disbursements (excluding Counsel) $98,011.00
Total value of professional fees paid $3,154,424.00
Total $5,299,935.00

Total value of professional fees paid

Sum of professional fees spent on legal services from AGS $1,516,788.00
Sum spent on legal services from private firms $1,637,636.00
Sum spent on legal services from other sources $0
Total $3,154,424.00

This report is published in compliance with 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

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