Legal services and spending

Government agencies sometimes require legal services. We issue a report that lists our spending on legal services.  

Latest report

Paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Service Directions 2017 requires that, by 30 October each year, agencies make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure for the previous financial year.

Austrade’s legal expenditure for 2023-2024 is outlined here.

• Internal Legal Services Expenditure was $721,164.
• External Legal Services Expenditure was $528,600.
• Total Legal Services Expenditure was $1,249,764.