❓ Details legal costs incurred by the State in Supreme Court actions involving the President of the Legislative Council, including costs for external representation, disbursements, and hours recorded by the State Solicitor's Office and Solicitor-General. It also details costs incurred by the Corruption and Crime Commission.
AnsweredQoN 929Legislative Council
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I refer to your answer on 31 August 2022 to my question without notice 634 asked on 11 August 2022 in which you advised that the
external legal costs and disbursements to the State in the two related Supreme
Court actions involving the President of the Legislative Council were
$23,146.10, and I ask: (a) who were the external
legal costs paid to; (b) what were the
disbursements; (c) how many hours were
recorded by the State Solicitor’s Office in representing the Attorney
General in both matters; (d) how many hours were recorded
by the Solicitor-General in representing the Attorney General in both
matters; and (e) what were the costs
incurred by the Corruption and Crime Commission on each matter?
external legal costs and disbursements to the State in the two related Supreme
Court actions involving the President of the Legislative Council were
$23,146.10, and I ask: (a) who were the external
legal costs paid to; (b) what were the
disbursements; (c) how many hours were
recorded by the State Solicitor’s Office in representing the Attorney
General in both matters; (d) how many hours were recorded
by the Solicitor-General in representing the Attorney General in both
matters; and (e) what were the costs
incurred by the Corruption and Crime Commission on each matter?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 October 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
7 days
(a) No external legal costs were incurred on behalf of the Attorney General, who was represented by the State Solicitor's Office and the Solicitor-General. External legal costs were incurred on behalf of Darren Foster, who was represented by McNally and Co; (b) The disbursements incurred on behalf of the Attorney General consist of court fees and the cost of joint private facilitated settlement conferences; (c) The total number of hours recorded in the State Solicitor’s Office Time and Matter Costings system for representing the Attorney General in both matters is 1,244 hours; and (d) The total number of hours recorded by the Solicitor-General in representing the Attorney General in both matters is 170.5 hours.
(e) The Commission incurred $241,548.59 (excluding GST) in legal fees defending CIV 2717 of 2019 - President of the Legislative Council v Corruption and Crime Commission & Ors .
The Commission did not incur any legal fees in CIV 2716 of 2019 - Attorney General v President of the Legislative Council & Anor .
(e) The Commission incurred $241,548.59 (excluding GST) in legal fees defending CIV 2717 of 2019 - President of the Legislative Council v Corruption and Crime Commission & Ors .
The Commission did not incur any legal fees in CIV 2716 of 2019 - Attorney General v President of the Legislative Council & Anor .
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