❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the Attorney General regarding the legal costs incurred in the Crawford v Quail case, specifically seeking details on the total cost, relevant budget line items, and any reimbursement requests from Magistrate Crawford. The Attorney General provides a detailed breakdown of costs and budget allocations.
AnsweredQoN 544Legislative Council
Asked
15 June 2022
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CRAWFORD V QUAIL
544. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the answers given during
budget estimates for the Department of Justice on 21 October that revealed that
in excess of $274 000 of public money had been incurred in covering the legal
costs of President Quail's defence in the matter of Crawford v Quail.
(1) What was the final total cost
incurred in covering President Quail's defence?
(2) Which line item in the 2022–23 budget
papers captures the expenditure relating to President Quail's defence?
(3) Did Magistrate Crawford apply
for her costs to be reimbursed?
(4) If yes to (3), how much was
applied for and how much was approved for reimbursement?
(5) Which line
item in the 2022–23 budget papers captures the expenditure relating to
Magistrate Crawford's costs?
544. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the answers given during
budget estimates for the Department of Justice on 21 October that revealed that
in excess of $274 000 of public money had been incurred in covering the legal
costs of President Quail's defence in the matter of Crawford v Quail.
(1) What was the final total cost
incurred in covering President Quail's defence?
(2) Which line item in the 2022–23 budget
papers captures the expenditure relating to President Quail's defence?
(3) Did Magistrate Crawford apply
for her costs to be reimbursed?
(4) If yes to (3), how much was
applied for and how much was approved for reimbursement?
(5) Which line
item in the 2022–23 budget papers captures the expenditure relating to
Magistrate Crawford's costs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The amount was $489 551,
inclusive of GST.
(2) An amount of
$87 692, inclusive of GST, is recorded within the 2020–21 actual in the
income statement under the ''Grants and subsidies'' line item,
which corresponds to the ''Legal Costs on Behalf of the State''
line item in the ''Details of Controlled Grants and Subsidies''
table on page 455. The remaining amount will be reflected within the 2021–22
actual in the income statement under the ''Grants and subsidies''
line item in the 2023–24 budget papers.
(3) No.
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
some notice of the question.
(1) The amount was $489 551,
inclusive of GST.
(2) An amount of
$87 692, inclusive of GST, is recorded within the 2020–21 actual in the
income statement under the ''Grants and subsidies'' line item,
which corresponds to the ''Legal Costs on Behalf of the State''
line item in the ''Details of Controlled Grants and Subsidies''
table on page 455. The remaining amount will be reflected within the 2021–22
actual in the income statement under the ''Grants and subsidies''
line item in the 2023–24 budget papers.
(3) No.
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
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