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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice requesting a breakdown of legal fees paid to specific law firms by agencies within the Minister's Heritage portfolio for the financial years 1997-98 and 1998-99. The response provides a detailed breakdown by agency and law firm.

AnsweredQoN 397Legislative Assembly

Asked

9 August 2000

Member

Mr KOBELKE

Portfolio

Heritage

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(1) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Minister's current portfolios in 1998-99 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs - (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; (b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? (2) What was the total of all payments, whether for legal advice or other work, paid by all agencies within the Minister's current portfolios in 1997-98 to each of the following law firms, including payments to related parties, and their costs - (a) Blake Dawson Waldron; (b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager? Answered on 12 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered

12 September 2000

Response time

34 days

Ministry for Planning (1) (a) $40 (b) $16 029.30 (c) $1 519.24 (d) $154 (e) $40 (f) $19 465.16 (g) Nil (h) $152 (i)-(j) Nil (2) (a) Nil (b) $5 588 (c) $80 (d) Nil (e) $101 (f) $7 406.74 (g) $50 (h) $13 444.25 (i)-(j) Nil Office of the Minister for Planning (Appeals) Midland Redevelopment Authority Heritage Council of Western Australia State Revenue Department Valuer General's Office (1)-(2) Nil East Perth Redevelopment Authority (1) (a)-(f) Nil (g) $23 492 (h)-(j) Nil (2) (a)-(f) Nil (g) $14 312 (h)-(j) Nil Subiaco Redevelopment Authority (1) (a)-(c) Nil (d) $108 751 (e)-(h) Nil (i) $1 888 (j) Nil (2) (a) Nil (b) $1 750 (c) Nil (d) $13 469 (e) $23 609 (f)-(j) Nil Government Employees Superannuation Board (1) (a) $124 048 (b)-(e) Nil (f) $56 612 (g)-(i) Nil (j) $15 989 (2) (a) $59 592 (b)-(e) Nil (f) $616 374 (g)-(i) Nil (j) $3 880 Insurance Commission of Western Australia 1) General Legal Advice Insurance Claims Advice # (a) Nil* $317 255* (b)-(d) Nil Nil (e) $21 514 $1 046 642 (f) $32 464 Nil (g) $50 651 $111 397 (h) Nil $1 555 383 (i) Nil $28 408 (j) Nil Nil 2) General Legal Advice Insurance Claims Advice (a) $530* $148 581* (b) Nil Nil (c) $100 Nil (d) $8,806 Nil (e) $27,528 $685 972 (f) $36,124 Nil (g) $6,559 $59 548 (h) $7,768 $1 043 755 (i) Nil $3 810 (j) Nil $Nil * Legal costs incurred in the Bell Group recovery action have been excluded as they represent the funding of the liquidators, the majority of which are covered by an insurance policy, which insures such costs in the event of the recovery action being unsuccessful. # Costs shown are for the period 1 October 1997 to 30 June 1998 i.e. from the date of commencement of the legal panel contract. Costs for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 September 1997 are not available within the reporting timeframe available.
(b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(b) Clayton Utz; (c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(c) Corrs Chambers Westgarth; (d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(d) Freehill Hollingdale & Page; (e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(e) Jackson McDonald; (f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(f) Mallesons Stephen Jacques; (g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(g) Minter Ellison; (h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(h) Phillips Fox; (i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(i) Pullinger Stewart; and (j) Skea Nelson & Hager?
(j) Skea Nelson & Hager?

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