Paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005 requires all non-corporate Commonwealth entities regulated by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) to publicly report their legal services expenditure. Table 28 provides a breakdown of the Clean Energy Regulator's expenditure for 2014–15.
Table 30: Legal services expenditure summary 2014–15
| Description | $ |
|---|
| Total (external + internal) expenditure | $1,956,634.94 |
| Total internal legal services expenditure | $1,676,750.51 |
| Total external legal services expenditure | $279,884.43 |
| SUMMARY EXTERNAL LEGAL SERVICES | |
|---|
| Total value of briefs to Counsel (A) | $35,159.32 |
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) (B) | $686.96 |
| Total value of professional fees paid (C) | $244,038.15 |
| Total external legal services expenditure (A + B + C) | $279,884.43 |
| COUNSEL | |
|---|
| Number of direct briefs to male counsel | 2 |
| Number of direct briefs to female counsel | 0 |
| Total number of direct briefs to counsel | 2 |
| Number of indirect briefs to male counsel | 1 |
| Number of indirect briefs to female counsel | 1 |
| Total number of indirect briefs to counsel | 2 |
| Total value of briefs to Counsel (A) | $35,159.32 |
| DISBURSEMENTS | |
|---|
| Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel) (B) | $686.96 |
| PROFESSIONAL FEES | |
|---|
| Total Value of professional fees (C) | $244,038.15 |
The Legal Services Expenditure Summary for 2013-14 incorrectly reported the Clean Energy Regulator's internal legal spend. The figure reported was $577,844.78. The correct figure was $1,592,065.60.
The Total (Internal + External) Expenditure figure for 2013-14 should have been $2,007,091.62.