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Senate Continuing Order No. 6

Senate Continuing Order No. 6 requires that 'each department and agency must provide, on its internet home page, an indexed list of the titles of all relevant files, including new parts of existing files':

a) created between 1 July and 31 December of the preceding year in the central office of that department or agency, not later than the tenth day of the autumn sittings of Parliament; and

b) created between 1 January and 30 June of that year in the central office of that department or agency, not later than the tenth day of the spring sittings of Parliament.

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Senate Order on Government Contracts

On 20 June 2001, the Senate agreed to an order requiring each Minister to table a letter of advice that a list of contracts, in respect of each agency administered by that Minister, has been placed on the internet, with access to the list through the department's home page. The letter must be tabled no later than the tenth day of the spring and autumn sittings each year.

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Legal Services Expenditure Report 2010-2011

The Legal Services Directions 2005, issued by the Attorney-General under the Judiciary Act 1903, requires that Australian Government agencies make publicly available details of expenditure on legal services in the previous financial year. In compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2005, the statement of legal services expenditure by the National Competition Council for the 2010-11 financial year is provided below (all figures are inclusive of GST). 

     

Totals

Total Cost Recovered

$0

Total External Legal Services Expenditure

$342 119.91

Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

$0

Total (External + Internal) Expenditure

$342 119.91

 

Summary of External Legal Services Expenditure

Total value of briefs to Counsel

$78 941.34

Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)

$27 414.14

Total value of professional fees paid

$235 764.43

Total External Legal Services Expenditure

$342 119.91

 

Counsel

      Number of briefs to male counsel

3

      Number of briefs to female counsel

0

Total number of briefs to counsel

3

      Number of direct briefs to male counsel

0

      Number of direct briefs to female counsel

0

Total number of direct briefs to counsel

0

     Total value of briefs to male counsel (including direct
     briefs)

$78 941.34

     Total value of briefs to female counsel (including direct
     briefs)

$0

Total value of briefs to Counsel

$78 941.34

 

Disbursements

Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)

$27 414.14

 

Professional Fees

Australian Government Solicitor

$2 640.00

Clayton Utz

$233 124.43

Total value of professional fees paid

$235 764.43