Introduction
We regularly publish information about our budget and how much we spend on legal advice. We update this every financial year.
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The Fair Work Commission is required to provide detailed financial information each year in its annual report tabled in the Australian Parliament.
The first financial reporting period for the Commission (formerly Fair Work Australia) was 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Our annual reports are available on the Annual reports page of this website.
Portfolio Budget Statements
Read the details of the Commission's Portfolio Budget Statements on the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' website:
Read the details of the Commission's Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements on the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' website:
Read the details of the Commission's previous Portfolio Budget Statements on the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' website:
Legal services expenditure
Expenditure for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024
The tables below are the statement of legal services expenditure for the 2023–24 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017. In compliance with requirements for 2023–24, expenditure is reported on a GST exclusive basis.
Total legal services expenditure
| Total legal services expenditure | $2,256,732 |
| Total internal legal services expenditure | $1,676,277 |
| Total external legal services expenditure | $580,454 |
External legal services expenditure
| Professional fees | $473,428 |
| Counsel | $96,373 |
| Disbursements | $8,631 |
| Panel fees | $2,022 |
| Total external legal expenditure | $580,454 |
Counsel
| Total number of briefs to counsel | 4 |
| Male counsel (junior and senior) all briefs | 3 |
| Female counsel (junior and senior) all briefs | 1 |
| Gender X counsel (junior and senior) all briefs | 0 |
| Of all briefs, those that were direct briefs | 3 |
| Male counsel (junior and senior) that were direct briefed | 2 |
| Female counsel (junior and senior) that were direct briefed | 1 |
| Gender X counsel (junior and senior) that were direct briefed | 0 |
| Of all briefs, those that were indirect briefs | 1 |
| Male counsel (junior and senior) that were indirect briefed | 1 |
| Female counsel (junior and senior) that were indirect briefed | 0 |
| Gender X counsel (junior and senior) that were indirect briefed | 0 |