Legal expenditure

We report on our legal services expenditure for each financial year, in accordance with paragraph 11.1 (ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Data

By 30 October each year, we will make the agency's legal services expenditure for the previous financial year, publicly available.

Legal Services Expenditure Reports

2023-24 Legal Services Expenditure Report

Sport Integrity Australia’s Legal Services Expenditure for 2023-24 is as follows:

Legal Services Expenditure 2023-24
Total Legal Services Expenditure	$1,752,729
Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure	$1,628,963
Total External Legal Services Expenditure	$123,766
Total value of briefs to Counsel	$47,987
Total value of briefs to Male Counsel	$37,007
Total value of briefs to Female Counsel	$10,980
Total value of briefs to gender X Counsel	$ -
Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)	$9,570
Total value of professional fees	$66,209
Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance	$ -
Total value of professional fees - Exemption from AGD	$ -
Total number of briefs to counsel	5

2022-23 Legal Services Expenditure Report

Sport Integrity Australia’s Legal Services Expenditure for 2022-23 is as follows:

Legal Services Expenditure 2022-23
Total Legal Services Expenditure	$1,555,343
Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure	$1,097,540
Total External Legal Services Expenditure	$457,803
Total value of briefs to Counsel	$136,969
Total value of briefs to Male Counsel	$25,029
Total value of briefs to Female Counsel	$111,940
Total value of briefs to gender X Counsel	$ -
Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)	$27,115
Total value of professional fees	$293,719
Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance	$ -
Total value of professional fees - Exemption from AGD	$ -
Total number of briefs to counsel	10

2021-22 Legal Services Expenditure Report

Sport Integrity Australia’s Legal Services Expenditure for 2021-22 is as follows:

Legal Services Expenditure 2021-22
Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure	$1,027,823
Total External Legal Services Expenditure	$594,597
Total Legal Services Expenditure (internal + external)	$1,622,420
Including:
Total value of briefs to Counsel	$285,849
Total value of briefs to Male Counsel	$75,671
Total value of briefs to Female Counsel	$210,178
Total value of briefs to gender X Counsel	$ -
Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)	$7,047
Total value of professional fees	$301,701
Total value of professional fees - 10% off-Panel allowance	$ -
Total value of professional fees - Exemption from AGD	$ -
Total number of briefs to counsel	21

2020-21 legal services expenditure report

2019-20 legal services expenditure report

Amendment to ASADA’s 2019-20 legal services expenditure report

Sport Integrity Australia was established on 1 July 2020, bringing together the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), the National Integrity of Sport (NISU) and the national integrity programs of Sport Australia.

We make the following amendment to ASADA’s legal services expenditure previously published in part 8, appendix F of ASADA’s 2019-20 Annual Report:

ASADA 2019-20 financial year

Total external legal services expenditure: $195,914
- Including disbursements in the amount of: $65,232
- Including briefs to counsel in the amount of: $39,032
  - female counsel: $32,363
  - male counsel: $6,669
Total internal legal services expenditure: $1,031,922
Total (external and internal expenditure): $1,227,836