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Tuesday, 30 November 1999
Page: 11146


Senator Faulkner asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 2 November 1999:

(1) What has been the total cost to the department, and each agency in the portfolio, of legal advice obtained from the Attorney-General's Department in the 1998-99 financial year.

(2) What has been the total cost to the department, and each agency in the portfolio, in the 1998-99 financial year of legal advice obtained by the department from other sources.


Senator Newman (Family and Community Services; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women) —The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) $4,889,026.

(2) $4,563,763.