Document created in accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) FOI reference number:
47338 Request details:
“I've heard DVA has a DVA Royal Commission Legal Team of about 25 people working in DVA's General Counsel Division. There is interest in the community as to what the purpose of this DVA Royal Commission Legal Team is, what it does, what law firms have seconded their staff to it, and how much this is all costing the taxpayer. I seek copy of the following documents (it is likely to be easier for DVA to do as a table rather than provide copy of the source documents as it will mean a lot less work for DVA in redaction/consideration): * the cost of all contractors employed within the DVA Royal Commission Legal Team, broken down by law firm/personnel agency seconded from (with number of contractors from that law firm/personnel agency) - cost may be at fortnightly, monthly, or yearly basis as suits DVA * the cost of all APS staff employed within the DVA Royal Commission Legal Team, broken down by classification - cost may be at fortnightly, monthly, or yearly basis as suits DVA * copy of any position/duty statement for the positions within the DVA Royal Commission Legal Team * any other document directly relevant to what the purpose of this DVA Royal Commission Legal Team is, what it does, what law firms have seconded their staff to it, and how much this is all costing the taxpayer, that DVA reasonably believes gives such context”
Decision date: 24 January 2022
Entity Full Contract Value From To Number of Contractors from [each] law firm/ personnel agency
MCINNES WILSON
$ 142,560.00
1/07/2021
31/12/2021
s 47 FOI Act - Trade
LAWYERS
secrets/commercially
HAYS SPECIALIST
$ 216,900.00
2/08/2021
1/08/2022
valuable information
RECRUITMENT (AUST) P/L AUS GOV SOLICITOR
$ 498,520.00
13/12/2021
12/12/2022
SYNERGY GROUP
$ 314,160.00
1/11/2021
30/06/2022
AUSTRALIA PTY LTD MINTER ELLISON
$ 1,650,000.00
1/09/2021
31/01/2022
LAWYERS