FOI 21/22-0863 - Legal and Specialist Services
FOI 21/22-0863 — Legal and specialist services, used by the Procurement, Legal Services, and HR branches of the NDIA
Scope …Information about the legal and specialist services, used by the Procurement, Legal Services, and HR branches of the NDIA, specifically:
- Procurement and Corporate Services Branch
- Legal — General Advice and Legislation team
- Legal — Corporate and Commercial team
- Legal — All of Legal Services Branch
- HR — Workplace Health Safety and Support team
- HR — Workplace Integrity team
- HR —- All of Human Resources Advisory Branch
For each of these categories above, can you please provide the information below:
(a) How many staff are APS employees?
(b) How many staff are labour-hire/contractors?
(c) For those staff nominated in (c) above, what is the cost of the labour- hire/contractors for the period 1/1/21 to 30/6/21?
(d) For those staff nominated in (c) above, what is the cost of the labour- hire/contractors for the period 1/7/21 to 31/12/21?
(e) How many contracts for ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services were in place during the period 1/1/21 to 30/6/21?
(f) How many contracts for ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services were in place during the period 1/7/21 to 31/12/21?
(g) What is the total cost of ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services for the period 1/1/21 to 31/12/21?
I am happy to receive the information in table format
Clarifications:
Clarification of dates in (a) and (b) - both 31 December 2021 AND date of FO! request. [Date of FOI request = 6 February 2022]
Clarification of (c) and (d) - yes, the reference should be to (b) above.
Clarification of (e) to (g) - each of legal ‘labour-hire’, and ‘private law firms’ (including AGS), and ‘consultants’ (who do not fit in other two categories).
FOI 21/22-0863
Response (a) How many staff are APS employees? (b) How many staff are labour-hire/contractors?
NDIA - Business area
| Description | APS headcount as at 31 December 2021 | Labour Hire headcount as at 31 December 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procurement and Corporate Services Branch | 63 | 35 |
| 2 | Legal — General Advice and Legislation team | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Legal — Corporate and Commercial team | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Legal — All of Legal Services Branch | 38 | 11 |
| 5 | HR—Workplace Health Safety and Support team | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | HR—Workplace Integrity team | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | HR—All of Human Resources Advisory Branch | 57 | 12 |
NDIA - Business area
| Description | APS headcount as at 6 February 2022 | Labour Hire headcount as at 6 February 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procurement and Corporate Services Branch | 68 | 34 |
| 2 | Legal — General Advice and Legislation team | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Legal — Corporate and Commercial team | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Legal — All of Legal Services Branch | 37 | 16 |
| 5 | HR—Workplace Health Safety and Support team | 25 | 2 |
| 6 | HR—Workplace Integrity team | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | HR—All of Human Resources Advisory Branch | 57 | 12 |
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FOI 21/22-0863
(c) For those staff nominated in (b) above, what is the cost of the labour-hire/contractors for the period 1/1/21 to 30/6/21? (d) For those staff nominated in (b) above, what is the cost of the labour-hire/contractors for the period 1/7/21 to 31/12/21?
NDIA - Business area
| Business area | Cost of labour hire 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 | Cost of labour hire 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procurement and Corporate Services Branch | $2,251,852 | $2,094,453 |
| 2 | Legal — General Advice and Legislation team | $192,000 | $188,800 |
| 3 | Legal — Corporate and Commercial team | $516,063 | $726,753 |
| 4 | Legal — All of Legal Services Branch | $1,063,869 | $1,237,883 |
| 5 | HR—Workplace Health Safety and Support team | ||
| 6 | HR—Workplace Integrity team | $303,028 | $364,757 |
| 7 | HR-—All of Human Resources Advisory Branch | $ 432,701 | $ 682,375 |
Note: If the specific category is not in the ledger we are unable to provide. The total staffing for Legal Services Branch includes non-legal resources as well as legal resources.
(e) How many contracts for ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services were in place during the period 1/1/21 to 30/6/21? 91
(f) How many contracts for ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services were in place during the period 1/7/21 to 31/12/21? 93
(g) What is the total cost of ‘external’ legal/specialist/consulting services for the period 1/1/21 to 31/12/21? $3,841,286 including Legal Labour Hire. $1,577,303 excluding Legal Labour Hire.
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