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How many Crown Counsel, if any, earning more than $500,000 were employed by the Crown Law Office for the last financial year or year ending 1 September 2026?

Answered Question 40639 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How many Crown Counsel, if any, earning more than $500,000 were employed by the Crown Law Office for the last financial year or year ending 1 September 2026?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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There are no employed Crown Counsel who earn more than $500,000. The Solicitor General is a statutory law officer and Crown counsel who earns more than $500,000, however she is not employed by Crown Law.