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Is it correct, based on Crown Law figures, that private firms received $41 million from the Government in the 2021 to 2022 financial year to conduct public prosecutions; if not, what was the figure?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Is it correct, based on Crown Law figures, that private firms received $41 million from the Government in the 2021 to 2022 financial year to conduct public prosecutions; if not, what was the figure?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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The funding for public prosecutions in the 2021/22 financial year was provided through the Crown Law Office's appropriation and is reported in its 2021/22 Annual Report. The spend reflects expenditure on public prosecutions paid to external providers, including private law firms, during that financial year.