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What external legal costs, if any, were incurred by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2020/21, broken down by department or entity and by the nature of the legal work (litigation, commercial advice, employment matters, Treaty matters, or other)?

Answered Question 9266 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What external legal costs, if any, were incurred by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2020/21, broken down by department or entity and by the nature of the legal work (litigation, commercial advice, employment matters, Treaty matters, or other)?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation

Answer

I am advised that the following has been spent on external legal costs since the establishment of the Ministry for Regulation: 2023/24 – $16,126; 2024/25 – $169,536; 2025/26 – $21,257 (to February 2026). A further breakdown of costs as specified in the question would require manual collation which is not possible in the time allowed to answer this written parliamentary question.