Documents Relating To The Payment Of Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Legal Costs Post 16 June 2023.

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The Attorney-General's Department approved legal costs totalling $461,445 (GST exclusive) for former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's representation before the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, authorised under the Parliamentary Business Resources Regulations 2017. Documents show internal correspondence from August 2023–2024 between the Office of Legal Services Coordination and Clayton Utz (Morrison's legal service provider) regarding invoicing and departmental certification of expenses. One invoice covering work by five solicitors over two months was certified as reasonable by Assistant Secretary Michael Johnson in August 2023, despite being acknowledged as substantial. The consolidated statement of expenditure was scheduled for tabling by Parliament by September 2024. Redactions under section 47F(1) conceal identity details, while section 42(1) redactions protect legal advice regarding the nature of work undertaken for the Royal Commission engagement.