Question
Number
582
Subject
Legal services
(ACT Government Solicitor - Footpath Injuries)
(ACT Government Solicitor - Footpath Injuries)
Asked by
Emerson, Thomas
Directed to
Attorney-General
Question asked on
21 August 2025
Answer due on
05 October 2025
Question asked
- How many personal injury claim notification forms have been lodged with the ACT Government each year for the last five financial years.
- How many of the forms referred to in part (1) pertained to footpath-related injuries each year for the last five financial years.
- How much has the ACT Government spent in total on legal representation pertaining to footpath-related injury claims, whether internally through the ACT Government Solicitor or through external legal representation, in each financial year for the last five financial years.
- How does the total cost of legal representation pertaining to footpath-related injury claims in the 2024-25 financial year compare to the ACT Government’s total expenditure on legal services in the 2024-25 financial year.
- Is any cost recovery provided to the Government Solicitor by City Services or by any other part of government for this work; if so, how much has been provided in each financial year for the last five financial years.
- Are any Government Solicitor staff outposted to City Services for representation related to personal injury claims; if so, how many and at what cost.