Attorney General's rates for legal representation

The Attorney General's rates (also referred to as AG's Rates or Attorney's rates) are rates set by the Attorney General payable to legal representatives (solicitors, Junior and Senior Counsel) engaged by and on behalf of Government departments and agencies.

In respect of the 2024-2025 financial year, the Attorney General determined the following rates would apply, effective 1 August 2024, namely:

• Solicitor - $315.40 per hour with a daily maximum of $3,154 plus GST
• Junior Counsel - $315.40 per hour with a daily maximum of $2,365 plus GST
• Senior Counsel - $521.74 per hour with a daily maximum of $5,217 plus GST
  (NB: Daily maximum rounded to the nearest dollar)

The above rates include all overheads, secretarial, legal and administrative assistance but not out of pocket disbursements. The rates are GST exclusive.  

The daily maximum for Solicitors and Senior Counsel is based on a 10 hour day.

The daily maximum for Junior Counsel is based on a 7.5 hour day.

The daily rate is a maximum rate. There is no entitlement to the maximum daily rate. Work performed over a day can be charged at the hourly rate up to but not exceeding the stated daily maximum per calendar day or 24 hour period.

The above are maximum daily and hourly rates and agencies can negotiate lower rates with Junior and Senior Counsel and Solicitors.

The Attorney General’s rates will be reviewed in August 2025.

For further information regarding the AG Rates please see the Attorney General's rates for Legal Representation Fact sheet and FAQs.

Attorney General's rates for Legal Representation Fact sheet (PDF, 95.5 KB).​

Past AG Rates​

1 August 2023 - 31 July 2024

1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023

1 August 2021 - 31 July 2022

1 August 2020 - 31 July 2021 (unchanged from 2019-2020)