Financial results

Our financial result was a surplus of $10.9 million, which is $13.3 million more than our budgeted deficit of $2.4 million.

Income

Total income for 2022–23 was $492.0 million, and expenditure was $479.3 million.

Funding from the NSW Government was $266.8 million. Funding from the Commonwealth under the National Legal Assistance Partnership was $106.9 million.

Acceptance by the Crown entity of employees’ benefits and other liabilities was $5.1 million.

Funding from other sources includes $39.5 million from the Public Purpose Fund, $64.9 million from other grants received and $8.8 million from other sources.

Further details may be found in the notes to the financial statements.

Expenses

Our major expenses for 2022–23 were:

  • employee-related expenses of $177.6 million ($161.0 million in 2021–22), and
  • payments to private lawyers and other professional services of $163.3 million ($145.9 million in 2020–2021).

Our financial performance over five years

Total expenses ($M)

2018–2019: 374.5

2019–2020: 372.1

2020–2021: 404.7

2021–2022: 426.0

2022–2023: 479.3

Surplus or deficit ($M)

2018–2019: -25.6

2019–2020: 6.9

2020–2021: -11.3

2021–2022: 13.5

2022–2023: 10.9

Budget outline 2023–24 ($M)

Operating statement($M)
Revenue (including government contributions)533.0
Expenditure546.2
Other gains or losses(0.2)
Net result(13.3)
Balance sheet($M)
Current assets42.2
Non-current assets47.9
Total assets90.1
Current liabilities45.8
Non-current liabilities11.4
Total liabilities57.2
Net assets32.9
Equity32.9