Total legal aid expenditure for the fiscal year to date at 1 March 2018 was up 9.5% on the same time in 2017.
Information on expenditure has been released by Justice Minister Andrew Little in response to a parliamentary question for written answer from National MP Mark Mitchell.
Total legal aid expenditure for the fiscal year to date
| Fiscal year to date | January | February | March |
| 2017/18 | $84,144,716 | $94,009,260 | $105,262,687 |
| 2016/17 | $77,873,506 | $85,126,007 | $96,146,198 |