31 March 2026
Official information request 8140018686
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Harry
By email
: [FYI request #31721 email]
Tēnā koe Harry
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Legal Time and Cost Estimate
Thank you for your email of 10 March 2026, requesting information about dog access
rules at Monte Cecilia Park.
The specific details of your request and our response are below.
How much time has been spent on this issue by the council’s legal team—rough
estimates to the nearest couple of hours are acceptable.
What’s the approximate average salary of the legal team either overall or working
on this matter.
How much has been spent on external input on this matter whether on legal
advice or other consultation.
For the period July 2025 to 25 March 2026, the Council has incurred $109,768.41 (excl.
GST) in legal fees in responding to the judicial review brought against it by Dog Lovers
of Monte Cecilia Incorporated. The average salary of staff who report to the Auckland
Council General Counsel, and work in the Legal Services department is $148,056. The
Legal Services Department does not record internal time spent on individual matters;
accordingly, the Council does not hold information on the amount of time has been
spent on the issue by the Legal Services Department.
The decision by Auckland Council to release the information contained in this
response was made by Katy Bexley, Associate General Counsel – Public Law.
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is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact us quoting official information request
number 8140018686.
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