This is the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) Board 2023 Annual Report to the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, Katherine Jones PSM. It outlines the work of the AGLS Board and its committees, and the activities of the AGLS, in 2023.
This is the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) Board 2022 Annual Report to the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, Katherine Jones PSM. It outlines the work of the AGLS Board and its committees, and the activities of the AGLS, in 2022.
This is the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) Board 2021 Annual Report to the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, Katherine Jones PSM. It outlines the work of the AGLS Board and its committees, and the activities of the AGLS, in 2021.
The draft 'Statement of expectations of Commonwealth government lawyers' is informed by the 2017 Secretary's Review of Commonwealth Legal Services . The AGLS Board prepared it in consultation with government lawyers.
The purpose of the Legal Risk Committee (LRC) is to provide a forum for the dissemination, sharing and discussion among senior government lawyers of matters relevant to the management of Commonwealth legal risk.
Endorsed by the head of the AGLS, the General Counsel Charter identifies Commonwealth General Counsel's obligations as part of the broader leadership cohort within the AGLS. It also sets out how the Office of Legal Services Coordination (OLSC) in the Attorney-General’s Department will support General Counsel to meet those obligations.
In December 2015, the Australian Government tasked the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department to conduct a review of Commonwealth legal services. The findings and recommendations drew upon the expertise and experience of a diverse and highly engaged group of stakeholders across many Commonwealth entities and the legal services sector. It makes a number of wide ranging recommendations for improvements to the Commonwealth legal services framework.
