Office of Legal Services Coordination
- Report on the review of the Attorney-General's legal practice - March 1997
The Review was established by the Attorney-General in November 1996 to consider the needs of the Commonwealth for legal services, and how these might best be met. - Summaries of Court and Tribunal model litigant cases - 2005
Summary of Federal court cases - Model litigant principle - The Legal Services Directions: Obligations and Compliance Strategies - September 2000
Integrating Conformance with Performance Conference, 7 September 2000 Canberra - Purchase of Legal Services by Australian Government Agencies - March 2004
Presentation by Ian Govey - Australian Corporate Lawyers Association - General Counsel Forum - Guidelines for Legal Work not charged for by the Attorney-General's Department - January 2003
These guidelines describe legal work undertaken without charge for Departments and agencies in respect of policy functions for which they are responsible. - Must government lawyers possess practising certificates?
An Attorney-General's lawyer acting in that capacity in a State or Territory is not subject to a law of the State or Territory that relates to legal practitioners except to the extent that such laws impose rights, duties or obligations on legal practitioners in relation to their clients or courts, or provide for disciplinary proceedings in relation to the misconduct of legal practitioners. - Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti avoidance and Other Measures) Bill 2004 - Explanatory Memorandum - 2004
The Bill will make a number of significant changes to the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (the Act) and the Family Law Act 1975 (the Family Law Act). - Legal profession model laws project - Model Provisions August 2006
On 7 August 2003 the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) endorsed Model Provisions as the basis for consistent laws for the regulation of Australia's legal profession. - Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti avoidance and Other Measures) Bill 2004 - Exposure Draft
A Bill for an Act to amend the Bankruptcy Act 1966, and for other purposes. - Review of the Legal Services Directions issues paper - 2004
The Legal Services Directions (the Directions) are made by the Attorney-General under section 55ZF of the Judiciary Act 1903.