Biographical details—Chris Collett

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Chris Collett is Acting Deputy Secretary for the Justice and Communities Group of the Attorney-General’s Department.

The Justice and Communities Group is responsible for advising the government on policy and managing programs relating to:

  • First Nations justice
  • native title
  • legal assistance services
  • courts and tribunals
  • commercial and copyright law
  • administrative law
  • family law
  • child and family safety
  • justice system responses to sexual violence
  • elder abuse.

Chris has extensive experience across the Australian Public Service, having held senior executive positions in the Attorney-General’s Department, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and AUSTRAC. He has worked in a diverse range of policy, operational and corporate contexts across civil and criminal justice, national security, intelligence and regulatory areas.

Before joining the Australian Public Service, Chris worked in state government and non-government organisations. He holds a Master of Arts, and a Bachelor degree and post-graduate diploma in psychology.