Office of Legal Services Coordination
Important update: new Legal Services Directions commence on 2 March 2026
The Legal Services Directions 2025 commence on 2 March 2026. View the new Directions and the accompanying Explanatory Statement on the Federal Register of Legislation.
We will update this website with guidance material and information about the new Directions when they come into force on 2 March 2026.
The Office of Legal Services Coordination works to make sure Australian Government agencies receive consistent and well-coordinated legal services.
Legal services should:
- be of a high standard
- uphold the public interest
- be sensitive to the context that Commonwealth interests may be broader than those of any one agency.
We also administer the Legal Services Directions 2017. These replaced the Legal Services Directions 2005. Where a pre-existing instrument or document refers to the Legal Services Directions 2005, the reference will be read as a reference to the Legal Services Directions 2017, see paragraph 6 of Appendix G of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
More information about the services we provide and our responsibilities can be found by following the links below:
Contact details
Attorney-General's Department
3-5 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600