Legal System Publications

Apply for and register your consent to a nationally coordinated criminal history check.

Updated information for government lawyers on becoming a member of the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS).

In July 2019, the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) Transition Steering Committee circulated its discussion paper on the transition to the AGLS as part of its formal consultations with government lawyers. The results of this consultation will inform the Committee’s recommendations on the proposed governance structure for the AGLS.

Apply for legal financial assistance with the cost of defending an overseas criminal matter involving the death penalty.

A statement of legal services expenditure by the Attorney-General’s Department for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

This guide provides information for Commonwealth Agencies on how to use the Legal Services Panel (LSP) Portal.

Whole of Australian Government Legal Service Panel - Agency information session.

Whole of Australian Government Legal Service Panel information and induction session - for Legal Services Providers.

If you are a participating agency and you do not have a portal user account, please complete this form to use the Legal Services Panel Portal to search for the names and rates of legal services providers and AGS, for any practice area.

Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) client engagement agreement template.

This guidance material contains information for Commonwealth entities and Legal Services Providers (LSPs) about the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel and its operation.

The review invited submissions, which were required to be submitted by 24 August 2018.

When negotiating an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) Commonwealth entities will observe these principles.

On 23 July 2019, the final report of the Statutory Review of the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 was tabled in Parliament.

A Commonwealth entity that proposes to brief counsel at a rate over the daily rate thresholds in subsection 75(1) of the Legal Services Directions, is to use this form to seek approval.

In support of its role in monitoring compliance with the Legal Services Directions 2017, Office of Legal Services Coordination (OLSC) publishes statistical information about non-compliance.

In 2018, free seminars were conducted in Canberra on Australian Government legal policy related topics.  A video of the seminar is available on YouTube. Transcripts are available.

In 2018, free seminars were conducted in Canberra on Australian Government legal policy related topics.  A video of the seminar is available on YouTube. Transcripts are available.

In 2018, free seminars were conducted in Canberra on Australian Government legal policy related topics.  A video of the seminar is available on YouTube. Transcripts are available.

A statement of legal services expenditure by the Attorney-General’s Department for the financial year ended 30 June 2018.