Legal System Publications

Download or make a PDF or Word document Commonwealth statutory declaration form for declarations to be made with a witness.

The purpose of this review was to provide high level financial analysis of savings and implementation costs associated with four federal court reform areas as defined by the Attorney-General’s Department.

This form is to be completed by applicants seeking assistance for legal and related expenses under the Overseas Child Abduction Scheme administered by the Attorney-General’s Department.

This Review is one component of the Australian Government’s commitment to family law system reform to support the contemporary needs of Australian families and to relieve the financial pressures on the family law courts.

The Regulatory Powers Act provides for a standard suite of provisions in relation to monitoring and investigation powers, as well as enforcement provisions through the use of civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions.

Regulatory powers are the coercive and enforcement powers used by government agencies to ensure individuals and industry comply with legislative requirements. Proposals that establish or amend frameworks that provide for regulatory powers should trigger the standard provisions of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Entities are required to report on issues arising in the delivery of legal services, especially the handling of claims and litigation. Once a matter has been reported as significant, entities are required to provide updates on the progress of those issues and significant claims are not to be settled without the Attorney-General's prior agreement.

This form is to be completed by applicants seeking assistance for legal and related expenses from the Commonwealth under statutory schemes and certain non-statutory schemes administered by the Attorney-General’s Department.

Guidelines are available to help agencies in the conduct of litigation involving the Commonwealth or Australian Government agencies. We can help identify which non-corporate Commonwealth entity should be responsible for litigation where this is unclear.

These guidelines deal with making grants of financial assistance to parties to particular legal actions.

This Framework sets out the approach of the Office of Legal Services Coordination (OLSC) to achieving compliance across the Commonwealth with the Legal Services Directions 2025. This includes compliance activities, the principles that guide OLSC’s actions and how OLSC prioritises its compliance activities.

This page sets out information about how to apply for legal financial assistance under the special circumstances scheme.

The addresses of those appointed to receive service on the Commonwealth.

The findings and recommendations of this report drew upon the expertise and experience of a diverse and highly engaged group of stakeholders. It makes a number of wide ranging recommendations for improvements to the Commonwealth legal services framework.

The 'Report on the Operation of the Sunsetting Provisions in the Legislation Act 2003' was tabled in the House of Representatives on 23 October 2017 and in the Senate on 13 November 2017.

The National Partnership Agreement is created subject to the provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations and should be read in conjunction with that Agreement and its Schedules.

Report of any possible, alleged or apparent non-compliance with the Legal Services Directions 2025.

Entities are required to report as soon as possible on issues arising in the delivery of legal services, especially the handling of claims and litigation. Significant claims are not to be settled without the Attorney-General's prior agreement.

In 2017, the review outcomes were published into whether regulations should be made to create exceptions to the prohibition on civil litigants accessing telecommunications data retained solely for the purpose of the mandatory data retention scheme.

The Guide helps policy makers understand and identify administrative law issues in draft legislation or proposals.