Portfolio: Attorney-General's
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Case Management Solution (CMS) Program
Administrative Review Tribunal
Total Budget
$29.6M
Digital Budget
$29.6M
January 2022 — June 2027
This project will establish a new single case management system for the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), replacing multiple outdated legacy systems that the ART currently relies on. The new, whole-of-agency case management system will improve ART users' digital experience and staff productivity to support the ART’s statutory objectives.
Evidence Management Modernisation Program (EMM or EMMP), formerly Digital Litigation Solutions
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$3.6M
January 2023 — June 2025
This investment is modernising how digital evidentiary material is managed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) by introducing a digital solution and establishing an internal digital evidence capability to more effectively manage large volumes of digital evidence. This involves transitioning from legacy systems and establishing optimum support arrangements for an efficient prosecution service.
Secure Court Information Management System (SCIMS)
Attorney-General’s Department
Total Budget
$15.1M
Digital Budget
$15.1M
July 2024 — June 2028
The Australian Government requires the development and delivery of a digital, remote-access court information management system that is secure, accredited and highly available. SCIMS is necessary to support the electronic presentation and protection of classified material (up to and including SECRET) for legal matters that deal with national security information materials in the lead up to, and during court proceedings.
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Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks [CP p.6]
PURPOSE
Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks [CP p.6]
Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.6Strategic priorities
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Progressing work under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, including embedding the Four Priority Reforms
Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.4Leading the Australian Government’s integrity agenda, including developing an Integrity Strategy for the Commonwealth Pu
Leading the Australian Government’s integrity agenda, including developing an Integrity Strategy for the Commonwealth Public Service and progressing privacy reforms
Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.4Outcomes
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Outcome 1: A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks
In 2024–25, we administered one outcome that mirror our purposes across 8 programs [AR p.13]
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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Integrity
Wellbeing
Influence
Innovation
One AGD
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness | 75% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.40 | 80% Annual Report 2024-25 · p.28 | Achieved |
CCE02 | Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness | 75% Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.41 | 79 index points Annual Report 2024-25 · p.27 | Partly achieved |
CCE03 | The average time to verify documents through the Document Verification Service, where a result is returned, is less than 3 seconds | less than 3 seconds Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.42 | 72 index points Annual Report 2024-25 · p.27 | Partly achieved |
CCE04 | The average time to verify documents through the Face Verification Service, where a result is returned, is less than 20 seconds | less than 20 seconds Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.42 | 104% Annual Report 2024-25 · p.26 | Achieved |
CCE05 | The Document Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above | 99% or above Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.42 | 1,683 Annual Report 2024-25 · p.28 | Achieved |
CCE06 | The Face Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above | 99% or above Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.42 | 87% Annual Report 2024-25 · p.28 | Achieved |
CCE07 | 100% of assessed policy advice to the Minister is rated as effective | — | 100% Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30 | Achieved |
CCE08 | A minimum of 5 high risk terrorist offender matters | — | 9 Annual Report 2024-25 · p.29 | Not achieved |
CCE09 | A minimum of 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in favour of the Commonwealth | — | 80% Annual Report 2024-25 · p.29 | Achieved |
CCE10 | A minimum of 80% of mutual assistance matters finalised | — | 887 Annual Report 2024-25 · p.28 | Achieved |
CCE11 | A minimum of 400 private international law casework requests finalised | — | 622 Annual Report 2024-25 · p.28 | Achieved |
Source documents
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2024-25
Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2024–25 [PDF 3.37 MB]
Open
2023-24
Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2023–24 [PDF 4.72 MB]
Open
2022-23
Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2022–23 [PDF 6.96 MB]
Open
2021-22
Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2021–22 [PDF 5.09 MB]
Open
2020-21
Attorney-General’s Department Annual Report 2020–21 [PDF 2.57 MB]
Open
2025-26
Attorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2025–26 [PDF 2.01 MB]
Open
2024-25
Attorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2024–25 [PDF 1.49 MB]
Open
2023
Attorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2023-27 [PDF 1.66 MB]
Open
2021
Attorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2021–25 [PDF 1.53 MB]
Open
2020
Attorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2020–24 [PDF 1.04 MB]
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
annual-report-2023-24.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
annual-report-2023-24.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)
Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)
Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
annual-report-2023-24.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
annual-report-2023-24.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)
Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)
Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)
Source library
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3.5MB
2024-25.pdf
4.9MB
2023-24.pdf
7.3MB
2022-23.pdf
5.3MB
2021-22.pdf
2.7MB
2020-21.pdf
2.1MB
2025-26.pdf
1.6MB
2024-25.pdf
1.7MB
2023.pdf
1.6MB
2021.pdf
1.1MB
2020.pdf
1.0MB
annual-progress-report-work-plan-strengthen-criminal-justice-responses-sexual-as.pdf
429KB
working-group-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault_annual-progress-repor.pdf
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