Portfolio: Attorney-General's
https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/australias-open-government-partnership
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will establish a new single case management system for the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), replacing multiple outdated legacy systems that the ART currently relies on.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.
12 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
No current official strategy document has been verified yet
Structured strategy exists but is incomplete.
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.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.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.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.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
volume-4-accountability-and-transparency-annexes.PDF)
End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
volume-4-accountability-and-transparency-annexes.PDF)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.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.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.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.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)
Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
volume-4-accountability-and-transparency-annexes.PDF)
End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
volume-4-accountability-and-transparency-annexes.PDF)
Source library
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3.3MB
volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pdf
6.4MB
volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pdf
2.4MB
volume-3-information-technology-powers-and-oversight.pdf
1.7MB
volume-4-accountability-and-transparency-annexes.pdf
1.1MB
Government-response-to-the-Comprehensive-Review-of-the-Legal-Framework-of-the-Na.pdf
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