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[2024-25](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)\n\n## Our purpose / purposes\n\n> Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks [CP p.6](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=6) [[CP p.6](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=6)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=6)]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> We achieve our purpose through 4 key activities: Providing legal services and policy advice and overseeing legal services across government; Managing casework; Administering and advising on legal and policy frameworks; Administering and implementing programs and services [CP p.7](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=7) [[CP p.7](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=7)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=7)]\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- Driving justice initiatives, including First Nations Justice policy [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Preventing domestic and family violence [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Supporting our courts and tribunals [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Progressing work under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, including embedding the Four Priority Reforms [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Leading the Australian Government’s integrity agenda, including developing an Integrity Strategy for the Commonwealth Public Service and progressing privacy reforms [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Ensuring our criminal law and frameworks are fit for purpose [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n- Building our partnerships in the Pacific [[CP p.4](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=4)]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nIn 2024–25, we administered one outcome that mirror our purposes across 8 programs [AR p.13](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=13) [[CP p.13](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=13)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=13)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Provide legal services\n- Manage casework\n- Administer and advise on legal policy and frameworks\n- Administer and implement programs and services\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_Our culture_\n\n- Integrity\n- Wellbeing\n- Influence\n- Innovation\n- One AGD\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness | 75% | [CP p.40](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=40)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=40) |\n| CCE02 | Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness | 75% | [CP p.41](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=41)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=41) |\n| 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 | [CP p.42](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42) |\n| 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 | [CP p.42](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42) |\n| CCE05 | The Document Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above | 99% or above | [CP p.42](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42) |\n| CCE06 | The Face Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above | 99% or above | [CP p.42](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf#page=42) |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Overall client satisfaction (via AGS feedback process) | 80% | Achieved | [AR p.28](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28) |\n| CCE02 | Average performance rating from stakeholders of 78 index points or above for: effectiveness | 79 index points | Partly achieved | [AR p.27](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=27)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=27) |\n| CCE03 | Average performance rating from stakeholders of 78 index points or above for: timeliness and responsiveness | 72 index points | Partly achieved | [AR p.27](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=27)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=27) |\n| CCE04 | AGS Net Production (lawyer utilisation) meets or exceeds the annual budget target | 104% | Achieved | [AR p.26](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=26)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=26) |\n| CCE05 | Minimum of casework matters finalised: 1,340 extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, federal offender, international family law and private international law | 1,683 | Achieved | [AR p.28](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28) |\n| CCE06 | At least 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in favour of the Commonwealth | 87% | Achieved | [AR p.28](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28) |\n| CCE07 | 100% of assessed policy advice to the Minister is rated as effective | 100% | Achieved | [AR p.30](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=30)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=30) |\n| CCE08 | A minimum of 5 high risk terrorist offender matters | 9 | Not achieved | [AR p.29](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=29)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=29) |\n| CCE09 | A minimum of 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in favour of the Commonwealth | 80% | Achieved | [AR p.29](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=29)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=29) |\n| CCE10 | A minimum of 80% of mutual assistance matters finalised | 887 | Achieved | [AR p.28](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28) |\n| CCE11 | A minimum of 400 private international law casework requests finalised | 622 | Achieved | [AR p.28](https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28)(https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf#page=28) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Meeting of Attorneys-General - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:12:08.917335+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-004189\n**Entity type**: Ministerial Council\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Attorney-General's\n**Website**: https://www.ag.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are/committees-and-councils/meeting-attorneys-general\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 5 |\n| corporate-plans | 5 |\n| other-pdfs | 5 |\n| pages | 45 |\n| reviews | 2 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- Performance targets Result\n4.4.1 Satisfaction greater than 90% with the provision of client-focused service in the delivery ACHIEVED\nof OFSC functions\n4.4.2 Agreement greater than 80% that guidance, educational and promotional material is ACHIEVED\nclear, easy to understand and fit-for-purpose\n4.4.3 More than 75% accredited companies agree that OFSC accreditation has improved their ACHIEVED\nworkplace safety performance\n4.4.4 100% of accreditation applications are assessed and applicants contacted within ACHIEVED\n10 working days\n4.4.5 Continued implementation of the risk-based onsite audit program to ensure compliance ACHIEVED\nthrough at least 450 onsite audits conducted\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 2, Program 2.2, page 43\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 38\n4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 The OFSC conducts an annual census to gauge its effectiveness and efficiency in\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result 2021–22 2020–21\nresult result\n4.4.1 Greater than 80% of accredited companies agree that: Achieved\n(i) guidance, educational and promotional material is clear, easy to 91% 88%\nunderstand and fit-for-purpose\n(ii) OFSC accreditation has improved their workplace safety\n95% 93%\nperformance\n4.4.2 The Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is effectively Not Achieved 463 489\nimplemented through the completion of at least 500 onsite safety\naudits each financial year\n4.4.3 Companies accredited under the Work Health and Safety Achieved 6.88 7.24\nAccreditation Scheme collectively report a lower Total Injury\nFrequency Rate (TRIFR) than the previous calendar year\nSource:\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2021–22, Outcome 2, Program 2.2, page 38\nCorporate Plan 2021–25, page 37\n4.4.1 We conduct an anonymous and optional census each calendar year of accredited companies\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- Performance targets Result 2024–25 2023–24\nresult result\n4.4.1 The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Public Register is up to Achieved 100% 99%\ndate, indicated by greater than 85% of registrations and updates\nbeing published within 4 weeks\n4.4.2 The Australian Government Register of Lobbyists is up to date, Achieved\nindicated by greater than 85% of registrations and updates being\n100% 100%\npublished within 5 working days\n4.4.3 The Modern Slavery Statements Register is up to date, indicated by Achieved 99% 99%\ngreater than 80% of publishable submissions being published\nwithin 60 working days\nAuthority:\n- Portfolio Budget Statements 2024–25, Outcome 1, Program 1.2, page 27\n- Corporate Plan 2024–57, pages 36–37\n4.4.1 The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (FITS Act) establishes registration obligations\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nAnnual Report 2022–23 12BPart 2: Annual performance statements\nPerformance summary\nOur performance measures include a mix of effectiveness, output and efficiency targets, and assess how\nour key activities support the achievement of our purpose and outcome.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- The website should include:\n• notifications of the swearings of Executive Councillors under section 62,\nappointments of Ministers to administer departments under section 64 and\ndirections to hold office under section 65 (Recommendation 1);\n• acting arrangements (Recommendations 2 and 3);\n• current and former Administrative Arrangements Orders;\n• current and former Ministry Lists;\n• current and former documents setting out the division of ministerial responsibility\nwithin a portfolio (Recommendation 4); and\n• an explanation of the constitutional basis of appointments and the process of\nmaking them, the function of the AAO in allocating executive responsibility, and\nhow one works out which Minister is “the Minister” by reference to the AAO and\nthe Ministry List.\n Source: `reviews/bell-inquiry-report.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/bell-inquiry-report.PDF)`\n- [Page 10]\n10 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nOur regulatory role\nThe department is responsible for administering 5 regulatory functions:\n1.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)`\n- Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement\nof Australia’s law, justice and integrity frameworks\nPortfolio Budget Corporate Plan Annual Report\nStatements 2023–27 2023–24\nPerformance measures\nOutcomes Purposes and targets\nPrograms: Key activities: Programs: Key activities:\n1.1 Operating Expenses 1 Provide legal services and 1.1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\n– Legal Services and policy advice and oversee\n1.2 1, 2, 3, 4\nFamilies legal services across\ngovernment 1.3 1\n1.2 Operating Expenses –\nNational Security and 2 Manage casework 1.4 4\nInternational\n3 Administer and advise 1.5 4\n1.3 Australian Government on legal and policy\n1.6 4\nSolicitor frameworks\n1.7 5\n1.4 Justice Services 4 Administer and implement\nprograms and services 1.8 1\n1.5 Family Relationships\n5 Establish and support\n1.6 Criminal Justice\nroyal commissions and\n1.7 Royal commissions other bodies\n1.8 Nuclear Powered\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2023-08/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n4.4.1 Satisfaction greater than 90% with the provision of client-focused service in the delivery ACHIEVED\nof OFSC functions\n4.4.2 Agreement greater than 80% that guidance, educational and promotional material is ACHIEVED\nclear, easy to understand and fit-for-purpose\n4.4.3 More than 75% accredited companies agree that OFSC accreditation has improved their ACHIEVED\nworkplace safety performance\n4.4.4 100% of accreditation applications are assessed and applicants contacted within ACHIEVED\n10 working days\n4.4.5 Continued implementation of the risk-based onsite audit program to ensure compliance ACHIEVED\nthrough at least 450 onsite audits conducted\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 2, Program 2.2, page 43\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 38\n4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 The OFSC conducts an annual census to gauge its effectiveness and efficiency in\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result 2021–22 2020–21\nresult result\n4.2.1 95% of claim payments are correct\nAchieved 99.5% 98.1%\n4.2.2 Average processing time for all claims is 14 weeks Achieved 9.3 13.4\n4.2.3 Amounts recovered by the FEG Recovery Program achieve the Partly Achieved 86% 53%\nestimated recoveries forecast to the Department of Finance\nSource:\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2021–22, Outcome 2, Program 2.1, page 37 and Program 2.2, page 38\nCorporate Plan 2021–25, page 35\n4.2.1 This target is a proxy for measuring our effectiveness in administering the FEG program, which\nprovides a safety net for unpaid employment entitlements for employees affected by the liquidation or\nbankruptcy of their employer.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- Performance targets Result 2021–22 2020–21\nresult result\n4.3.1 100% of payments are made in accordance with milestones in Achieved 100% 100%\nfunding agreements (subject to appropriate availability)\nSource:\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2021–22, Outcome 2, Program 1.5, page 33\nCorporate Plan 2021–25, page 36\n4.3.1 This target is a proxy measure of our efficiency in administering Family Relationship Services\nProgramme funding.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Working Group on Justice Responses to Sexual Violence – Annual Progress Reports\nPrint\nCrime\nPublication date\n8 December 2023\nLast updated\n14 November 2025\nDownload\nWorking Group on Justice Responses to Sexual Violence – Annual Progress Report 2025 [PDF 994.3 KB]\nWorking Group on Justice Responses to Sexual Violence – Annual Progress Report 2024 [PDF 419.2 KB]\nWorking Group on Justice Responses to Sexual Violence – Annual Progress Report 2023 [PDF 1.81 MB]\nThe Standing Council of Attorneys-General Working Group on Criminal Justice prepares an annual progress report to provide an overview of key activities and progress against the three priorities in the\nWork Plan to Strengthen Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault 2022-2027\n.\n Source: `pages/taskforces-index.html (https://www.ag.gov.au/crime/publications/working-group-justice-responses-sexual-violence-annual-progress-reports)`\n- Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement\nof Australia’s law, justice and integrity frameworks\nPortfolio Budget Corporate Plan Annual Report\nStatements 2023–27 2023–24\nPerformance measures\nOutcomes Purposes and targets\nPrograms: Key activities: Programs: Key activities:\n1.1 Operating Expenses 1 Provide legal services and 1.1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\n– Legal Services and policy advice and oversee\n1.2 1, 2, 3, 4\nFamilies legal services across\ngovernment 1.3 1\n1.2 Operating Expenses –\nNational Security and 2 Manage casework 1.4 4\nInternational\n3 Administer and advise 1.5 4\n1.3 Australian Government on legal and policy\n1.6 4\nSolicitor frameworks\n1.7 5\n1.4 Justice Services 4 Administer and implement\nprograms and services 1.8 1\n1.5 Family Relationships\n5 Establish and support\n1.6 Criminal Justice\nroyal commissions and\n1.7 Royal commissions other bodies\n1.8 Nuclear Powered\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2023-08/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)`\n- [Page 41]\nLIST OF REQUIREMENTS\nRequirements Page\nIntroduction\n• Statement of preparation\n2\n• Reporting period for which the plan is prepared\n• Reporting periods covered by the plan\nPurposes 4\nKey activities 4\nOperating context\n• Environment\n• Capability 5\n• Risk oversight and management, including key risks and management\n• Cooperation\nPerformance\n• Performance measures 16\n• Targets for each performance measure\nAttorney-General’s Department | Corporate Plan 2023–27 39\n Source: `corporate-plans/2023.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2023-08/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2023-27.PDF)`\n- [Page 44]\nATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN 2024–25\nList of requirements\nRequirements Page\nIntroduction\n• Statement of preparation\n5\n• Reporting period for which the plan is prepared\n• Reporting periods covered by the plan\nPurposes 8\nKey activities 8\nOperating context\n• Environment\n• Capability 9\n• Risk oversight and management, including key risks and management\n• Cooperation\nPerformance\n• Performance measures 24\n• Targets for each performance measure\nPage | 45\n Source: `corporate-plans/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/attorney-generals-department_corporate-plan-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\n6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nCorporate Plan on a page 2025–26\nOur purpose\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and\nimprovement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nOur programs\n1.1 - Attorney-General’s – Departmental 1.4 - Justice Services\n1.2 - Nuclear Powered Submarines 1.5 - Family Relationships\n1.3 - Australian Government Solicitor 1.6 - Criminal Justice\nOur Key Activities\nKey Activity 1 Key Activity 2 Key Activity 3 Key Activity 4\nProvide legal services Manage Administer and advise Administer and\nand policy advice and casework on legal policy and implement programs\noversee legal services frameworks and services\nacross government 2.1\nInternational crime 3.1 4.1\n1.1 cooperation, Administration of legal Legal assistance\nAGS legal services federal offender and policy frameworks\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)`\n- [Page 17]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 2: Annual performance statements\nOur performance framework\nIn 2020, we made significant changes to our performance framework to better reflect the work of the\ndepartment, improve the clarity and reliability of our performance information and facilitate a clearer\nread across our portfolio budget statements, corporate plan and annual report and across reporting\ncycles.1\nAs outlined in the Corporate Plan 2020–24, we achieve our purposes through 5 key activities.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Across our 5 key activities, we have demonstrated our effectiveness and efficiency in achieving our\npurposes through 63 targets under 22 performance measures.2 Overall, we achieved or partly achieved all\nof our performance measures, with 82% achieved or exceeded (18) and 18% partly achieved (4).\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n3.6.1 Funding to grant recipients under the Native Title Anthropologists Grant Program is ACHIEVED\nprovided in line with agreed timeframes and subject to grant recipients meeting\ndeliverables set out in funding agreements\n3.6.2 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of administration of the native title system, ACHIEVED\nincluding managing the Commonwealth’s participation in native title claims\n3.6.3 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of administration of the personal ACHIEVED\ninsolvency regime\n3.6.4 Simplification of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 leads to increased usability of PARTLY\nthe Personal Property Securities Register, as indicated by the fact that draft legislation ACHIEVED\nis prepared for consideration by the Attorney-General\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30 and Program 1.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Portfolio Budget Corporate Plan Annual Report\nStatements 2022–26 2022–23\nOutcomes Purposes Performance\nmeasures and targets\nPrograms: Key activities:\nPrograms Key activities:\n1.1 Operating Expenses 1 Provide legal services :\n1, 2, 3, 4, 5\n– Legal Services and and policy advice and\n1.1\nFamilies oversee legal services 1, 2, 3, 4\n1.2 Operating Expenses across government 1.2\n1\n– National Security 2 Manage casework 1.3\nand International 3 Administer and advise 4\n1.3 Australian on legal and policy 1.4 4\nGovernment frameworks 1.5\n4\nSolicitor 4 Administer and\n1.6\n1.4 Justice Services implement programs 5\n1.5 Family Relationships and services 1.7\n1.6 Criminal Justice 5 Establish and support\n1.7 Royal Commissions royal commissions and\nother bodies\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of\nAustralia’s law, justice and integrity frameworks\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- Achievement is determined\nas follows:\n• Achieved where, 75% or greater met\n• Partly Achieved, where 26%–74% met\n• Not Achieved, where 25% or less met\nAs outlined in the Corporate Plan 2023–27, we achieve our purpose through 5 key activities that describe\nthe department’s critical functions and activities.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF KEY ACTIVITY RESULTS\nKey activity Performance measure results\n1: Provide legal services and policy advice and 1.1 - Achieved\noversee legal services across government 1.2 - Achieved\n1.3 - Achieved\n1.4 - Achieved\n1.5 - Achieved\n2: Manage casework 2.1 - Achieved\n3: Administer and advise on legal and policy 3.1 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 1 partly achieved)\nframeworks 3.2 - Achieved\n3.3 - Achieved\n3.4 - Achieved\n3.5 - Achieved\n3.6 - Achieved\n4: Administer and implement programs and 4.1 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 2 partly achieved)\nservices 4.2 - Achieved\n4.3 - Partly achieved (1 target partly achieved)\n4.4 - Achieved\n4.5 - Achieved\n4.6 - Achieved\n4.7 - Achieved\n5: Establish and support royal commissions and 5.1 - Achieved\nother bodies 5.2 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 1 partly achieved)\n5.3 - Achieved\n14\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result 2021–22 2020–21\nresult result\n4.3.1 100% of payments are made in accordance with milestones in Achieved 100% 100%\nfunding agreements (subject to appropriate availability)\nSource:\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2021–22, Outcome 2, Program 1.5, page 33\nCorporate Plan 2021–25, page 36\n4.3.1 This target is a proxy measure of our efficiency in administering Family Relationship Services\nProgramme funding.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 132]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Appendix 2 Methodologies\nTABLE 16: PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SURVEY RESULTS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY\nKey activity Performance measure 2022 2022 2022 Number of Response\ntarget effectiveness efficiency responses rate\nresult result\n1: Provide legal services and Performance measure 1.2: International law and policy >75ip 84ip 78ip 46 29%\npolicy advice and oversee legal advice\nservices across government\nPerformance measure 1.3: Constitutional policy and related >75ip 85ip 86ip 12 39%\npublic law advice\nPerformance measure 1.5: Manage significant legal issues >75ip 74ip N/A 82 27%\nand arrangements for Australian Government Legal Services 1\n2: Manage casework Performance measure 2.1: International crime cooperation, >75ip 83ip 76ip 71 33%\nfederal offender, international family law and private\ninternational law casework\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- Performance target Result 2022–23 2021–22\nresult result\n1.4.1 AGS Net Production (including lawyer utilisation) meets or exceeds Achieved 110% 109%\nthe annual budget target\nAuthority:\n- Portfolio Budget Statements 2022–23, Outcome 1, Program 1.3, page 28\n- Corporate Plan 2022–26, page 20\n1.4.1 Net Production is a way to measure how much of a practice's production volume is collectable\n(billable).\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- Performance target Result 2022–23 2021–22\nresult result\n4.2.1 100% of Family Law Service grant recipients provide services in line Partly 97.5% NA\nwith their approved grant activities achieved\nAuthority:\n- Portfolio Budget Statements 2022–23, Outcome 1, Program 1.5, page 29\n- Corporate Plan 2022–26, page 27\n4.2.1 This target is a measure of our effectiveness in administering Family Relationship Services\nProgramme funding.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- TABLE 3: COMPARISON OF KEY ACTIVITY RESULTS OVER REPORTING PERIODS\nKey activity Performance target Previous years’ result\nresults\n1: Provide legal services and policy advice and oversee 1.1.1 Achieved 1.1.1 Achieved\nlegal services across government\n1.2.1 Partly achieved 1.2.1 Achieved\n1.3.1 Not achieved 1.3.1 Partly achieved\n1.4.1 Achieved 1.4.1 Achieved\n1.5.1 Not achieved 1.5.1 Not achieved\n1.5.2 Not achieved 1.5.2 Not achieved\n2: Manage casework 2.1.1 Not achieved 2.1.1 Not achieved\n2.1.2 Achieved 2.1.2 Achieved\n2.1.3 Achieved 2.1.3 Achieved\n3: Administer and advise on legal and policy frameworks 3.1.1 Partly achieved 3.1.1 Not achieved\n3.1.2 Achieved 3.1.2 Achieved\n4: Administer and implement programs and services 4.1.1 Not achieved 4.1.1 Not achieved\n4.1.2 Achieved 4.1.2 Partly achieved\n4.2.1 Achieved 4.2.1 Partly achieved\n4.3.1 Achieved 4.3.1 Achieved\n4.4.1 Achieved 4.4.1 Achieved\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- Performance target Result 2023–24 2022–23\nresult result\n4.2.1 100% of Family Law Service grant recipients provide services in line Achieved 100% 97.5%\nwith their approved grant activities\nAuthority:\n- Portfolio Budget Statements 2023–24, Outcome 1, Program 1.5, page 29\n- Corporate Plan 2023–27, page 29\n4.2.1 This target is a measure of our effectiveness in administering Family Relationship Services Program\nfunding.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- [Page 150]\n146 Annual\nReport\n2023–24\nAppendix\n2:\nMethodologies\nTABLE 16: PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SURVEY RESULTS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY\nKey activity Performance measure 2024 Effectiveness Efficiency Number Response\ntarget result result of rate 1\nresponses\n1: Provide legal services and Performance measure 1.2: International law and policy advice 77ip 82ip 76ip 118 22%\npolicy advice and oversee legal\nservices across government\nPerformance measure 1.3: Constitutional policy and related 77ip 68ip 64ip 58 26%\npublic law advice\nPerformance measure 1.5: Manage significant legal issues and 77ip 73ip N/A 63 23%\narrangements for Australian Government Legal Services 2\n2: Manage casework Performance measure 2.1: International crime cooperation, 77ip 76ip 69ip 225 25%\nfederal offender, international family law and private\ninternational law casework\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- Performance target Result 2024–25 2023–24\nresult result\n4.2.1 100% of Family Law Service grant recipients provide services in line Achieved 100% 100%\nwith their approved grant activities\nAuthority:\n- Portfolio Budget Statements 2024–25, Outcome 1, Program 1.5, page 30\n- Corporate Plan 2024–25, page 35\n4.2.1 this target is a measure of our effectiveness in administrating the Family Relationships Services\nProgram funding.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)`\n- [pages 18,19,20]\nmance measure results\n1: Provide legal services and policy advice and 1.1 - Achieved\noversee legal services across government 1.2 - Achieved\n1.3 - Achieved\n1.4 - Achieved\n1.5 - Achieved\n2: Manage casework 2.1 - Achieved\n3: Administer and advise on legal and policy 3.1 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 1 partly achieved)\nframeworks 3.2 - Achieved\n3.3 - Achieved\n3.4 - Achieved\n3.5 - Achieved\n3.6 - Achieved\n4: Administer and implement programs and 4.1 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 2 partly achieved)\nservices 4.2 - Achieved\n4.3 - Partly achieved (1 target partly achieved)\n4.4 - Achieved\n4.5 - Achieved\n4.6 - Achieved\n4.7 - Achieved\n5: Establish and support royal commissions and 5.1 - Achieved\nother bodies 5.2 - Partly achieved (1 target achieved, 1 partly achieved)\n5.3 - Achieved\n14\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n1.2.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: ACHIEVED\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n1.2.2 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of legal and policy advice for strengthening ACHIEVED\npolicy outcomes and managing international legal risk\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, pages 22–23\n1.2.1 In response to questions related to this target in the department’s stakeholder survey, 98% of\nrespondents rated our effectiveness positively and 90% rated our efficiency positively.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n1.3.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: ACHIEVED\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n1.3.2 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of policy advice in strengthening policy ACHIEVED\ndecisions and managing constitutional or related legal risk\n1.3.3 Qualitative analysis shows that the Office of Constitutional Law is effective in managing ACHIEVED\nlitigation to protect the Commonwealth’s constitutional policy interests\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 23\n1.3.1 In response to questions related to this target in the department’s stakeholder survey, 100% of\nrespondents rated our effectiveness and efficiency positively.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n1.4.1 AGS’s Net Production (including lawyer utilisation) meets the annual budget target ACHIEVED\n1.4.2 The total cost per full-time equivalent (FTE) is maintained within CPI and pay rise ACHIEVED\npercentage of the prior year\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.3, page 34\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 24\n1.4.1 The Net Production result is the sum of all individual fee earners’ net production results for the year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n3.1.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: PARTLY\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship) ACHIEVED\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n3.1.2 Qualitative analysis shows that policy advice is effective in improving the operation and ACHIEVED\naccessibility of the federal justice system\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 28\n3.1.1 In response to questions related to this target in the department’s stakeholder survey, 82% of\nrespondents rated our effectiveness positively and 72% rated our efficiency positively, below the target of\n80%.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n- 2.1: Appropriations\n2.1A: Annual appropriations ('recoverable GST exclusive')\n2022 Appropriations\nAppropriation\nAdjustments to appropriation\nAct\nAnnual PGPA Act PGPA Act Total Appropriation applied in 2022\nAppropriation 1 Section 74 Section 75 appropriation (current and prior years) Variance 2\n$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\nDEPARTMENTAL\nOrdinary annual services 250,098 201,193 − 451,290 424,456 26,835\nCapital budget 3 19,672 − − 19,672 14,320 5,352\nOther services\nEquity injections 4,184 − − 4,184 1,127 3,057\nTotal departmental 273,954 201,193 − 475,146 439,903 35,244\nADMINISTERED\nOrdinary annual services\nAdministered items - Outcome 1 480,441 1,239 − 481,680 424,221 57,459\nAdministered items – Outcome 2 42,751 1,463 − 44,214 34,644 9,570\nPayments to corporate Commonwealth entities 27,492 − − 27,492 27,492 −\nOther services\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 87]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Part 4: Financial statements\n2021 Appropriations\nAppropriation Act Adjustments to appropriation\nAppropriation applied in\nAnnual PGPA Act PGPA Act 2021 (current and prior\nAppropriation 1 Section 74 Section 75 Total appropriation years) Variance 2\n$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\nDEPARTMENTAL\nOrdinary annual services 236,672 196,573 − 433,245 392,413 40,832\nCapital budget 3 14,819 − − 14,819 15,573 (754)\nOther services\nEquity injections 2,851 − − 2,851 1,563 1,288\nTotal departmental 254,342 196,573 − 450,915 409,549 41,366\nADMINISTERED\nOrdinary annual services\nAdministered items - Outcome 1 408,207 39 − 408,246 350,108 58,138\nAdministered items – Outcome 2 40,201 672 − 40,873 31,707 9,166\nPayments to corporate Commonwealth entities 22,385 − − 22,385 22,385 −\nOther services\nAdministered assets and liabilities 3 1,300 − − 1,300 453 847\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- 2021–22\n$'000 $'000 $'000\n(a) (b) (a) minus (b)\nProgram 1.1: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – Legal Services and Families\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 82,835 83,006 (171)\ns74 external revenue 1 7,655 5,737 1,918\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 12,030 9,951 2,079\nTotal expenses for Program 1.1 3 102,520 98,694 3,826\nProgram 1.2: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – National Security, Integrity and\nInternational\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 72,006 67,317 4,689\ns74 external revenue 1 6,297 6,008 289\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 5,011 3,427 1,584\nTotal expenses for Program 1.2 3 83,314 76,752 6,562\nProgram 1.3: Australian Government Solicitor\nDepartmental expenses\ns74 external revenue 144,439 132,606 11,833\nTotal expenses for Program 1.3 144,439 132,606 11,833\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- 1 and 3) 460,271 434,142 26,129\nSpecial appropriations 664 259 405\nSpecial accounts 1,039 779 260\nPayments to corporate entities 37,696 37,696 -\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 9,762 2,530 7,232\nAdministered total 509,432 475,406 34,026\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 154,841 150,323 4,518\ns74 external revenue 1 158,391 144,351 14,040\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 17,041 13,378 3,663\nDepartmental total 330,273 308,052 22,221\nTotal expenses for Outcome 1 839,705 783,458 56,247\n* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustments made to the 2021–22 Budget at Additional Estimates and 2022–23 March\nBudget.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- 2022–23\n$'000 $'000 $'000\n(a) (b) (a) minus (b)\nProgram 1.1: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – Legal Services and Families\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 100,845 122,418 (21,573)\ns74 external revenue 1 6,113 973 5,140\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 9,570 10,560 (990)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.1 3 116,528 133,951 (17,423)\nProgram 1.2: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – National Security, Integrity and\nInternational\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 153,869 110,739 43,130\ns74 external revenue 1 8,016 2,267 5,749\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 7,829 15,771 (7,942)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.2 3 169,714 128,777 40,937\nProgram 1.3: Australian Government Solicitor\nDepartmental expenses\ns74 external revenue 148,686 155,601 (6,915)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- 1 and 3)\nPayments to corporate entities 26,549 26,549 -\nSpecial appropriations 897 863 34\nSpecial accounts 35,274 27,569 7,705\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 10,457 9,104 1,353\nAdministered total 672,331 617,816 54,515\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 254,714 233,157 21,557\ns74 external revenue 1 162,815 158,841 3,974\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 17,399 26,331 (8,932)\nDepartmental total 434,928 418,329 16,599\nTotal expenses for Outcome 1 1,107,259 1,036,145 71,114\nAverage staffing level (number) 1,736 1,956 (220)\n* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustments made to the 2022–23 Budget at Additional Estimates.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- 2023–24\n$’000 $’000 $’000\n(a) (b) (a) minus (b)\nProgram 1.1: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – Legal Services and Families\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 133,570 138,436 (4,866)\ns74 external revenue 1 7,171 6,479 692\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 12,406 12,641 (235)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.1 3 153,147 157,556 (4,409)\nProgram 1.2: Attorney-General’s Department Operating Expenses – National Security, Integrity and\nInternational\nDepartmental expenses\nDepartmental appropriation 170,968 137,227 33,741\ns74 external revenue 1 30,300 16,013 14,287\nExpenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year 2 16,172 20,197 (4,025)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.2 3 217,440 173,437 44,003\nProgram 1.3: Australian Government Solicitor\nDepartmental expenses\ns74 external revenue 152,968 166,878 (13,910)\nTotal expenses for Program 1.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- 1.1A Departmental budgetary reports\nATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\nSTATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME\nfor the period ended 30 June 2021\nOriginal 1\nBudget Actual Variance\n2021 2021 2021\n$'000 $'000 $'000\nNET COST OF SERVICES\nEXPENSES\nEmployee benefits 226,481 245,019 18,538\nSuppliers 98,324 71,556 (26,768)\nGrants − 610 610\nFinance costs 4,904 5,096 192\nWrite-down and impairment of assets and other expenses 5,124 5,091 (33)\nDepreciation and amortisation 21,134 20,227 (907)\nDepreciation on right-of-use assets 31,030 28,548 (2,482)\nTotal expenses 386,997 376,147 (10,850)\nOWN SOURCE INCOME\nOwn-source revenue\nRevenue from contracts with customers 139,741 154,925 15,184\nOther revenue − 495 495\nTotal own-source revenue 139,741 155,420 15,679\nGains\nOther gains 495 554 59\nTotal gains 495 554 59\nTotal own-source income 140,236 155,974 15,738\nNet cost of services 246,761 220,173 (26,588)\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- [Page 111]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 4: Financial statements\n1.1B: Administered budgetary reports\nATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\nADMINISTERED SCHEDULE OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME\nfor the period ended 30 June 2021\nOriginal 1\nBudget Actual Variance\n2021 2021 2021\n$'000 $'000 $'000\nNET COST OF SERVICES\nEXPENSES\nEmployee benefits 18,407 21,687 3,280\nSuppliers 209,668 120,457 (89,211)\nSubsidies 159,297 143,107 (16,190)\nPersonal benefits 474,072 106,388 (367,684)\nGrants 290,554 289,294 (1,260)\nFinance costs 191 198 7\nWrite-down and impairment of assets and other expenses 107 6 (101)\nPayments to corporate Commonwealth entities 22,385 22,385 −\nDepreciation and amortisation 5,416 6,135 719\nDepreciation on right-of-use assets 3,413 3,833 420\nTotal expenses 1,183,510 713,490 (470,020)\nINCOME\nRevenue\nTaxation revenue\nLevies 155,800 139,610 (16,190)\nTotal taxation revenue 155,800 139,610 (16,190)\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- 3.1: Appropriations\n3.1A: Annual appropriations ('recoverable GST exclusive')\n2021 Appropriations\nAppropriation Adjustments to appropriation\nAct\nAnnual PGPA Act PGPA Act Total Appropriation applied in 2021\nAppropriation 1 Section 74 Section 75 appropriation (current and prior years) Variance 2\n$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000\nDEPARTMENTAL\nOrdinary annual services 236,672 196,573 − 433,245 392,413 40,832\nCapital budget 3 14,819 − − 14,819 15,573 (754)\nOther services\nEquity 2,851 − − 2,851 1,563 1,288\nTotal departmental 254,342 196,573 − 450,915 409,549 41,366\nADMINISTERED\nOrdinary annual services\nAdministered items - Outcome 1 408,207 39 − 408,246 350,108 58,138\nAdministered items – Outcome 2 40,201 672 − 40,873 31,707 9,166\nPayments to corporate Commonwealth entities 22,385 − − 22,385 22,385 −\nOther services\nAdministered assets and liabilities 3 1,300 − − 1,300 453 847\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- Performance targets Result\n3.2.1 Qualitative analysis shows that policy is developed and government initiatives are ACHIEVED\nimplemented to improve the operation of the family law system, including to enhance\nthe safety of people using the system\n3.2.2 Progress of department-led initiatives outlined in the Implementation Plan supporting ACHIEVED\nthe National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians\n3.2.3 100% of payments to Family Law Service providers under the Family Relationships ACHIEVED\nServices Program are made in accordance with milestones in funding agreements\n(subject to appropriate availability)\n3.2.4 Stakeholder and client satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: ACHIEVED\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30 and Program 1.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n3.2.1 Qualitative analysis shows that policy is developed and government initiatives are 2020-2024\nimplemented to improve the operation of the family law system, including to enhance\nthe safety of people using the system\n3.2.2 Progress of AGD–led initiatives outlined in the Implementation Plan supporting the 2020-2023\nNational Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians 2019-2023\n3.2.3 100% of payments to Family Law Service providers under the Family Relationships 2020-2022\nServices Program are made\n3.2.4 Stakeholder and client satisfaction >80% in relation to: 2020-2023\n(i) effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n(ii) efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\nRationale:\nThese targets measure our effectiveness in administering the Family Law Act 1975 and the Marriage Act 1961 and\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- [pages 27,28,29]\nng and\nreporting bi-annually on, the progress of the implementation of the Taskforce recommendations\nand the achievement of systemic outcomes; the adequacy of implementation; and what further\nmeasures may be required to ensure the recommendations supported by the Queensland\nGovernment are implemented fully within the specified timeframes.\n Source: `other-pdfs/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-re.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-01/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-report-2023.PDF)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n1.5.1 Qualitative analysis shows that visibility of, and the Attorney-General’s ability 2020-2024\nto influence, significant legal matters across the Commonwealth is maintained\n1.5.2 The work of the Significant Legal Issues Committee is supported by the coordination 2020-2024\nof 4 meetings each year\n1.5.3 Commonwealth agencies are supported in their compliance with their obligations under 2020-2024\nthe Legal Services Directions 2017\n1.5.4 New arrangements to support government lawyers through the Australian Government 2020-2021\nLegal Service (AGLS) are implemented\n1.5.5 Satisfaction of government lawyers with initiatives provided by the AGLS >80% 2020-2024\nRationale:\nThese targets measure our effectiveness:\n- in supporting the Attorney-General to manage legal risk across the Commonwealth through the\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n1.5.1 Qualitative analysis shows that visibility of, and the Attorney-General’s ability to ACHIEVED\ninfluence, significant legal matters across the Commonwealth is maintained\n1.5.2 The work of the Significant Legal Issues Committee is supported by the coordination of ACHIEVED\n4 meetings each year\n1.5.3 Commonwealth agencies are supported in their compliance with their obligations under ACHIEVED\nthe Legal Services Directions 2017\n1.5.4 New arrangements to support government lawyers through the Australian Government ACHIEVED\nLegal Service (AGLS) are implemented\n1.5.5 Satisfaction of government lawyers with initiatives provided by the AGLS greater than NOT\n80% ACHIEVED\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 25\n1.5.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n2.1.1 At least 900 extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, ACHIEVED\nfederal offender and international family law casework matters finalised\n2.1.2 At least 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in ACHIEVED\nfavour of the Commonwealth\n2.1.3 Stakeholder satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: ACHIEVED\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n2.1.4 Qualitative analysis shows that advice to decision-makers on extradition, PARTLY\nmutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, federal offender and ACHIEVED\ninternational family law casework is timely and legally robust\n2.1.5 80% of submissions to United Nations human rights committees with respect to ACHIEVED\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- [pages 28,29]\n.3 Stakeholder satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: ACHIEVED\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n2.1.4 Qualitative analysis shows that advice to decision-makers on extradition, PARTLY\nmutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, federal offender and ACHIEVED\ninternational family law casework is timely and legally robust\n2.1.5 80% of submissions to United Nations human rights committees with respect to ACHIEVED\nindividual complaints completed within the timeframes set by the relevant committees\n2.1.6 At least 125 private international law casework matters finalised ACHIEVED\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30 and Program 1.2, page 33\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 27\n24\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n4.1.1 Provision of funding to states and territories, legal assistance providers and individuals PARTLY\nin line with agreed timeframes and subject to third parties meeting relevant obligations ACHIEVED\nand requirements\n4.1.2 Facilitation of information sharing, national collaborative service planning and ACHIEVED\nprovision of guidance under the National Legal Assistance Partnership\n4.1.3 Stakeholder and client satisfaction greater than 80% in relation to: PARTLY\n• effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship) ACHIEVED\n• efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 1, Program 1.1, page 30 and Program 1.6, page 37\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 33\n4.1.1 The department provides funding and assessments of grant applications and progress reports for\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result 2021–22 2020–21\nresult result\n4.4.1 Greater than 80% of accredited companies agree that: Achieved\n(i) guidance, educational and promotional material is clear, easy to 91% 88%\nunderstand and fit-for-purpose\n(ii) OFSC accreditation has improved their workplace safety\n95% 93%\nperformance\n4.4.2 The Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme is effectively Not Achieved 463 489\nimplemented through the completion of at least 500 onsite safety\naudits each financial year\n4.4.3 Companies accredited under the Work Health and Safety Achieved 6.88 7.24\nAccreditation Scheme collectively report a lower Total Injury\nFrequency Rate (TRIFR) than the previous calendar year\nSource:\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2021–22, Outcome 2, Program 2.2, page 38\nCorporate Plan 2021–25, page 37\n4.4.1 We conduct an anonymous and optional census each calendar year of accredited companies\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- Achievement is determined\nas follows:\n• Achieved where, 75% or greater met\n• Partly Achieved, where 26%–74% met\n• Not Achieved, where 25% or less met\nAs outlined in the Corporate Plan 2023–27, we achieve our purpose through 5 key activities that describe\nthe department’s critical functions and activities.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- PRIORITY TIMEFRAME\nLegal frameworks\n1.1 Criminal laws Short to medium term\n1.2 Evidence admissibility Medium to long term\n1.3 Procedural protections Medium term\nJustice system practices, capabilities and supports\n2.1 Justice sector education Medium to long term\n2.2 Legal advice and support Medium to long term\n2.3 Practical support and accessibility Medium term\n2.4 Courthouse infrastructure and facilities Medium term\nResearch and collaboration\n3.1 Shared evidence base Ongoing\n3.2 Coordinated reporting Ongoing\nThe annual progress report and accompanying environmental scan will be published on the\nAustralian Attorney-General’s Department website to provide visibility of progress made and the\ntrajectory of future initiatives to the Australian community.\n Source: `other-pdfs/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-re.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-01/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-report-2023.PDF)`\n- Summary of jurisdictions’ key achievements\nJURISDICTION KEY ACHIEVEMENTS\nVictoria • Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2023\n(Vic) commenced\nQueensland • Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Qld) passed\n• Consultation on and development of amendments arising from\nrecommendations in Hear her voice – Report Two\n• Introduced the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent)\nand Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld) on 11 October 2023\nWestern Australia • New evidence legislation is being drafted to replace the\nEvidence Act 1906 (WA)\nSouth Australia • Statutes Amendment (Stealthing and Consent) Act 2022 (SA) commenced\nTasmania • Justice Miscellaneous (Royal Commission Amendments) Act 2023 (Tas)\npassed and commenced\nAustralian Capital • Board of Inquiry into the ACT Criminal Justice System and Interim\nTerritory Government Response\n Source: `other-pdfs/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-re.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-01/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-report-2023.PDF)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n1.3.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction >80% in relation to: 2020-2024\n(i) effectiveness (policy expertise and quality of relationship); and\n(ii) efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n1.3.2 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of policy advice in strengthening policy 2020-2024\ndecisions and managing constitutional or related legal risk\n1.3.3 Qualitative analysis shows that the Office of Constitutional Law is effective in managing 2020-2024\nlitigation to protect the Commonwealth’s constitutional policy interests\nRationale:\nThe Office of Constitutional Law provides advice to the Attorney-General and across Government on matters\nof constitutional policy development, and in relation to constitutional issues that have general implications for\nCommonwealth and federal arrangements.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n1.5.1 Qualitative analysis shows that visibility of, and the Attorney-General’s ability 2020-2024\nto influence, significant legal matters across the Commonwealth is maintained\n1.5.2 The work of the Significant Legal Issues Committee is supported by the coordination 2020-2024\nof 4 meetings each year\n1.5.3 Commonwealth agencies are supported in their compliance with their obligations under 2020-2024\nthe Legal Services Directions 2017\n1.5.4 New arrangements to support government lawyers through the Australian Government 2020-2021\nLegal Service (AGLS) are implemented\n1.5.5 Satisfaction of government lawyers with initiatives provided by the AGLS >80% 2020-2024\nRationale:\nThese targets measure our effectiveness:\n- in supporting the Attorney-General to manage legal risk across the Commonwealth through the\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n4.4.1 Satisfaction >90% with the provision of client-focused service in the delivery 2020-2024\nof OFSC functions\n4.4.2 Agreement >80% that guidance, educational and promotional material is clear, 2020-2024\neasy to understand and fit-for-purpose\n[Increasing to >90% agreement from 2021-2022]\n4.4.3 >75% accredited companies agree that OFSC accreditation has improved their 2020-2024\nworkplace safety performance\n4.4.4 100% of accreditation applications are assessed and applicants contacted within 2020-2024\n10 working days\n4.4.5 Continued implementation of the risk-based on site audit program to ensure\ncompliance through::\n(i) At least 450 onsite audits conducted 2020-2021\n(ii) At least 500 onsite audits conducted 2021-2022\n(iii) At least 600 onsite audits conducted 2022-2023\n(iv) At least 700 onsite audits conducted 2023-2024\nRationale:\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- Performance targets Result\n4.4.1 Satisfaction greater than 90% with the provision of client-focused service in the delivery ACHIEVED\nof OFSC functions\n4.4.2 Agreement greater than 80% that guidance, educational and promotional material is ACHIEVED\nclear, easy to understand and fit-for-purpose\n4.4.3 More than 75% accredited companies agree that OFSC accreditation has improved their ACHIEVED\nworkplace safety performance\n4.4.4 100% of accreditation applications are assessed and applicants contacted within ACHIEVED\n10 working days\n4.4.5 Continued implementation of the risk-based onsite audit program to ensure compliance ACHIEVED\nthrough at least 450 onsite audits conducted\nSource\nPortfolio Budget Statements 2020–21, Outcome 2, Program 2.2, page 43\nCorporate Plan 2020–24, page 38\n4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 The OFSC conducts an annual census to gauge its effectiveness and efficiency in\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- The Attorney-General could issue a warrant authorising\nASIO to intercept a telephone service if it was being or likely to be, either:\n used by a person engaged in, or reasonably suspected by the\nDirector-General of Security of being engaged in, or of being likely to engage\nin, activities prejudicial to the security of the Commonwealth, or\n used for purposes prejudicial to the security of the Commonwealth.14\n18.9 Each request for a warrant had to be documented in full and include reasons why\nthe subject was a security risk.15\n18.10 In 1960 the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) was amended to introduce new offences of\nespionage, subversion and sabotage.\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-12/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)`\n- During 2020–21, the Audit and Risk Management Committee comprised of 5 members (3 external and 2\ninternal).\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- [Page 30]\nRecommendation 97: A new electronic surveillance Act should accommodate the issuing of warrants\nto law enforcement agencies in emergencies as follows.\n An issuing authority must issue law enforcement warrants in writing wherever possible.\n An issuing authority may orally authorise a warrant, on application from an agency, if he or\nshe believes on reasonable grounds that the delay in making a written application would\nlikely defeat the purpose of obtaining the warrant.\n Source: `reviews/Government-response-to-the-Comprehensive-Review-of-the-Legal-Framework-of-the-Na.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-12/Government-response-to-the-Comprehensive-Review-of-the-Legal-Framework-of-the-National-Intelligence-Community_1.PDF)`\n- [pages 16,17,18,19]\nrisks to both mental surveys, health and safety representatives and diversity\nand physical health and to networks to address issues.\nmaintain a positive risk and\nsecurity culture. • We will recruit high-performing staff and invest in their\ncontinued development by providing support and training.\n Source: `corporate-plans/2021.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/AGD_Corporate_Plan_1_October_2021.pdf)`\n- 1.3.2 To assess achievement of the effectiveness of policy advice in strengthening policy decisions and\nmanaging risk, a panel evaluated 6 work samples against 4 quality standards, namely whether the\ndocument:\n• explained why the decision-maker was getting the document and the broader context of the issues\nraised and its purpose\n• was clear, logical and based on evidence\n• was informative and included the full details\n• identified next steps.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2021-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report_2020-21.PDF)`\n- The department’s independent Audit and Risk Management Committee oversaw the\ndepartment’s implementation of the ANAO recommendations and agreed in August 2021 that the\nrecommendations had been addressed and completed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 23]\nAnnual Report 2022–23 12BPart 2: Annual performance statements\nPerformance measure 1.5:\nManage significant legal issues and arrangements for Australian\nGovernment legal services\nOversight, coordination and assistance to Australian Government entities supports the effective\nmanagement of legal risks and the delivery of high-quality, consistent and efficient legal services across\ngovernment.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/attorney-generals-department-annual-report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 45]\nAAnnnnuuaall RReeppoorrtt 22002244––2255 PPaarrtt 33:: MMaannaaggeemmeenntt aanndd aaccccoouunnttaabbiilliittyy\nInformation on the ARC’s charter is available on the department’s website (www.ag.gov.au/about-\nus/committees-and-councils/audit-and-risk-management-committee).\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n1.2.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction >80% in relation to: 2020-2024\n(i) effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n(ii) efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n1.2.2 Qualitative analysis shows the effectiveness of legal and policy advice for strengthening 2020-2024\npolicy outcomes and managing international legal risk\n22 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 2020-24\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- Establish and support Royal\nWe act with integrity\nCommissions and other bodies\nOur operating context\nEnvironment Cooperation Capability Risk\n• Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 • Strong relationships are key to • We invest in our people to ensure • Actively managing our strategic\npandemic, natural disasters and our success they have the right skills and risks sustains our ability to achieve\nclimate change knowledge to succeed our purposes and effectively\n• We lead, collaborate, advise,\nmanage our resources\n• Challenges to the international facilitate, advocate and enable • We embrace diversity, flexibility\nrule of law and inclusion • We have identified nine strategic\n• Our key partners include other\nrisks relating to three themes:\n• Ongoing legal risks Australian Government agencies, • We invest in appropriate ICT\nour outcomes, our people and\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 20]\nAcronyms and abbreviations Volume 1\nTerm Meaning\nLEIC Act Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (Cth)\nMigration Act Migration Act 1958 (Cth)\nMOU Memorandum of Understanding\nMTA Minor and technical amendments\nMutual Assistance Act Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cth)\nNAA National Archives of Australia\nNBN National Broadband Network\nNCA National Crime Authority\nNGO Non-government organisation\nNIC National Intelligence Community\nNPI National policing information\nNSA National Security Agency (US)\nNSC National Security Committee of Cabinet\nNSG National Security Group (NZ)\nNSI National security information\nNSI Act National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth)\nNSIRA National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (Canada)\nNSS National Security Secretariat (UK)\nNSW New South Wales\nNZ New Zealand\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-12/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-control-coordination-and-cooperation.PDF)`\n- [Page 33]\nVolume 2 Acronyms and abbreviations\nTerm Meaning\nLEIC Act Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (Cth)\nMigration Act Migration Act 1958 (Cth)\nMOU Memorandum of Understanding\nMTA Minor and technical amendments\nMutual Assistance Act Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cth)\nNAA National Archives of Australia\nNBN National Broadband Network\nNCA National Crime Authority\nNGO Non-government organisation\nNIC National Intelligence Community\nNPI National policing information\nNSA National Security Agency (US)\nNSC National Security Committee of Cabinet\nNSG National Security Group (NZ)\nNSI National security information\nNSI Act National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth)\nNSIRA National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (Canada)\nNSS National Security Secretariat (UK)\nNSW New South Wales\nNZ New Zealand\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-12/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)`\n- This stemmed from amendments made to the\nIntelligence and Security Committee Act 1996 in 2013, requiring that a review be\nundertaken every five to seven years of the agencies, the legislation governing the\nagencies and their oversight legislation.112\n18.79 Their report—Intelligence and Security in a Free Society—recommended greater\nconsistency in the authorising framework across NZSIS and GCSB to provide a\ngreater level of accountability, improve agency cooperation and provide clarity to\nboth agencies and the public on the scope of agencies’ powers.113 In respect of the\nauthorisation process, Sir Cullen and Dame Reddy considered there was a\nbalance to be struck between placing sufficient safeguards on the agencies’\nintrusive activities, while providing the agencies with enough flexibility to perform\ntheir functions.114 They considered this balance best struck by requiring judicial\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/system/files/2020-12/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.PDF)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n1.5.1 Qualitative analysis shows that visibility of, and the Attorney-General’s ability 2020-2024\nto influence, significant legal matters across the Commonwealth is maintained\n1.5.2 The work of the Significant Legal Issues Committee is supported by the coordination 2020-2024\nof 4 meetings each year\n1.5.3 Commonwealth agencies are supported in their compliance with their obligations under 2020-2024\nthe Legal Services Directions 2017\n1.5.4 New arrangements to support government lawyers through the Australian Government 2020-2021\nLegal Service (AGLS) are implemented\n1.5.5 Satisfaction of government lawyers with initiatives provided by the AGLS >80% 2020-2024\nRationale:\nThese targets measure our effectiveness:\n- in supporting the Attorney-General to manage legal risk across the Commonwealth through the\n Source: `corporate-plans/2020.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/agd-corporate-plan-2020-24.PDF)`\n- [Page 6]\n6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nCorporate Plan on a page 2025–26\nOur purpose\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and\nimprovement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nOur programs\n1.1 - Attorney-General’s – Departmental 1.4 - Justice Services\n1.2 - Nuclear Powered Submarines 1.5 - Family Relationships\n1.3 - Australian Government Solicitor 1.6 - Criminal Justice\nOur Key Activities\nKey Activity 1 Key Activity 2 Key Activity 3 Key Activity 4\nProvide legal services Manage Administer and advise Administer and\nand policy advice and casework on legal policy and implement programs\noversee legal services frameworks and services\nacross government 2.1\nInternational crime 3.1 4.1\n1.1 cooperation, Administration of legal Legal assistance\nAGS legal services federal offender and policy frameworks\n Source: `corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)`\n- To align with the determinations made under section 72 of the Public Service Act 1999 to move staff between\nagencies, and under section 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 to transfer\nappropriation funding between agencies, the transfer of associated departmental or administered assets and\nliabilities will occur in the 2025–26 financial year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)`\n- Grants 306 250 -\nFinance costs 1.3 4,732 5,116 2,235\nTo align with the determinations made under section 72 of the Public Service Act 1999 to move staff between\nImpairment loss on financial instruments 1,545 551 -\nagencies, and under section 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 to transfer\nappropriation funding between agencies, the transfer of associated departmental or administered assets and Write-down and impairment of other assets 4.1 8,823 7,287 -\nliabilities will occur in the 2025–26 financial year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf)`\n- TARGETS PERIOD\n3.4.1 Stakeholder and client satisfaction >80% in relation to: 2020-2024\n(i) effectiveness (expertise and quality of relationship)\n(ii) efficiency (timeliness and responsiveness)\n3.4.2 Government and external stakeholders are actively engaged in discussions on policy 2020-2024\ndevelopment and improvements\n3.4.3 Qualitative analysis shows that policy advice is effective in maintaining and improving 2020-2024\nthe operation of Australia’s integrity frameworks\nRationale:\nThese targets measure our effectiveness in:\n- maintaining and strengthening integrity frameworks, which helps to build confidence in public\nadministration, promote accountability, transparency and the rule of law, and support the proper\nadministration of public programs for the benefit of Australian citizens.\n- promoting and protecting human rights, which helps to maintain a free society with balanced rights,\n 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other-pdfs - https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-01/working-group-on-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault-annual-progress-report-2023.PDF\n- `other-pdfs/annual-progress-report-work-plan-strengthen-criminal-justice-responses-sexual-as.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/annual-progress-report-work-plan-strengthen-criminal-justice-responses-sexual-assault-2025.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/working-group-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault_annual-progress-repor.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/working-group-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault_annual-progress-report-2024.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Meeting of Attorneys-General - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:05:05.969545+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-004189\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Attorney-General's\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 62\n- Unique legislation references found: 425\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 403 |\n| Code | 1 |\n| Determination | 6 |\n| Instrument | 2 |\n| Order | 1 |\n| Regulation | 11 |\n| Scheme | 1 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Public Governance,Performance and Accountability Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 65\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Governance%2CPerformance+and+Accountability+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__11.html`\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__12.html`\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2020.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2021.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2023.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ublication date\n13 September 2019\nDownload\nAttorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2019-23 [PDF 833.62 KB]\nAttorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2019-23 [DOCX 1.03 MB]\nThe corporate plan covers the periods 2019–20 to 2022–23 in accordance with the Public Governance,Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\nThis plan sets out our purpose, the challenges and opportunities in the environment in which we work, and describes how we will measure our success over the next four years.\nRelated links\nAbout us\n Source: `pages/corporate-plans-index__11.html`\n- ce\nPublication date\n21 August 2018\nDownload\nAttorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2018-22 [PDF 1.9 MB]\nAttorney-General's Department Corporate Plan 2018-22 [DOCX 681.27 KB]\nThe corporate plan covers the periods 2018–19 to 2021–22 in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.\nThe department’s work is broad, covering many legal, policy and program areas that impact on all people in Australia. Achieving our purpose of a just and secure society is integral to maintaining the rule of law which is central to a prosperous, fair and coh\n Source: `pages/corporate-plans-index__12.html`\n- 2600\nDear Attorney-General\nAttorney-General’s Department Annual Report 2020–21\nI am pleased to present the annual report of the Attorney-General's Department for the year ended\n30 June 2021.\nThis report has been prepared for the purposes of section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), which requires that I prepare and provide an annual report to you for\npresentation to the Parliament.\nThe report includes the department's audited financial statements as required by sections 42, 43 and 46\nof the PGPA Act. It also includes the dep\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- t 2: Annual performance statements\nStatement of preparation\nAs the accountable authority of the Attorney-General’s Department, I present the 2020–21\nannual performance statement of the Attorney-General’s Department, as required under paragraph\n39(1)(a) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). In my opinion,\nthis annual performance statement is based on properly maintained records, accurately reflects the\nperformance of the entity and complies with subsection 39(2) of the PGPA Act.\nKatherine Jones PSM\nSecretary\n12\n\n[page 17]\nAnnual Repo\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ive performance.\nThe Workforce Planning Committee also considers how best to meet the strategic workforce needs of the\ndepartment.\nAudit and Risk Management Committee\nThe Audit and Risk Management Committee was established in accordance with section 45 of the\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and section 17 of the PGPA Rule.\nThe committee provides independent advice to the Secretary on the department's financial and\nperformance reporting responsibilities, risk oversight and management and systems of internal control. It\noversees the dep\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 33\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Telecommunications+%28Interception+and+Access%29+Act+1979\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Access) (Enforcement Agency—NSW Department of Communities and Justice) Declaration 2023. The\ndeclaration declared the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (that part known as Corrective\nServices NSW) as an enforcement agency under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act\n1979 for the purposes of being able to access telecommunications data. The department is providing\nadvice to the Attorney-General.\nSenate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee\nOn 10 May 2023, the Senate referred the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omn\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- tions Access Co-ordinator) Instrument\n2022 (No. 2). Both instruments specified certain positions in the Department of Home Affairs and the\nAttorney-General's Department as 'Communications Access Co-ordinators' under subsection 6R(2) of the\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. The second instrument repealed the first one to\ntake into account a restructure of the Attorney-General's Department.\nThe committee sought the Attorney-General's advice as to whom the powers under particular sections of\nthe Act will be delegated and whether\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- f United Kingdom Public Sector Fraud Authority 5\nRoyal Commissions 34, 138 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with\nSustainability Network 56 Disabilities 49\nUnited Nations human rights committee\nT communications casework 21\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n41 V\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Vardanega, Louise (Chief Operating Officer, AGS) 83, 150\n(Communications Access Co-ordinator) Instrument Vietnamese Government’s counter-human trafficking\n2022 41 policy framework 31\nTelecommunications (Interc\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- detail. The Review sought and received additional\nsubmissions, case studies and written comments on discrete issues, and held over\nPJCIS will then complete its review of this Act, which must be completed by 30 September 2020 (s 187N of\nthe Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979).\n5 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian Secret Intelligence Service,\nAustralian Signals Directorate, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, Defence Intelligence\nOrganisation, Office of National Intelligence, Australian Federal\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- the Australian Federal Police Act 1979\nto the extent it relates to the performance of their intelligence functions as\npart of the NIC;\n legislation containing NIC agency investigative powers, such as the\nSurveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and\nAccess) Act 1979;\n the adequacy of national security information handling provisions under the\nNational Security Information Act 2004, including the protection of information\nrelating to counter terrorism and foreign interference prosecutions;\n oversight-related legislation\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Service Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 30\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Public+Service+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `reviews/bell-inquiry-report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- work are performed.\nPerformance pay\nNon-SES employees within AGS may earn or be awarded performance pay in accordance with the\nagreement. SES employees within AGS may earn or be awarded performance pay under a determination\nmade under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. There are 3 types of performance-based\nbonuses:\n• Net production bonus: employees designated as a Lawyer or Paralegal with a fee earning target\nare eligible to receive a bonus equivalent to 20% of the employee’s net production above their net\nproduction targ\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- e includes all separations for ongoing\nemployees and consists of terminations, redundancies, resignations, retirements and movements to\nanother agency. It does not include machinery-of-government transfers.\nEmployment arrangements of SES and non-SES employees\nThe Public Service Act 1999 employment arrangements for the reporting period 2020–21 are provided in\nthe following table.\nTABLE 34: EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS OF SES AND NON-SES EMPLOYEES\nEmployment arrangements SES Non-SES Total\nPublic Service Act 1999 ss24(1) Collective Determination SES\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- es provide information about remuneration for key management personnel, senior\nexecutives and highly paid staff.\nSES remuneration\nRemuneration for SES employees is established through collective and individual determinations made\nunder subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. The 2 collective determinations cover SES\nemployees in AGS Group and SES employees in the department’s policy groups and Enabling Services\nGroup, respectively. One SES employee is also covered by an individual subsection 24(1) determination\nthat operates in\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- • Statistics on employees who identify as\nIndigenous.\n17AG(4)(c) Information on any enterprise agreements, individual Mandatory 67\nflexibility arrangements, Australian workplace\nagreements, common-law contracts and\ndeterminations under subsection 24(1) of the Public\nService Act 1999.\n17AG(4)(c)(i) Information on the number of SES and non-SES Mandatory 183\nemployees covered by agreements identified in\nparagraph 17AG(4)(c).\n17AG(4)(c)(ii) The salary ranges available for APS employees by If applicable, 184\nclassification level. Mandatory\n17\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ons Regulations 2019 55\nProtective Security Policy Framework 50\nS\nPublic Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Act 2013 2, 59, 61, 77, 89 Safe Work Australia 3, 9, 33\nPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2013 66 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\nPublic Service Act 1999 67 73\ncollective determinations 181, 183 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation\npurchasing 76 Commission 9\nSeafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation\nR\nAuthority 9\nReconciliation Action Plan Working Group 72\nSecretary 2, 22, 58\nRegistered Organisation\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 26\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Australian+Security+Intelligence+Organisation+Act+1979\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n-  any specific proposals for reform, such as Recommendation 16(c) of the\nIndependent Intelligence Review.\nWithout limiting the legislation that the review may consider, the review will consider:\n core legislation relating to the six AIC agencies, such as the Australian\nSecurity Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, the Office of National\nAssessments Act 1977, including proposed legislation to give effect to the\ntransition to the Office of National Intelligence, and Intelligence Services Act\n2001, including amendments contained in the Intelligence Services\nAmendment (Es\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- .\n3.22 While not recommending a common legislative framework for the entire NIC, some\nareas of NIC legislation would benefit from simplification and modernisation. We\nrecommend the repeal of the TIA Act, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (SD Act) and\nparts of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act), and\ntheir replacement with a single new Act governing the use of electronic\nsurveillance powers—telecommunications interception, covert access to stored\ncommunications, computers and telecommunications data, and the use of optical,\nlistening and t\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- e and money flows across national borders\npresent more opportunities for organised crime and extremist groups to\nconceal and launder their illicit funds,26 requiring Australian agencies to work\nin closer partnership with their international counterparts.\n5.26 The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act) and IS Act\ncontain additional controls that apply when ASIO, ASIS, ASD and AGO seek to\nundertake particular activities in relation to Australian citizens and permanent\nresidents. At the time of the Hope Royal Commissions, Australia did not recognis\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- ation from having alternate governments fully and\nresponsibly apprised of matters of such great national concern.’124\nImplementation\nThe Fraser Government implemented many of Justice Hope’s recommendations.\nThe 1956 ASIO Act was repealed and replaced with the Australian Security\nIntelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act). The Government had concluded\nthat ‘the legislative reforms [were so]…fundamental and wide-ranging that a\ncompletely new [ASIO] Bill, rather than amendment’ was required.125 The reforms\nwere intended to remove any legal doubts about ministerial res\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- rity Review\nThe 1978 bombing of the Hilton Hotel in Sydney was described as Australia’s first\ninstance of domestic terrorism.136 Conspiracy theories, including that ASIO had\nplanted the bomb to justify its existence, circulated in the media.137 To quash these\nAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, Division 3, Part IV. This Tribunal was later abolished\nand the review function went to the Security Division of the AAT.\n130 Commonwealth, Parliamentary Debates, Senate, 8 March 1979 (Peter Durack, Attorney-General) pg 649.\n131 Blaxland, The Protest Years: T\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Freedom of Information Act 1982\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 22\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Freedom+of+Information+Act+1982\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n- `reviews/bell-inquiry-report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ests are\neffectively represented from agency-specific and whole-of-government perspectives.\n5.2.2 Requests for access to royal commission records consist of administrative requests made under the\nRoyal Commissions Regulations 2019, applications made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI\nAct) and documents subject to a court subpoena or other compulsory process. To measure timeliness and\nappropriateness of responses to these requests, applications are considered by category, recorded in a\ndatabase and monitored against the relevant timef\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- contractor’s premises where appropriate.\nDuring 2020–21, the department had 50 contracts in excess of $10,000 to a total value of $13.907 million\nthat were exempt from being reported on AusTender on the basis that they would disclose matters\nexempt under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.\nGrants\nInformation on grants awarded by the department for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 is available\non the Australian Government GrantConnect website (www.grants.gov.au).\n78\n\n[page 83]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 3: Management and accountability\nAd\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- rtiliser.\nThe integration of energy-efficiency practices into our organisation and planning processes allows us to\nreduce our energy costs and decrease the consumption of resources.\nFreedom of information\nInformation Publication Scheme\nEntities subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 are required to publish information to the public\nas part of the Information Publication Scheme. This requirement is set out in section 8 of the Act. The\ndepartment’s section 8 statement and a plan showing the information we publish in accordance with the\nSch\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- dment (Protecting Vulnerable\n51, 64\nWorkers) Act 2017 65\nFraud Control Handbook 62\nFair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs\nfraud prevention and control 50, 62\nand Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 4, 33, 64\nfreedom of information 80\nFair Work Commission 9\nFreedom of Information Act 1982 55, 80\nAnnual Wage Review 33–4\nFair Work Ombudsman 3, 4, 9, 33 G\nfamily and marriage law frameworks gender equality 71\nadministration 29–31 Gender Equality Action Plan 71\nquantitative assessment 29 Gifford, Cameron (Chief Operating Officer, AGD) 8,\nfamily cou\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- e contractor’s premises where appropriate.\nDuring 2021–22, the department had 46 contracts in excess of $10,000 to a total value of $5,254 million\nthat were exempt from being reported on AusTender on the basis that they would disclose matters\nexempt under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.\nDetails of the new and ongoing reportable non-consultancy contracts entered into in 2021–22 are shown\nin the following tables.\nInformation on the value of reportable non-consultancy contracts is available on the AusTender website\n(www.tenders.gov.au).\nTABLE\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Intelligence Services Act 2001\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 22\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Intelligence+Services+Act+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n- `reviews/Government-response-to-the-Comprehensive-Review-of-the-Legal-Framework-of-the-Na.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ..... 121\nThe post-Hope Era ....................................................................................................... 126\nTransparency legislation .............................................................................................. 126\nThe Intelligence Services Act 2001 .............................................................................. 128\nThe counter-terrorism response ................................................................................... 130\nLegislation and the impact of technological change ......\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- hese reviews took the legislative framework—and the principles\nunderpinning that framework—as being largely settled. The Samuels and Codd\nInquiry in 1995 recommended that ASIS be placed onto a legislative basis (which\nultimately led to the introduction of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 (Cth)\n(IS Act)). Samuels and Codd based their recommendation on two principled\narguments:\n noting that ASIS’ operations were generally sensitive and potentially\ncontroversial, that it was ‘no longer appropriate that the formal conferral of\nPage 86\n\n[page 89]\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- sed counter-terrorism and national security\nlegislation, and conducted a number of statutory reviews of laws following their\n42 RCIS, Third Report, para 356.\n43 Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 (Cth) s 8.\n44 Following the passage of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 (Cth).\n45 Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (Cth).\nPage 98\n\n[page 101]\nVolume 1 Chapter 5 Why a Review?\nimplementation. The 2017 IIR made a number of recommendations to further\nexpand the role of the PJCIS, which are discussed in greater de\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- on Act and the Privacy Act—the open government reforms have,\nnonetheless, changed the public’s expectations of Australia’s security, intelligence\nand law enforcement agencies. ASIS, ASD and AGO now publish the rules they\napply to protect Australians’ privacy.\nThe Intelligence Services Act 2001\nIn his first Royal Commission, Justice Hope recommended that ASIS be publicly\nacknowledged and given a statutory footing.182 The 1983 Sheraton Hotel incident\nand the High Court’s subsequent decision in A v Hayden heightened this\nrecommendation’s significance.\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- Bill 2001, s 6(1)(e).\nPage 129\n\n[page 132]\nChapter 6 Intelligence legislation in Australia Volume 1\nASIS to its other listed legislative functions.189 The Bill expressly prohibited\nASIS’s involvement in paramilitary activities or violence against the person.\nThe Intelligence Services Act 2001 (Cth) (IS Act) passed with bipartisan support\nand received Royal Assent on 1 October 2001.190 Its enactment—100 years after\nFederation and Australia’s nascent intelligence collection endeavours—brought\nAustralia into line with its Five Eyes counterparts, all\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Investigatory Powers Act 2016\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 22\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Investigatory+Powers+Act+2016\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- terial and judicial authority. Foreign\nintelligence authorisations and cybersecurity authorisations by the Minister\nunder the Communications Security Establishment Act 2019 must also be\napproved by the Information Commissioner.\n In the UK, warrants under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 require the\napproval of the Secretary of State and a Judicial Commissioner from the\nUK Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office. The Investigatory Powers\nPage 52\n\n[page 55]\nVolume 1 Chapter 3 Executive summary\nCommissioner’s Office also has an inspection ro\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- Open Source Center (Web Page,\n8 November 2005) .\n612 Joint Intelligence Organisation, (Web Page), \n613 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (UK), Part 7.\n614 Mariel Soto Reyes, ‘Scandals and teen drop-off weren’t enough to stop Facebook’s growth’, Business\nInsider, (Web Page, 27 April 2019) .\nPage 250\n\n[page 253]\nVo\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- cularly those conducted by\nLord David Anderson QC, the Royal United Services Institute and the Intelligence\nand Security Committee of Parliament. The authorisation framework for the use of\nintrusive powers by the UK intelligence services is spread between the\nInvestigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,\nand the Intelligence Services Act 1994. The legislation is supplemented by codes\nof practice.58\n18.33 A major change included in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 was the\nintroduction of a requirement for both\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n- UK intelligence services is spread between the\nInvestigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,\nand the Intelligence Services Act 1994. The legislation is supplemented by codes\nof practice.58\n18.33 A major change included in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 was the\nintroduction of a requirement for both the Secretary of State and a\nJudicial Commissioner to authorise the use of intrusive powers relating to intrusive\nsurveillance,59 interception,60 equipment interference,61 bulk data interception,62 and\nthe retent\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n- Criminal Procedure (US), Rule 41.\n58 These codes of practice are listed online (as of 29 October 2019) at\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigatory-powers-act-2016-codes-of-practice.\n59 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (UK), s 32.\n60 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (UK), Part 2 Chapter 1.\n61 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (UK), Part 5.\n62 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (UK), Part 6 Chapter 1.\n63 Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (UK), Part 7.\nPage 42\n\n[page 45]\nVolume 2 Chapter 18 Authorisations: Introduction and a double loc\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Proceeds of Crime Act 2002\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 22\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Proceeds+of+Crime+Act+2002\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- pendix 2: Methodologies.\nThis is the first time the stakeholder survey was used to measure this new target that resulted from\nmachinery of government changes in 2022.\nWe work closely with the Business Grants Hub to administer crime prevention grants under the Proceeds\nof Crime Act 2002. Respondents agreed that we work collaboratively with the Hub on grant program\nadministration. Responses also indicated that we stood out in areas of ‘professionalism, capability and\npreparedness’. One comment indicated that a delay in finalising Grant Opport\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- 2021–22. The major expenses in 2022–23 are $418.987 million in grant payments and $124.910 million in\nsupplier payments.\nThe total administered revenue for 2022–23 was $40.396 million compared to $235.888 million in 2021–\n22. The major revenue in 2022–23 was Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 receipts of $31.644 million.\n2 AGS operate on a cost recovered basis and do not receive departmental capital budget to fund asset replacement, as such\nthe unfunded depreciation amount of $15.108m is the depreciation expense after excluding AGS depreciation ex\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- ng Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) - 146,241 -\nTotal taxation revenue - 146,241 -\nNon-taxation revenue\nRevenue from contracts with customers 2,057 2,061 1,914\nInterest - 7 -\nRecoveries - personal benefit recoveries - 35,078 -\nComcare receipts - 50,341 -\nProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) receipts 31,644 - 34,574\nOther non-taxation revenue 6,695 1,578 -\nTotal non-taxation revenue 40,396 89,065 36,488\nTotal revenue 40,396 235,306 36,488\nGains\nOther gains - 582 -\nTotal gains - 582 -\nTotal Income 40,396 235,888 36,488\nNet (cost of) service\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- to less\ndemand than expected for the Justice Services program and\nStrengthening Community Safety in Central Australia\nprogram.\nTotal own-source revenue 3,908 The variance is due to higher than anticipated receipts\nadministered on behalf of received under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which are\nGovernment used to fund crime prevention and law enforcement\nactivities. This function was transferred to the department\nfrom Home Affairs during 2022–23 as a result of the\nmachinery of government change.\nTotal other comprehensive income 13,565 The\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- an Rights Commission that were not\nbudgeted.\nAdministered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities\nTotal financial assets 31,709 The variance is primarily driven by the budgeted amount\nnot reflecting the increase cash and cash equivalents due\nto the transfer of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 programs\n(POCA) special account from Home Affairs and increase in\ne quity accounted investments in 2022–23.\n77\n\n[page 82]\nAnnual Report 2022–23 14BPart 4: Financial statements\nATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT\nNOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 21\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Fair+Entitlements+Guarantee+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2020.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2021.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- y. Assessing claims for FEG entitlements involves\nworking with insolvency practitioners and reconstructing employment records. The time it takes to\nfinalise an individual claim depends on a number of issues, including factors outside the department’s\ncontrol. The Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 makes FEG not payable where a dividend will be\ndeclared within 16 weeks. The 14-week average processing target timeframe reflects an internal priority\nto reduce the overall processing time for claims.\n47\n\n[page 52]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 2: Annual perform\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- arch 2021)\nThe Administrative Appeals Tribunal accepted that the provision in the Corporations Act 2001 that deems\ntermination of an employee’s employment to have occurred on the ‘relevant date’ was irrelevant to the\nassessment of the redundancy pay under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (FEG Act) in\ncircumstances where the Fair Work Act 2009 governs redundancy. The Tribunal accordingly found that\nthe small business redundancy provisions in the FEG Act applied. The Tribunal confirmed that this\nconclusion is not affected by the appointment of\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- .\nWarren v Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department [2021] FCA 89\nThe Federal Court found that casual loadings paid to Mr Warren under his employment agreement could\nnot be used to reduce subsequently claimed annual leave and redundancy entitlements under the\nFair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012. The Secretary filed a Notice of Appeal to the Full Court of the\nFederal Court on 12 March 2021.\nReports by parliamentary committees\nThe department provided evidence to and appeared before several parliamentary committees.\nJoint Select Committee on Australia’\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ncluding legal assistance for witnesses.\nThe total administered revenue for 2020–21 includes $139.610 million in levies collected by the Coal\nMining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation and personal benefit recoveries of\n$47.234 million under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012.\n84\n\n[page 89]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 4: Financial statements\nINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT\nTo the Attorney-General\nIn my opinion, the financial statements of the Attorney-General’s Department (the Entity) for the year ended 30\nJune 2021:\n(a) comply with A\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 843\n128\n\n[page 133]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 4: Financial statements\n2021 2020\n$'000 $'000\n5.1C: Personal benefits\nHigh Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 1,104 −\nFormer Solicitor-Generals' pensions - interest cost 79 112\nWitness expenses 180 260\nFair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 payments 104,603 175,691\nOther personal benefits 422 473\nTotal personal benefits 106,388 176,536\n5.1D: Grants\nAustralian Government entities (related entities) 51,988 60,348\nState and territory governments 25,460 26,366\nNon-profit organisations 29,822 116,714\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Criminal Code Act 1995\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 17\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Criminal+Code+Act+1995\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/working-group-criminal-justice-responses-to-sexual-assault_annual-progress-repor.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- tained high ethical standards for the behaviour of our employees.\nAs part of their acceptance of an offer of employment, new employees sign a statement to acknowledge\nthat they have read and understood the APS Values, Code of Conduct and relevant parts of the\nCriminal Code Act 1995. Our induction program provides clear guidance for new employees in relation to\nthe APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles.\nThe department participates in the Australian Public Service Commission Ethics Contact Officer Network.\nInformation is a\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- The department maintains high ethical standards of our employees. As part of their acceptance of an\noffer of employment, new employees sign a statement to acknowledge that they have read and\nunderstood the APS Values, Code of Conduct and relevant parts of the Criminal Code Act 1995. Our\ninduction program provides clear guidance for new employees in relation to the APS Values, Code of\nConduct and Employment Principles.\nThe department participates in the Australian Public Service Commission Ethics Contact Officer Network.\nInformation is a\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- rapid antigen testing 4\n129, 130\nresponding to 4\ninternational crime cooperation, federal offender,\nworkplace vaccination issues 4\ninternational family law, private international\nCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) 40\nlaw and United Nations human rights\nCriminal Code Act 1995 39\ncommittee communications casework 18–20,\nCulturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)\n129, 130\nNetwork 48\nperformance measures 18–20, 129, 130\ncyber security 50\ncash flow statement 65\nCelebrating Ability Network 47\nD\nChidgey, Sarah (Deputy Secretary) 80, 1\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- The department maintains high ethical standards of our employees. As part of their acceptance of an\noffer of employment, new employees sign a statement to acknowledge that they have read and\nunderstood the APS Values, Code of Conduct and relevant parts of the Criminal Code Act 1995. Our\ninduction program provides clear guidance for new employees in relation to the APS Values, Code of\nConduct and Employment Principles.\nThe department participates in the Australian Public Service Commission Ethics Contact Officer Network.\nInformation is a\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- rgy-efficiency practices 56\nCrimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill Enterprise Agreements 43, 147\n2023 40, 41 entity resource statement 2022–23 127–32\nCrimes (Penalty Unit) Amendment Bill 2002 41 establish and support royal commissions and other\nCriminal Code Act 1995 38 bodies (key activity 5) 5, 12, 14, 34\ncriminal justice and national security legislative reform 4 performance measure 34, 138\nCulturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Network 50 support for the overarching and ongoing purpose of\ncyber security 4, 6, 52\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Intelligence and Security Act 2017\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 17\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Intelligence+and+Security+Act+2017\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-2-authorisations-immunities-and-electronic-surveillance.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- des its\nsecurity and intelligence agencies on a civilian and military basis. The General\nIntelligence and Security Service is responsible for both domestic security and the\ncollection of intelligence offshore,441 and the Military Intelligence and Security\n438 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), ss 7(1) and 8(1).\n439 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), s 9.\n440 Intelligence Law 2015 (France), art L811-3.\n441 Intelligence and Security Services Act 2017 (The Netherlands), art 6.\nPage 184\n\n[page 187]\nVolume 1 Chapter 8 Foreign and security in\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- litary basis. The General\nIntelligence and Security Service is responsible for both domestic security and the\ncollection of intelligence offshore,441 and the Military Intelligence and Security\n438 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), ss 7(1) and 8(1).\n439 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), s 9.\n440 Intelligence Law 2015 (France), art L811-3.\n441 Intelligence and Security Services Act 2017 (The Netherlands), art 6.\nPage 184\n\n[page 187]\nVolume 1 Chapter 8 Foreign and security intelligence\nService is responsible for military security, and th\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 50 USC 1801.\n516 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion (John D. Bates) (Web page,\n3 October 2011) ,\npg 72 and 73.\n517 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 49.\n518 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), s 53, 58 and 59.\n519 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 54 and 60.\nPage 215\n\n[page 218]\nChapter 9 Onshore and offshore operations Volume 1\n9.85 The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 also requires\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- .\n516 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion (John D. Bates) (Web page,\n3 October 2011) ,\npg 72 and 73.\n517 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 49.\n518 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), s 53, 58 and 59.\n519 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 54 and 60.\nPage 215\n\n[page 218]\nChapter 9 Onshore and offshore operations Volume 1\n9.85 The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 also requires that the Minister of\nForeign Affairs be consulted\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n- ion (John D. Bates) (Web page,\n3 October 2011) ,\npg 72 and 73.\n517 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 49.\n518 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ), s 53, 58 and 59.\n519 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (NZ) s 54 and 60.\nPage 215\n\n[page 218]\nChapter 9 Onshore and offshore operations Volume 1\n9.85 The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 also requires that the Minister of\nForeign Affairs be consulted before an intelligence warrant is issued if the\nproposed acti\n Source: `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Family Law Act 1975\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 12\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Family+Law+Act+1975\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/publications-index.html`\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `corporate-plans/2020.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e family law system more accessible and equitable for separating families.\nFamily law changes from June 2025: Information for family law professionals\nGuidelines\n26 February 2025\nThe Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (the Amendment Act) makes changes to the Family Law Act 1975 (Family Law Act). This affects family law professionals and users of the family law system.\nAustralian Government response to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee report on the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024\nGovernment response\n31\n Source: `pages/publications-index.html`\n- ews, supported by\nanalysis and advice from the department, on reforms to family law and the operation of the family law\nsystem. The response outlined the next steps being taken by government.\nThe government approved the making of legislative amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 that\npromote an accessible and safe environment for families within the family law system:\n• The Family Law Amendment (Risk Screening Protections) Act 2020 supports implementation of a\nnew approach, The Lighthouse project, to identify and manage safety risks\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 0–21 financial year are:\n• Native Title Act 1993 Purpose: Payment of successful Native Title compensation claims;\n• Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017, Schedule 1 s.13(3): Payment of successful\nNative Title compensation claims;\n• Family Law Act 1975 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 Purpose:\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 1 glossary of abbreviations and acronyms 195\nFamily Court of Australia 9, 28 government lawyers, training sessions 22, 23\nfamily law Graduate Development Program 70, 71\nconsultation papers 30 grants 31, 39, 43, 78\nfunding of family law policy initiatives 30\nH\nFamily Law Act 1975, legislative amendments 30\nHague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law,\nFamily Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence\nRecognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in\nOrders) Bill 2021 4, 30\nRespect of Parental Responsibility (the Child\nFamily Law Amendment\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- 1–22 financial year are:\n• Native Title Act 1993 Purpose: Payment of successful Native Title compensation claims;\n• Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017, Schedule 1 s.13(3): Payment of successful Native\nTitle compensation claims;\n• Family Law Act 1975 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges (repealed 1 September 2021);\n• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges (repealed 1 September\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 12\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Foreign+Influence+Transparency+Scheme+Act+2018\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ign\nprincipals to influence government and political processes. Foreign principals can include foreign\ngovernments, foreign political organisations and foreign government-related entities and individuals. In\n2020–21, 97% of registrations and updates under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018\nwere published within 3 weeks (compared to 87% in 2019–20) and 100% were published within 4 weeks\n(compared to 99% in in 2019–20). The 3% of registrations and updates that took longer than 3 weeks to\npublish were ones that required extended communication with\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- the FEG Act.\n63\n\n[page 68]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 3: Management and accountability\nLibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth [2021] HCA 18\nOn 16 June 2021, a majority of the High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s challenge to the validity of certain\nprovisions of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (Cth). The Foreign Influence\nTransparency Scheme establishes registration, reporting and disclosure obligations on individuals and\nentities that undertake certain activities on behalf of a foreign principal. The plaintiff argued that the\nrequirement under the\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- itlements Guarantee Act 2012 47, 63, 64\nFirst Parliamentary Council 22\nFair Entitlements Guarantee scheme 5\nForeign Influence Transparency Scheme\nadministration 34, 46–7\nadministration 51\nrecovery of payments 48\npublic register 51, 52\nFair Work Act 2009 3, 63\nForeign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018\nFair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable\n51, 64\nWorkers) Act 2017 65\nFraud Control Handbook 62\nFair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs\nfraud prevention and control 50, 62\nand Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 4, 33, 64\nfreedom of information 80\nFair Wor\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- measure for efficiency. Measuring the currency\nof the information published to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme public register is consistent\nwith the scheme’s purpose of promoting transparency.\nIn 2021–22, 100% of registrations and updates under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act\n2018 were published within 3 weeks (97% in 2020–21). This result was achieved due to efficiencies in\npublishing new registrations and updates to the public register.\nThis year, there was an anomaly in the number of updates due to additional requirements and string\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- 2–3, 137, 138 forced labour 5, 41\nentity resource statement 2021–22 118–23 Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme\nestablish and support Royal Commissions and other administration 32\nbodies (key activity 5) 5, 12, 34, 129 public register 32\nethical standards 39 Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 32\nExecutive Board 36, 37, 38 fraud prevention and control 5, 31, 38\nmembers 36 freedom of information 55\nexpenses Freedom of Information Act 1982 53, 55\nfor Outcome 1 120–1 Full Court of the Federal Court 19\nfor Outcome 2 122–3\nExpensive Commonwealth Crimina\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Law Officers Act 1964\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 12\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Law+Officers+Act+1964\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/volume-1-recommendations-and-executive-summary-foundations-and-principles-contro.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- - Ordinary Annual Services 33 −\nTotal administered 210,338 162,494\n119\n\n[page 124]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 4: Financial statements\n3.1C: Special appropriations ('recoverable GST exclusive')\nAppropriation Applied\n2021 2020\nAuthority Type Purpose $'000 $'000\nLaw Officers Act 1964 Unlimited To make payments of pensions 280 306\nand benefits to former Solicitors\nGeneral. All transactions under\nthis Act are recognised as\nAdministered items.\nHigh Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Unlimited To make provisions for long leave 1,104 −\nAct 1\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ed annual appropriations 507,188 404,653\nAdministered special appropriations\nAsbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth 25,825\nLiabilities) Act 2005\nFair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 105,355\nHigh Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 1,104\nLaw Officers Act 1964 280\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 48\nSafety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1988 26,163\nTotal administered special appropriations 158,775\n156\n\n[page 161]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Appendix 1: Entity resource statement\nActual Paymen\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ars which were\nincorrectly drawn against 2020–21 Appropriation Acts.\n85\n\n[page 89]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Part 4: Financial statements\n2.1C: Special appropriations ('recoverable GST exclusive')\nAppropriation Applied\n2022 2021\nAuthority Type Purpose $'000 $'000\nLaw Officers Act 1964 Unlimited To make payments of pensions 280 280\nand benefits to former Solicitors\nGeneral. All transactions under\nthis Act are recognised as\nAdministered items.\nHigh Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Unlimited To make provisions for long leave - 1,104\nAct 1\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- nts to corporate entities 16,050 16,050 -\nTotal administered annual appropriations 582,541 506,229\nAdministered special appropriations\nAsbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth\n28,310\nLiabilities) Act 2005\nFair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 98,649\nLaw Officers Act 1964 280\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 170\nSafety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1988 25,351\nTotal administered special appropriations 152,760\n118\n\n[page 122]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Appendix 1: Entity Resource statement 2021–22\nEnti\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- al Report 2022–23 14BPart 4: Financial statements\nATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT\nNOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n2.1C: Special appropriations ('recoverable GST exclusive')\nAppropriation Applied\n2023 2022\nAuthority Type Purpose $'000 $'000\nLaw Officers Act 1964 Unlimited To make payments of pensions and benefits to\nformer Solicitors-General. All transactions\nunder this Act are recognised as Administered\nitems.\n288 280\nHigh Court Justices (Long Leave Unlimited To make provisions for long leave payments for\nPayments)\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 12\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Native+Title+Amendment+%28Indigenous+Land+Use+Agreements%29+Act+2017\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- he end of the 2020–21 financial year and for which there were no\ntransactions debited or credited to them during the 2020–21 financial year are:\n• Native Title Act 1993 Purpose: Payment of successful Native Title compensation claims;\n• Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017, Schedule 1 s.13(3): Payment of successful\nNative Title compensation claims;\n• Family Law Act 1975 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Circuit Court of Australia A\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- ments that have been placed into liquidation. The\namounts are unable to be quantified as no claim forms have been received.\nNative Title Costs and Agreements (access to geospatial data)\nUnder the Native Title Act 1993 (the NTA) and the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017,\nSchedule 1 s. 13(3), the Commonwealth will be liable for any compensation found to be payable in respect of compensable\nacts for which the Commonwealth is responsible.\nThe Australian Government has entered into agreements with State and Territory Governments\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- he end of the 2021–22 financial year and for which there were no\ntransactions debited or credited to them during the 2021–22 financial year are:\n• Native Title Act 1993 Purpose: Payment of successful Native Title compensation claims;\n• Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017, Schedule 1 s.13(3): Payment of successful Native\nTitle compensation claims;\n• Family Law Act 1975 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges (repealed 1 September 2021);\n• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- ments that have been placed into liquidation. The\namounts are unable to be quantified as no claim forms have been received.\nNative Title Costs and Agreements (access to geospatial data)\nUnder the Native Title Act 1993 (the NTA) and the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017,\nSchedule 1 s. 13(3), the Commonwealth will be liable for any compensation found to be payable in respect of compensable\nacts for which the Commonwealth is responsible.\nThe Australian Government has entered into agreements with State and Territory Governments\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- he end of the 2022–23 financial year and for which there were no\ntransactions debited or credited to them during the 2022–23 financial year are:\n• Native Title Act 1993 Purpose: Payment of successful Native Title compensation claims;\n• Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Act 2017, Schedule 1 s.13(3) Purpose: Payment of successful\nNative Title compensation claims;\n• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Judges;\n• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 Purpose: Salary and Allowances of Jud\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Work Health and Safety Act 2011\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 10\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Work+Health+and+Safety+Act+2011\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e Pride in Diversity’s virtual Pride in Practice conference, a national conference dedicated to\nadvancing LGBTQA+ inclusion in Australian workplaces.\nWork health and safety\nWe provide and maintain safe and healthy workplaces and meet our obligations under the Work Health\nand Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\nThe department’s National Health and Safety Committee met 4 times during 2020–21. In July 2019,\nComcare conducted a Work Health and Safety Management System Initial Assessment to evaluate the\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- rk health and safety 73\nstatement of changes in equity 92–3 health, safety and wellbeing initiatives 73–4\nstatement of comprehensive income 90 reporting incidents and enforcement measures\nstatement of financial position 91 74\nStoker, Senator the Hon Amanda 10 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) 73\nStorti, Maria 59 work style, people and culture 5\nStrategic Operations Steering Committee 58 workers’ compensation 74\nWorkforce Planning Committee 59\nT\nworkforce statistics 174–86\nTerrorist High Risk Offender regime (NSW) 37\nworkforce strategies 69–7\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- guide.pdf.\n8 Department of Home Affairs website, at www.homeaffairs.gov.au.\n48\n\n[page 52]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Part 3: Management and accountability\nWork health and safety\nWe provide and maintain safe and healthy workplaces and meet our obligations under the Work Health\nand Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\nIn February 2021, we commenced a review of the department’s approach to addressing sexual\nharassment. The review’s terms of reference were broad and included a mandate to review the\ndepartmen\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- te Select Committee of Public Accounts and\nAudit 41 V\nSenate Standing Committee on Economics 41 Vardanega, Louise (Chief Operating Officer, AGS)\n80, 140\nVines, Greg 5\n164\n\n[page 168]\nAnnual Report 2021–22 Index\nWork Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme 29\nW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) 49\nWaminda (the South Coast Women’s Health and work, style, people and culture 5\nWelfare Aboriginal Corporation), secondment workers’ compensation 49\nto 45 workforce statistics 131–42\nWear it Purple Day 48 workforce strategies 45–6\nWhole of Government D\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- Report 2022–23 13BPart 3: Management and accountability\nWork health and safety\nWe take a proactive approach to identifying and managing health and safety hazards and risks to provide\nand maintain safe and healthy workplaces and meet our obligations under the Work Health and Safety\nAct 2011 (WHS Act) and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.\nHealth, safety and wellbeing initiatives\nIn July 2022, we commenced a review of the department’s mental health and wellbeing program and\nassociated wellbeing support initiatives. The review s\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 9\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Commonwealth+Electoral+Act+1918\n\n**Sources**:\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pages.jsonl`\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 is available\non the Australian Government GrantConnect website (www.grants.gov.au).\n78\n\n[page 83]\nAnnual Report 2020–21 Part 3: Management and accountability\nAdvertising and market research\nUnder section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the department is required to disclose\npayments of $13,800 or more (inclusive of GST) to specific types of organisations. These organisations are\nadvertising agencies, market research organisations, polling organisations, media advertising\norganisations and\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jsonl`\n- oal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding)\nHarassment in Australian Workplaces report, Corporation 9\nresponse to 4 Comcare 9, 73\nAustralian Law Reform Commission 8, 9 Commonwealth Child Safe Framework 61–2\nFamily Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 79\nFamily Law System, response to 30 Commonwealth entities legal services,\nreview of the family law system, response to 4 management of significant legal issues and\nAustralian National Audit Office arrangements for 21–3\nannual performance statement pilot audi\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pages.jso\n\n_…truncated, open the .md file for the full content._", "global_initiatives_md": null, "strategy": { "reporting_period": "2024-25", "corporate_plan_period": "2025-26", "vision": null, "vision_source_page": null, "purposes": "Achieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks [CP p.6]", "purposes_source_page": 6, "how_we_deliver": "We achieve our purpose through 4 key activities: Providing legal services and policy advice and overseeing legal services across government; Managing casework; Administering and advising on legal and policy frameworks; Administering and implementing programs and services [CP p.7]", "how_we_deliver_source_page": 7, "government_priorities": [ { "text": "Driving justice initiatives, including First Nations Justice policy", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Preventing domestic and family violence", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Supporting our courts and tribunals", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Progressing work under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, including embedding the Four Priority Reforms", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Leading the Australian Government’s integrity agenda, including developing an Integrity Strategy for the Commonwealth Public Service and progressing privacy reforms", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Ensuring our criminal law and frameworks are fit for purpose", "source_page": 4 }, { "text": "Building our partnerships in the Pacific", "source_page": 4 } ], "outcomes": [ { "name": "Outcome 1: A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks", "description": "In 2024–25, we administered one outcome that mirror our purposes across 8 programs [AR p.13]", "key_activities": [ "Provide legal services", "Manage casework", "Administer and advise on legal policy and frameworks", "Administer and implement programs and services" ], "source_page": 13 } ], "values": [ "Integrity", "Wellbeing", "Influence", "Innovation", "One AGD" ], "values_framework_name": "Our culture", "kpi_targets_2025_26": [ { "code": "CCE01", "measure": "Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness", "target": "75%", "source_page": 40 }, { "code": "CCE02", "measure": "Average stakeholder satisfaction of 75% for: effectiveness, timeliness and responsiveness", "target": "75%", "source_page": 41 }, { "code": "CCE03", "measure": "The average time to verify documents through the Document Verification Service, where a result is returned, is less than 3 seconds", "target": "less than 3 seconds", "source_page": 42 }, { "code": "CCE04", "measure": "The average time to verify documents through the Face Verification Service, where a result is returned, is less than 20 seconds", "target": "less than 20 seconds", "source_page": 42 }, { "code": "CCE05", "measure": "The Document Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above", "target": "99% or above", "source_page": 42 }, { "code": "CCE06", "measure": "The Face Verification Service maintains an availability of 99% or above", "target": "99% or above", "source_page": 42 } ], "kpi_results_2024_25": [ { "code": "CCE01", "measure": "Overall client satisfaction (via AGS feedback process)", "result": "80%", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 28 }, { "code": "CCE02", "measure": "Average performance rating from stakeholders of 78 index points or above for: effectiveness", "result": "79 index points", "status": "Partly achieved", "source_page": 27 }, { "code": "CCE03", "measure": "Average performance rating from stakeholders of 78 index points or above for: timeliness and responsiveness", "result": "72 index points", "status": "Partly achieved", "source_page": 27 }, { "code": "CCE04", "measure": "AGS Net Production (lawyer utilisation) meets or exceeds the annual budget target", "result": "104%", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 26 }, { "code": "CCE05", "measure": "Minimum of casework matters finalised: 1,340 extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, federal offender, international family law and private international law", "result": "1,683", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 28 }, { "code": "CCE06", "measure": "At least 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in favour of the Commonwealth", "result": "87%", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 28 }, { "code": "CCE07", "measure": "100% of assessed policy advice to the Minister is rated as effective", "result": "100%", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 30 }, { "code": "CCE08", "measure": "A minimum of 5 high risk terrorist offender matters", "result": "9", "status": "Not achieved", "source_page": 29 }, { "code": "CCE09", "measure": "A minimum of 80% of extradition legal proceedings heard and determined are resolved in favour of the Commonwealth", "result": "80%", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 29 }, { "code": "CCE10", "measure": "A minimum of 80% of mutual assistance matters finalised", "result": "887", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 28 }, { "code": "CCE11", "measure": "A minimum of 400 private international law casework requests finalised", "result": "622", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 28 } ], "_source_urls": { "annual_report_url": "https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/annual-report-2024-25.pdf", "corporate_plan_url": "https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf" } }, "ideas": [ { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of Attorneys-General", "folder_name": "Meeting-of-Attorneys-General", "category": "Data & Performance", "scale": "small", "title": "KPI evidence register with named owners", "idea": "Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.", "quote": "[Page 150]\n146 Annual\nReport\n2023–24\nAppendix\n2:\nMethodologies\nTABLE 16: PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SURVEY RESULTS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY\nKey activity Performance measure 2024 Effectiveness Efficiency Number Response\ntarget result result of rate 1\nresponses\n1: Provide legal services and Performance measure 1.2: International law and policy advice 77ip 82ip 76ip 118 22%\npolicy advice and oversee legal\nservices across government\nPerformance measure 1.3: Constitutional policy and related 77ip 68ip 64ip 58 26%\npublic law advice\nPerformance measure 1.5: Manage significant legal issues and 77ip 73ip N/A 63 23%\narrangements for Australian Government Legal Services 2\n2: Manage casework Performance measure 2.1: International crime cooperation, 77ip 76ip 69ip 225 25%\nfederal offender, international family law and private\ninternational law casework", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public", "source": "annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of Attorneys-General", "folder_name": "Meeting-of-Attorneys-General", "category": "Data & Performance", "scale": "large", "title": "Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact", "idea": "Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "[Page 150]\n146 Annual\nReport\n2023–24\nAppendix\n2:\nMethodologies\nTABLE 16: PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SURVEY RESULTS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY\nKey activity Performance measure 2024 Effectiveness Efficiency Number Response\ntarget result result of rate 1\nresponses\n1: Provide legal services and Performance measure 1.2: International law and policy advice 77ip 82ip 76ip 118 22%\npolicy advice and oversee legal\nservices across government\nPerformance measure 1.3: Constitutional policy and related 77ip 68ip 64ip 58 26%\npublic law advice\nPerformance measure 1.5: Manage significant legal issues and 77ip 73ip N/A 63 23%\narrangements for Australian Government Legal Services 2\n2: Manage casework Performance measure 2.1: International crime cooperation, 77ip 76ip 69ip 225 25%\nfederal offender, international family law and private\ninternational law casework", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public", "source": "annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/annual-report-2023-24.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of Attorneys-General", "folder_name": "Meeting-of-Attorneys-General", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "small", "title": "Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates", "idea": "Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.", "quote": "[Page 6]\n6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nCorporate Plan on a page 2025–26\nOur purpose\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and\nimprovement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nOur programs\n1.1 - Attorney-General’s – Departmental 1.4 - Justice Services\n1.2 - Nuclear Powered Submarines 1.5 - Family Relationships\n1.3 - Australian Government Solicitor 1.6 - Criminal Justice\nOur Key Activities\nKey Activity 1 Key Activity 2 Key Activity 3 Key Activity 4\nProvide legal services Manage Administer and advise Administer and\nand policy advice and casework on legal policy and implement programs\noversee legal services frameworks and services\nacross government 2.1\nInternational crime 3.1 4.1\n1.1 cooperation, Administration of legal Legal assistance\nAGS legal services federal offender and policy frameworks", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of Attorneys-General", "folder_name": "Meeting-of-Attorneys-General", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "large", "title": "Single front door for life-event based services", "idea": "Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.", "quote": "[Page 6]\n6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nCorporate Plan on a page 2025–26\nOur purpose\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and\nimprovement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nOur programs\n1.1 - Attorney-General’s – Departmental 1.4 - Justice Services\n1.2 - Nuclear Powered Submarines 1.5 - Family Relationships\n1.3 - Australian Government Solicitor 1.6 - Criminal Justice\nOur Key Activities\nKey Activity 1 Key Activity 2 Key Activity 3 Key Activity 4\nProvide legal services Manage Administer and advise Administer and\nand policy advice and casework on legal policy and implement programs\noversee legal services frameworks and services\nacross government 2.1\nInternational crime 3.1 4.1\n1.1 cooperation, Administration of legal Legal assistance\nAGS legal services federal offender and policy frameworks", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of Attorneys-General", "folder_name": "Meeting-of-Attorneys-General", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "scale": "small", "title": "Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting", "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.", "quote": "[Page 6]\n6 ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT CORPORATE PLAN | 25–26\nCorporate Plan on a page 2025–26\nOur purpose\nAchieve a just and secure society through the maintenance and\nimprovement of Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks\nOur programs\n1.1 - Attorney-General’s – Departmental 1.4 - Justice Services\n1.2 - Nuclear Powered Submarines 1.5 - Family Relationships\n1.3 - Australian Government Solicitor 1.6 - Criminal Justice\nOur Key Activities\nKey Activity 1 Key Activity 2 Key Activity 3 Key Activity 4\nProvide legal services Manage Administer and advise Administer and\nand policy advice and casework on legal policy and implement programs\noversee legal services frameworks and services\nacross government 2.1\nInternational crime 3.1 4.1\n1.1 cooperation, Administration of legal Legal assistance\nAGS legal services federal offender and policy frameworks", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Regulated entities / policy teams", "source": "corporate-plans/2025-26.pdf (https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-09/attorney-generals-department-corporate-plan-2025-26.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004189", "entity_name": "Meeting of 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