The Attorney-General's Department is a department of the federal government of Australia responsible for law and justice.
The head of the department is the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, currently Chris Moraitis , who reports to the Attorney-General of Australia, currently The Hon. Christian Porter MP
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History
The Attorney-General's Department is one of seven original Commonwealth Departments of state, commencing with the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. It is one of only three departments, along with Defence and Treasury, to have operated continuously under their original name and charter since Federation.
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Organisation
The department is organised into four groups, each headed by a Deputy Secretary. These Deputy Secretaries report to the Secretary who co-ordinates and devises departmental structure and policy.
These four groups are:
- Australian Government Solicitor
- Civil Justice and Corporate Services
- Criminal Justice
- National Security and Emergency Management
The Attorney-General's Department is located at the Robert Garran Offices, 3-5 National Circuit, Barton in the Australian Capital Territory.
Departmental Secretary
On the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Governor-General has appointed the following individuals as Secretary of the department:
Mission and outcomes
The mission of the department is "achieving a just and secure society". In pursuing this mission, the department works towards achieving *A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia's law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system".
Operational functions
The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 18 September, following the 2013 federal election, details the following responsibilities to the department:
- Law and justice including -
- Administrative law
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Bankruptcy
- Censorship
- Constitutional law
- Copyright
- Courts and tribunals
- Human rights
- International law
- Law reform
- Legal assistance
- Legislative drafting
- Marriage and family law
- Personal property securities
- Legal services to the Commonwealth
- Criminal law and law enforcement
- National security, protective security policy and co-ordination
- Protective services at Commonwealth establishments and diplomatic and consular premises in Australia
- Commonwealth emergency management
- Natural disaster relief, recovery and mitigation policy and financial assistance including payments to the States and Territories and the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
- Administrative support for Royal Commissions and certain other inquiries
- Critical infrastructure protection co-ordination
- Privacy
- Freedom of Information
- Cultural affairs, including movable cultural heritage and support for the arts
- Management of government records
The department does not provide legal advice to members of the public. While legislative drafting is listed in the Administrative Arrangements Order, the function was taken over by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel in July 2012.
See also
- List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
- Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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