ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

With strengths in: archives and retention of records, judicial review/merits review of administrative decisions and action, Ombudsman, public administration and accountability (including good decision-making and natural justice).

AGS is recognised as the Australian Government’s leading lawyers in all aspects of administrative law. A substantial portion of our legal work is in this area, and our specialist lawyers work daily with clients to help them understand and apply the laws so departmental or agency business runs smoothly.

We work with clients to identify and manage their administrative legal risks, provide practical legal advice on problems, develop strategies and procedures for their work, and defend their decisions and conduct.

Our expertise covers administrative law principles and decision-making, freedom of information, privacy, Ombudsman inquiries and records management. We provide legal advice, assistance and representation before the courts and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

We provide administrative law services to Australian Government departments, statutory authorities and government business entities.

See Express law ‘AAT awards compensation for breach of privacy’ 3 December 2004, Express law ‘Privacy complainants can go directly to the Federal Court’ 27 May 2004, Legal briefing No. 74 ‘Delegations, authorisations and the Carltona principle’ 14 December 2004, Express law ‘Amendments to the AAT Act’ 20 May 2005, Express law ‘Procedural fairness, secret information, disavowals of reliance by decision-makers and public interest immunity’ 14 December 2005, Legal briefing No. 78 ‘Natural justice and the “hearing rule”’ 14 July 2006, Express law No. 43 ‘Freedom of information and review of conclusive certificates’ 6 September 2006.

Also see Training courses.

Justin Davidson Team leader, General administrative law T 02 6253 7240		Andrew Dillon Team leader, Administrative review compensation and entitlements T 02 9581 7490