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.
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National contact
Justin Hyland
T 02 6253 7417
F 02 6253 7380
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Darwin
Hobart
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