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