MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT
With strengths in: appointment
of statutory office holders, breach of statutory duty,
cabinet
submissions, delegations/delegated authority, intergovernmental
agreements, legislation, policy development and analysis,
Parliament and the Executive, state and territory government,
and statutory interpretation.
As specialist government legal advisers with an exclusively
government client base, our understanding of the needs,
responsibilities and workings of government is without equal.
We understand the need for accountability and transparency
and can guarantee full compliance with Australian Government
processes including the requirements of the legislation
under which you operate.
Our work processes, sophisticated research and legislative
tools, advanced technology and data systems, and our organisational
structure are all geared towards meeting the needs of government
agencies. AGS lawyers are well aware of the special responsibilities
the courts attach to government agencies, including the
obligation to exercise prerogative powers fairly and to
act as a model litigant.
Our advice and assistance are based on our deep understanding
of public law principles as well as our understanding
of
our client’s goals. We are familiar with the special
rules relating to public law and liability of the Crown
and
are
happy to advise and assist you with:
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the implications of administrative
law principles and ways of effectively managing legal
risks arising from decision-making processes
-
deciding whether decisions can be
revoked or changed
-
possible liability for non-performance
of public duties
-
the government’s duty to act fairly
in tendering and contractual dealings
- non-litigation processes such as Ombudsman’s enquiries.
See Legal
briefing No.
72 ‘After the election – what happens?’ 29
October 2004 and Legal
briefing No.
74 ‘Delegations, authorisations and the Carltona principle’ 14
December 2004.
Also see Constitutional law and Constitutional
cases.
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National contact
Peter
Lahy
T 02 6253 7085
F 02 6253 7304
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Darwin
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