Organisation chart

AGS organisational structure

AGS is a group within the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department. See the Department’s organisation chart.

Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department
Katherine Jones PSM
The Australian Government Solicitor
Matthew Blunn
National Practice Manager
Nerida Nelson
Office of General Counsel (OGC) AGS Dispute Resolution AGS Commercial

National Leader
Kathryn Graham

National Manager
Emily McBride

Assistant National Manager
Toni Claydon

Team Leaders 
Niamh Lenagh-Maguire (Constitutional Litigation Unit)
Elen Perdikogiannis (Money, Services and Integrity)
Sacha Moran (Security, Resources and Environment​)

Chief General Counsel
Andrew Buckland

Deputy Chief General Counsel
Damian Page

 

National Leader
Katrina Close (A/g)

National Manager
Meredith Allen (A/g)
Rebecca Daumont (Legal Practice Technology and Innovation)

Assistant National Manager
Daniel Ryan (A/g)

Team Leaders
Hervee Dejean (Administrative law)
Brooke Griffin (Administrative law)
Emma Gill (Civil claims)
Marcella Bienvenue (Civil claims)
Jane Healy (Civil regulation)
Fiona Dempsey (Employment and entitlements)
Peter Melican (In-house Counsel)
Kristy Alexander (Law enforcement)
Joanna Blair (A/g) (Law enforcement)
Matthew Walsh (Tax)

Professional Leaders

Chief Counsel Dispute Resolution
Tim Begbie KC

Chief Solicitor Dispute Resolution
Simon Daley PSM

Deputy Chief Solicitor Dispute Resolution
Katrina Close
Justin Davidson
Emily Nance
Paul Vermeesch

Special Counsel
Andras Markus (Administrative law)
Matthew Walsh (Tax disputes)

National Leader
Nick Terry

National Manager
Phil Sedgley-Perryman

Assistant National Manager
Catherine Fallon

Team Leaders
Stuart Hilton (Melbourne/Adelaide/Perth)
Lottie Flaherty (Canberra)
Simon Lewis (Sydney/Brisbane/Darwin)

Professional Leaders

Chief Counsel Commercial
Cathy Reid PSM

Deputy General Counsel Commercial
Tony Beal
Garth Cooke
Clare Derix
Kenneth Eagle
Teresa Miraglia

Special Counsel 
Bill Napier

Property Practice Leader
Teresa Miraglia

 

Interstate client relations and local leadership
Director
AGS Adelaide

Nerida Nelson
Director
AGS Brisbane

Fiona Dempsey
Director
AGS Canberra

Emily McBride
Director
AGS Darwin

Brooke Griffin
Director
AGS Hobart

Eileen Webb
Director
AGS Melbourne

Katrina Close
Director
AGS
Perth

Brooke Griffin
Director
AGS Sydney

Jane Supit

 

Cross practice services
Practice Services
National Manager
Alex Monk (A/g)
Library Services
National Manager
Scott Brooks (A/g)
Corporate Adviser
Sonali Rajanayagam

 

Specialist support services
Client Services
National Manager
Rose Coburn
Financial Services
AGS Chief Financial Officer
Stuart Rankin
HR Services
Assistant Secretary
Bridie Dawson
Business Services
National Manager
Steven Minter
IT Services
A/g Chief Information Officer
Michael Harrison