Blunn, Matthew
The Australian Government Solicitor
Matthew is the Australian Government Solicitor. Appointed in June 2023, he leads the AGS Group within the Attorney-General’s Department. Before this role, Matthew was the National Leader of AGS Dispute Resolution, a position he held from 2011. Prior to being National Leader, Matthew was the leader of the AGS Canberra Dispute Resolution practice following a 5-year secondment to the ACCC conducting competition and consumer litigation.
He has over 25 years’ experience as a Commonwealth lawyer advising Government and conducting litigation for the Commonwealth – including regulatory law matters, misfeasance class actions, commercial disputes, challenges to administrative decision making and to matters concerning Australia’s national security.
Matthew is often called on to provide strategic advice in matters of particular sensitivity to agencies and senior members of the Government.
Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Australian National University, 1993
Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University, 1992
Areas of law
Litigation specialisation
- Competition and consumer law
- Large-scale Federal Court litigation
- Public law