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About the Department

The Australian Government Attorney-General's Department serves the people of Australia by providing essential expert support to the Government in the maintenance and improvement of Australia's system of law and justice and its national security and emergency management systems.

The Department is the central policy and coordinating element of the Attorney-General's portfolio for which the Attorney-General and Minister for Home Affairs are responsible.

The mission of the Attorney-General’s Department is achieving a just and secure society.  In pursuing this mission, the Department works towards achieving two outcomes:

Outcome 1 An equitable and accessible system of federal civil justice.

Outcome 2 Coordinated federal criminal justice, security and emergency management activity, for a safer Australia.

Our values

Client focus

We provide our clients with service of the highest standard which fully meets needs and is proactive, timely, comprehensive and professional.

Cooperation

We work together and with others in an open and supportive way to achieve shared goals.

Creativity

We continually examine the way we work to encourage innovation and to find better ways to achieve our goals.

Diversity

We respect and value each other and the different perspectives and qualities people bring to their work.

Integrity

We are honest, fair, ethical and trustworthy in all our activities and take responsibility for our actions.

Leadership

We endeavour to inspire and encourage others to show initiative and to empower them to achieve quality outcomes.

Learning

We actively create, seek and share knowledge and information in our work.

Our People Plan

People are valued in a centre of excellence that is flexible, collaborative and inclusive.

Our People Plan is firmly aligned to achieving our agreed outcomes and relies heavily on the expertise, commitment and performance of our people and a work area which is conducive to achieving excellence.