annual report 2012 – 13 - Australian Government Solicitor

Legal Network Finance and Legal Forum, 43Legal Opinions database, 24, 30, 41legal services capability, 23Legal Services Directions (LSD) compliance, 12, 14Legal Services Multi-Use List (LSMUL), 6, 16, 22legal training see training courses, conferences andother forumslegislative drafting, 48–9legislative framework, AGS’s, 36library services, 30litigationcivil penalties, 46–7constitutional, 13international, 10–11non-constitutional, 14loan repayment, 17Mmanaged investment schemes, unregistered, 31management and accountability, 36–40management committees, 37–9membership, 38mandate, 7Manus Island regional processing centre, 10market see government business enterprise operationsmarketing strategy, 24meeting attendance, 38membership, management committees, 38Minister for Finance and Deregulation, 36–7ministerial directions, 37Ministers, 36–7 see also Attorney–Generalmobile apps, 42, 43model litigant obligations, 12Murray–Darling Basin Plan, 48NNational Code of Practice for the Construction Industry,37national disability insurance scheme see DisabilityCareAustraliaNational Document Verification Service, 52National Finance Standards, 29national practice groups, 6–7, 23, 40National Practice Orientation (NPO), 25National Professional Standard, 14National Reconciliation Week activities, 45national security, 13–14Nauru regional processing centre, 10new business opportunities, 19–20new employees, 25newsletters, 9, 20, 33, 91–2non-contestable (tied) work, 12notices under s 78B, 13number of staff, 26Oobjectives and strategies, 16–17, 19–30emphasised in mandate, 7Office of General Counsel (OGC), 6–7, 11, 12Office Productivity Program, 30offshore processing of asylum seekers, 10Opinions database, 30, 41Opinions of Attorneys-General publication, 24, 41organisation and structure, 6–8, 40Constitutional Litigation Unit, 7organisation chartsexternal corporate governance, 39legal services delivery, 40Orr, Robert PSM QC, 12, 41outcomes against corporate plan, 17, 19–30outlook, 50outpost practice, 20–1, 31PPapua New Guinea, 45part-time staff, 27performance, 17client satisfaction, 22financial outcomes, 17legal services capability, 23personal leave, 26Personal Property Securities Register, 22PILCHConnect, 44plans and planningreconciliation, 45risk management, 39work health and safety, 29podcasts, 24policy notifications, 37portfolio membership, 6practice groups, 6–7, 23, 40practice networks, 23privacy reforms, 9, 20pro bono legal work, 44–5procurement, 20, 22professional development, 22, 24–5professional indemnity insurance, 39–40professional standards, 7–8, 14profile, staff, 2898 AGS Annual report 2012–13