annual report 2012 â 13 - Australian Government Solicitor
annual report 2012 â 13 - Australian Government Solicitor
annual report 2012 â 13 - Australian Government Solicitor
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AGS’s organisational structure and <strong>report</strong>ing lines to the CEO at 30 June 20<strong>13</strong>CEOLegal Service DeliveryChief Operating OfficerProfessional leadersChief GeneralCounselChief CounselCommercialChief CounselDispute ResolutionChief <strong>Solicitor</strong>Dispute ResolutionDeputy <strong>Government</strong><strong>Solicitor</strong>Deputy GeneralCounsel and SpecialCounsel (in specificpractice areas)Office of General Counsel (OGC)National Group LeaderNational Group Managers (2)Team LeadersOGC lawyers and legal supportAGS CommercialNational Group LeaderNational Group Managers (2)Team LeadersCommercial lawyers and legalsupportAGS Dispute ResolutionNational Group LeaderNational Group Managers (3)Team LeadersDispute Resolution lawyersand legal supportRegional client relationsand local leadershipOffice DirectorsOutpost ServicesNational ManagerPractice SupportNational ManagerLibrary ServicesNational ManagerTraining ServicesNational ManagerPro Bono ServicesNational ManagerFinancial ServicesCFOClient ServicesDirectorHR ServicesDirectorIT ServicesNational ManagerAGS also provides an indemnity to eachnon-executive member of the AGS AdvisoryBoard under the terms and conditions of theirappointments, indemnifying them againstliability to third parties incurred in goodfaith in connection with their duties andfor reasonable legal costs in defending civilproceedings concerning such liability or indefending criminal proceedings in which theyare acquitted.Professional indemnity insurance andother appropriate insurances, including aDirectors and Officers Liability and CompanyReimbursement policy, have been acquired onterms and conditions that are consistent withprovisions in the CAC Act.FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONIn accordance with competitive neutralityprinciples, AGS is exempt from the operationof the Freedom of Information Act 1982.Consequently, AGS is not subject to theInformation Publication Scheme at Part IIof the Act.ADVERTISING AND MARKET RESEARCHAGS is not a statutory agency under the PublicService Act 1999 and is therefore not subjectto s 311A of the Commonwealth ElectoralAct 1918, which requires the <strong>annual</strong> <strong>report</strong>sof state, parliamentary departments andstatutory agencies to include particularsabout their advertising and market researchactivities.40 AGS Annual <strong>report</strong> <strong>2012</strong>–<strong>13</strong>
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