Attorney-General's Department (Australia) - Mission and Outcomes

Mission and Outcomes

The Attorney-General's Department mission is "achieving a just and secure society". In pursuing this mission, the Department works towards achieving one outcome:

• A just and secure society through the maintenance and improvement of Australia’s law and justice framework and its national security and emergency management system

The Department's responsibilities include:

• Law and justice
  • Administrative law
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Bankruptcy
  • Censorship
  • Constitutional law
  • Copyright
  • Courts and tribunals
  • Human rights
  • Indigenous law and justice programs
  • International law
  • Law reform
  • Legal assistance
  • Legislative drafting
  • Marriage and family law
  • Native Title
  • Personal property securities
• Legal services to the Commonwealth
• Criminal law and law enforcement
• Customs and border control other than quarantine and inspection, and immigration
• National security, protective security policy and co-ordination
• Protective services at Commonwealth establishments and diplomatic and consular premises in Australia
• Commonwealth emergency management
• Natural disaster relief, recovery and mitigation policy and financial assistance including payments to the States and Territories and the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
• Administrative support for Royal Commissions
• Critical infrastructure protection co-ordination

The Department does not provide legal advice to members of the public.