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The Attorney-General's Department, also known as the Department of the Attorney-General, is the law enforcement and justice department of the Australian Government.The department is responsible for the enforcement and compliance of federal law, the administration of justice and oversight of industrial relations. [4]
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, assuming the tourism functions previously managed by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism; The Department of Health replacing the Department of Health and Ageing and assuming the sport functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
The attorney-general of Australia (AG), also known as the Commonwealth attorney-general, [2] is the minister of state and chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing federal legal affairs and public security as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department.
The Attorney-General, as First Law Officer of Australia, is responsible for the Commonwealth criminal justice system and remains accountable to Parliament for decisions made in the prosecution process, notwithstanding that those decisions are now in fact made by the Director and lawyers of the CDPP. [5]
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Smith, who resigned from the Justice Department on Jan. 10, had already transmitted to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland a copy of the first volume of his report, which dealt with alleged ...
The Federal Courts Building in Melbourne The following is a list of courts and tribunals of the Commonwealth of Australia : List of boards, commissions, courts, and tribunals
The Minister for Justice was a junior minister who supported the Attorney-General, and previously administered the portfolio through the Attorney-General's Department. [citation needed] From October 1998 to December 2007, the Minister for Justice was responsible for border control and the Australian Customs Service.