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The Quintet of Attorneys-General brings together Attorneys-General from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States annually to address challenges and progress matters of common interest. The 2021 meeting of the Quintet was hosted virtually by New Zealand on 3 December 2021.

The Attorney-General’s Department 2020–21 Annual Report includes the department’s audited financial statements and annual performance statement for the financial year ending 30 June 2021.

Our corporate plan sets out our purposes, the challenges and opportunities in the environment in which we work, and describes how we will measure our success over the next 4 years.

A dollar figure for the last 5 financial years' general ledger for the Attorney-General's department.

An overview of the Commonwealth’s expenditure on legal services in the 2019–20 financial year.

Access the published Attorney-General's portfolio budget papers for the 2021–22 financial year.

Access the published Attorney-General's portfolio budget papers for the 2021–22 financial year.

Access the published fact sheets for the 2021–22 budget.

Communiqués and attachments from the Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) and Meeting of Attorneys-General (MAG) meetings.

Read our candidate information guide for more information on the application process.

Read our candidate information guide for more information on the application process.

Additional estimates statements for the Attorney-General's portfolio for the 2020–21 financial year.

On 15 December 2020, the Government released its response to the Moss Review.

Our corporate plan sets out our purposes, the challenges and opportunities in the environment in which we work, and describes how we will measure our success over the next 4 years.

Vision Australia statement confirming that the Attorney-General’s Department website (www.ag.gov.au) satisfies all Level A and Level AA success criteria under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 specification.

This plan sets out procedures and clear lines of authority for Attorney General’s Department staff in the event of a data breach or suspected data breach.

The Attorney-General’s Department 2019–20 Annual Report includes the department’s annual performance statement and the audited financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2020.

The ARC charter sets out the committee's objective, authority, membership, functions, reporting and administrative arrangements.

Access the published Attorney-General's portfolio budget papers for the 2020–21 financial year.