Attorney-General’s Department organisational structure
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Organisational structure
Our Secretary Katherine Jones PSM is the head of our department. We are currently structured into 5 groups. Within each group there are divisions and each division is organised into branches.
Australian Government Solicitor Group
The Australian Government Solicitor, Matthew Blunn, leads the Australian Government Solicitor Group.
- AGS National Practice Manager, Nerida Nelson
- Office of General Counsel
- National Leader, Kathryn Graham
- Chief General Counsel, Andrew Buckland
- Dispute Resolution
- National Leader, Justine Knowles
- Chief Counsel, Tim Begbie KC
- Commercial
- National Leader, Nick Terry
- Chief Counsel, Cathy Reid PSM
Justice and Communities Group
The Deputy Secretary of the Justice and Communities Group is Tamsyn Harvey.
- First Nations and Justice Policy, Esther Bogaart
- First Nations Justice Branch, Cassie Woods
- Native Title and Priority Reforms, Bridie McAsey
- Legal Assistance, Alaina Mitchell A/g
- Justice Agreement Taskforce, Lace Wang
- Courts and Commercial, Alice Linacre PSM
- Federal Courts, Liam Demamiel
- Commercial Law and Copyright Law, Jenna Priestly
- Commercial Unit, Samantha Grundy A/g
- Children and Families, Chris Collett
- Family Law, Kathleen Denley and Rebecca Mills A/g
- Family and Community Safety, Samantha Byng
- National Office for Child Safety, Lauren Barons and Rebekah Kilpatrick
National Security and Criminal Justice Group
The Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Criminal Justice Group is Sarah Chidgey PSM.
- International and Security Cooperation, Tara Inverarity
- International Cooperation Unit, Luke Brown and Susie Williamson-de Vries
- Pacific Branch, Rebecca Vonthethoff
- Identity and Biometrics Policy, Adam Nott
- Criminal Justice, Andrew Warnes
- Criminal Law Policy, Amy Dyde A/g
- Transnational Crime, Alex Engel
- High Tech Crime, Parker Reeve
- Security and Counter-Terrorism, Brooke Hartigan
- Security Law and Policy, Luke Muffett
- High Risk Terrorist Offenders, Tim Roy
- National Security Information, Emma Swinbourne
Integrity and International Group
The Deputy Secretary of the Integrity and International Group is Simon Newnham.
- Integrity Frameworks, Celeste Moran
- Fraud Prevention and Anti-corruption, Joanna Virtue
- Information Law, Dianne Orr
- Privacy Reform Taskforce, Catherine Fitch
- Transparency Frameworks Branch, Susan McKeag
- International Law and Human Rights, Anne Sheehan
- General Counsel, Jesse Clarke
- Office of International Law, Benjamin Huntley A/g, James Mason, Michael Johnson, Nathan Kensey, Stephanie Ierino
- Human Rights, Ayesha Nawaz
- Legal Services and Modern Slavery Division, Kathryn Haigh
- Office of Constitutional Law, David Lewis PSM
- Administrative Law, Teresa McMichael A/g
- Office of Legal Services Coordination, Philip Ng
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, Frances Finney PSM
Enabling Services Group
Our Chief Operating Officer, Cameron Gifford, leads the Enabling Services Group.
- People and Strategy Division, Bridie Dawson CPSO
- Strategy and Governance Branch, Emma Funnell
- Human Resources Branch, Andrea Henson
- Office of Corporate Counsel, Kenneth Eagle
- Corporate Services Division, Scott Sharp CFO
- AGS Finance, Stuart Rankin
- Business Operations, Daryl Adam
- Financial Services, Tanya Howitt
- Data, Evaluation and Behavioural Insights Branch, Abrie Swanepoel
- Information Division, Michael Harrison CIO
- Capability Sustainment, Paul Boehme
- IT Engagement, Innovation and Support, Rebecca Daumont