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Managing social media records – Tara McNeilly, Senior General Counsel at AGS. 
App development challenges for Cth agencies – Stuart Hilton, Senior Lawyer at AGS.
Beware of hidden leasing costs – Alex Readford, Lawyer at AGS.
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Express law 190 Privacy reforms: introduction of Bill requiring notification of serious data breaches (5 June 2013) |
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Legal briefing 99 Commonwealth grants: an overview of legal issues (14 May 2013) |
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Fact sheet 30 Proposed Australian Privacy Principles 3 to 5 – collection of personal information and notification (May 2013) |
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Commercial notes 36 Planning for Commonwealth construction and fit-out projects (5 March 2013) |
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Excellence in Government decision-making |
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Remember, you are being watched – getting WHS right when managing staff |
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Collaboration on historic Legal Opinions book and website
On Tuesday 28 May 2013, the Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP launched the third volume of Opinions of Attorneys-General of the Commonwealth of Australia with opinions of Solicitors-General and the Attorney-General's Department. It tells the national story in the period 1923–45 from a unique perspective. The legal advice published in this volume grapples with the significant challenges to the welfare of Australia's people during this time, including the Great Depression and the Second World War. Read more
Promoting AGS to new lawyers
Ian Govey recently gave law students and graduates an insight into the work of AGS, his role as CEO and life as a government lawyer, through an interview published in Flinders Law Students Association's (FLSA) 2013 Careers Guide. Read more
Beware of hidden leasing costs
NEW! Our first videocast! See an interview with AGS Lawyer Alex Readford on BRR Media about Commonwealth tenants identifying and managing hidden costs throughout the life of a lease. Interactive transcript below. You can also read AGS's Fact sheet 22 Hidden costs in leasing.
AGS has been appointed solicitor assisting the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Read more
Water plan now law
Australia now has a single plan for managing water in the Murray–Darling Basin following significant work by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority, the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities and AGS. Read more