AGS provides a wide variety of legal training for Australian Government employees.
Registration is now open for February to June 2025 courses.
Our February to June 2025 courses are now accepting registrations. Most of the courses on offer will be delivered online using Webex meetings.
When registering online, you can only pay by credit card. If you wish to pay by direct deposit/EFT, please email trainingservices@ags.gov.au to obtain an invoice.
Upcoming training
For course outlines, please visit Training courses.
Course | When | Where | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
February | |||
Legislative instruments - what you need to know | Monday 3 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Online legal resources (free course) | Tuesday 4 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
PID Act for Authorised Officers, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 6 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Grant programs: an overview of the legal and policy framework, sessions 1–2 | Monday 10 February 2025 Tuesday 11 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Privacy Reforms: getting ready for the changes | Thursday 13 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Introduction to privacy, sessions 1–4 | Monday 17 February 2025 Tuesday 18 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Officers' due diligence duties under the WHS Act | Thursday 20 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Managing FOI requests effectively - Sessions 1-2 | Monday 24 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Managing FOI requests effectively - Sessions 3-4 | Tuesday 25 February 2025 | Online via Webex | |
March | |||
PID Act for Investigators, sessions 1–4 | Tuesday 4 March 2025 Wednesday 5 March 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Statement of reasons | Wednesday 12 March 2025 | Canberra | |
FOI Exemptions and Decision-making - Sessions 1-2 | Thursday 13 March 2025 | Online | |
FOI Exemptions and Decision-making - Sessions 3-4 | Friday 14 March 2025 | Online | |
How to run a code of conduct investigation | Tuesday 18 March 2025 Wednesday 19 March 2025 | Canberra | |
Introduction to Contract Law | Thursday 20 March 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Statutory interpretation, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 27 March 2025 | Online via Webex | |
April | |||
Practical privacy, sessions 1–4 | Tuesday 1 April 2025 Wednesday 2 April 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Contract management, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 3 April 2025 Friday 4 April 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Principles of decision-making, sessions 1–4 | Monday 7 April 2025 Tuesday 8 April 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Understanding legislation, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 10 April 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Introduction to civil litigation process, sessions 1–2 | Wednesday 30 April 2025 | Online via Webex | |
May | |||
Responding to subpoenas, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 1 May 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Managing FOI requests effectively | Tuesday 6 May 2025 | Canberra | |
FOI Exemptions and Decision-making | Wednesday 7 May 2025 9am - 4.30pm AEST | Canberra | |
PID Act for Authorised Officers, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 8 May 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Administrative Law | Tuesday 13 May 2025 Wednesday 14 May 2025 | Canberra | |
Delegations and authorisations, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 15 May 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Tendering and procurement, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 22 May 2025 Friday 23 May 2025 | Online via Webex | |
PID Act for Investigators, sessions 1–4 | Tuesday 27 May 2025 Wednesday 28 May 2025 | Online via Webex | |
June | |||
Introduction to privacy | Thursday 5 June 2025 | Canberra | |
Strategically managing privacy risks | Wednesday 11 June 2025 | Online via Webex | |
Advice writing, sessions 1–2 | Thursday 12 June 2025 | Online via Webex | |
How to undertake a review of action, sessions 1–4 | Monday 16 June 2025 Tuesday 17 June 2025 | Online via Webex | |
How to run a code of conduct investigation | Tuesday 24 June 2025 Wednesday 25 June 2025 | Canberra | |
Online legal resources (free course) | Thursday 26 June 2025 | Online via Webex | |
AGS offers a diverse variety of courses, ranging from administrative law, freedom of information and privacy, to employment law, advice-writing and other topics relevant to government law. These sessions are designed for Commonwealth government departments and agencies to assist their employees (both lawyers and non-lawyers) in acquiring or boosting the legal knowledge and skills required to undertake their roles efficiently.
Our presenters are all AGS lawyers who are subject matter experts in the courses they teach. Our training sessions are full of interactive exercises and examples, spark challenging discussion, and always draw on the valuable experience of the participants. Those who complete a course leave with new knowledge, valuable insight and a fresh perspective.
All courses attract CLE/CPD points (see table below); more information is available on our CPD page.
The courses offered will only run if sufficient registrations have been received.
We offer some complimentary places to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Government employees.
For enquiries email trainingservices@ags.gov.au.
Interested in a course not on offer or sold out? Register your interest to be added to a course waitlist.
In-house training is available for all standard courses and can be tailored to suit your agency’s needs. For enquiries email trainingservices@ags.gov.au or call (02) 6253 7464.
Our training courses page includes a list of our course offerings and their descriptions.
Course duration | Course prices (including GST) | CPD points |
1 hour | $170 | 1 |
1.5 hours | $230 | 1 |
2 hours | $280 | 2 |
2.5 hours | $340 | 2 |
3 hours | $400 | 2.5 |
4 hours | $560 | 4 |
1/2 day | $460 | 3 |
1 day | $920 | 6 |
2 day (Administrative law) | $1,770 | 12 |
2 day (Code of conduct) | $2,030 | 12 |