Government

Supporting you as you make the best decisions for all of us.

Overview

Governments face unique challenges. Every decision must pass public, political and legal scrutiny, and must comply with rules specific to the public sector, such as financial management and accountability regimes, and constitutional, legislative and ethical obligations. Budgetary constraints can drive innovation, but also create new legal questions and needs. Above all, there's the weighty responsibility of the public trust, and the knowledge that what you do affects everyone.

We know – many of our team worked in Government agencies before joining us. We advise over 250 public sector organisations across Commonwealth, State, Territory and Local Governments, on the full range of public law issues, starting with legislative development and drafting through to statutory interpretation and administrative decision-making, drafting instruments and delegations, regulatory issues, FOI, privacy and information access issues.

That deep knowledge of public law informs our work for Government on its broader activities, such as litigation including government inquiries (and the need to act as a model litigant), major infrastructure projects and procurements, funding and grant arrangements, commercial transactions and privatisations that must be both commercially prudent and comply with all relevant legal and regulatory State and Commonwealth frameworks including those relating to procurement, corporate governance, privacy, data and cyber security.

Our team to support you

Toolkits

Insights
Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix No 130: adjudicators and submissions, delays as nuisance, half-truths in land sales, rectification
15 Nov 2024 | Article
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Australia’s AI regulatory landscape: Are existing laws enough?
13 Nov 2024 | Article
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Procuring AI: Risks organisations must consider
13 Nov 2024 | Article
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The merits of the Administrative Review Tribunal
5 Nov 2024 | Article
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What the NSW public sector can learn from the first Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme Trends Report
11 Oct 2024 | Article
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Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix No 129: bifurcated arbitration, security of payment across border, statutory trusts
25 Sep 2024 | Article
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Start dates confirmed for Revenue NSW’s changed duties assessment procedures for sale of land of $20 million or more
30 Aug 2024 | Article
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Clocking off? APSC releases its guidance on the right to disconnect
27 Aug 2024 | Article
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WA privacy and responsible information sharing laws: the new Information Privacy Principles
27 Aug 2024 | Article
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Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 128: proportionate liability in arbitrations; security of payment, liquidated damages, subcontracting
26 Aug 2024 | Article
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Media Release: Clayton Utz welcomes four partners to its Canberra office
22 Aug 2024 | Media Release
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Assessing market value in compulsory acquisition: NSW Court of Appeal further clarifies the statutory disregard
19 Aug 2024 | Article
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