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Legal and Equity Policy Units

The Legal and Equity policy units provide direct advice to the Attorney-General in relation to policy matters. The policy units then help to deliver and implement policy reforms to assist other providers in delivering justice services to the community.

Structure

Civil Law Policy

Civil Law Policy supports the Attorney-General and the department by providing advice and developing and implementing legislative and administrative reforms to the civil law system.

Criminal Law Policy

Criminal Law Policy supports the Attorney-General and the department by providing advice and developing and implementing legislative and administrative reforms to the criminal justice system.

Legal and Equity Operations (LEO)

LEO provides project management services, business planning, financial, human resources, records management and administrative support to the legal policy units.

In addition to the policy units, Legal and Equity has the following project teams:

• Criminal Law Justice Statement
• Sexual Offences Project
• Human Rights Consultation Project
• Legal Education Review

Responsibilities of the Legal Equity policy units

The aim of the Legal and Equity policy units is to assist the Attorney-General to achieve his initiatives. To that end, the policy units develop legislative reforms in partnership with stakeholders and those who influence their outcomes. The policy units also assist with initiatives outside the Department of Justice which have a significant impact on their work program.

Legal and Equity policy units also advise the Attorney-General in relation to legislative proposals developed elsewhere in government. In particular they provide advice on:

• fairness of the proposals
• that they are non-discriminatory
• that they are balanced and that the rights of persons and the community are protected
• that they impose appropriate penalties
• that they are generally consistent with government objectives.

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