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The Department of Justice and Attorney-General operates within a corporate governance framework. This framework emphasises ethics, openness and public accountability. It is the basis for the department’s overall purpose and sets our objectives. It also guides us in managing our information and resources.
The Right to Information pages are constantly being added to. Documents in the publication scheme can either be downloaded directly from these pages or a request can be made to access them.
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Enforcement Notes
Accessing information from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Memorandum of understandings
Accessing information from the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Terms of references
The Board of Management of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General has established the Information Management Committee as part of its governance framework. This document establishes the authority and responsibility of the Committee so that it may function effectively in the Department.
The Board of Management (BOM) of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General has established the Finance Committee (Committee) as part of its governance framework. This document establishes the authority and responsibility of the Committee so that it may function effectively in the Department.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee acts as an independent advisory body to the Director-General in order to assist in the effective discharge of the responsibilities of this position contained in the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1977, the Financial Management Standard 1997 and other relevant legislation. The independence of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Internal Audit to operational units is a statutory requirement.
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A description of the different notices that can be issued by the Electrical Safety Office, including improvement, electrical safety protection, unsafe equipment and infringement (on-the-spot fines) notices.