Government Lawyer

Services Australia is at the frontline of government service delivery, supporting almost every Australian. We support the economic, health and social wellbeing of Australia by delivering high-quality services and payments to the community on behalf of government.By working with us, you will gain legal experiences and skills that are highly sought after by both the public and private legal sectors. Our practice areas include:Public law advice and advocacy – Advice on meeting the agency’s obligations under social security, emergency response, child support, health and aged care program laws, and representing the Commonwealth in challenges to, or investigations into, decisions under those program laws.Information law – Advice on compliance with privacy and secrecy obligations when delivering essential government services to the Australian public. This includes providing privacy by design advice on transformative technology projects, including digitisation of government services and the delivery of key digital initiatives, such as myGov and Digital ID.Freedom of information – Advice on complex FOI decision-making and representing the agency and policy departments on merits or judicial review of agency decisions.Commercial, property and ICT procurement – Contracting and procurement matters, general advice on commercial matters, agency agreements, commercial property disputes.Employment law and litigation – Legal services on all people management issues, workplace relations disputes, and human rights disputes by both employees and agency customers.