Legal Policy Advice and Legislative Drafting
The Legal Policy & Governance Branch is responsible for providing legal policy advice for the formulation of policy on justice matters. It also facilitates for the Office of the Secretary in coordinating legislative reforms and legal policy matters that concern legislation that come within the Ministry of Justice.
The governance responsibilities are those various secretariat roles, attendance to committees or boards that are for and on behalf of the Secretary. The branch facilitates Commissioner for Oaths applications, Coronial Inquests, Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Overseas Maintenance Orders and is secretariat to the National Coordinating Committee on Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Financing of Terrorism.
Our Focus
The focus is on the enactment or review of laws under the Justice Ministry; quality representation of the Secretary on committees or boards; support to justice administration, crime prevention and the corporate services on basic legal interpretation of statutes, administrative procedures, research and legal policy development.