Australian Government

Expertise

Australian Government departments and agencies require a law firm that not only has a detailed understanding of the Commonwealth law framework that applies to decision-making and the additional regulation they are subject to, but also appreciates the Australian Government’s priorities, objectives and the political environment in which agencies operate.

Holding Redlich’s dedicated national Government Law team has the knowledge and understanding to meet these requirements. Our team comprises senior lawyers, many of whom have previously worked in senior roles within the Australian Government or have held public sector board positions, and with expertise across a range of practice areas.

Holding Redlich’s lawyers also bring expertise in acting for private sector entities. The fact that we have acted on “both sides” means that we bring a balanced view to advising our Australian Government clients. We are also highly skilled in being able to anticipate the counterparty’s response, provide advice on approaches that may be taken, and design strategies to resolve and streamline processes.

Our ability to successfully service the Australian Government is evidenced by our appointment to a range of Australian Government panels and sub-panels, in addition to the Whole of Australian Government legal services panel.

Ability to assist the Australian Government

Holding Redlich is appointed to the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel in the following 19 practice areas:

Workplace, Industrial Relations and Compensation

Employment and industrial relations
Workplace health and safety
Dispute resolution and litigation

Corporate and Commercial

Governance and Probity
Corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit law
Intellectual property
Media
Information and communications technology
Insolvency and bankruptcy
Dispute resolution and litigation

Public Law

Administrative law
Freedom of information, privacy and public interest disclosure
Debt recovery
Dispute resolution and litigation

Property and Environment

General property
Transactional property
Construction and infrastructure
Environment
Dispute resolution and litigation

Value added services

Holding Redlich offers Australian Government entities the following range of complimentary value added services for each matter in which we are instructed:

an initial scoping meeting
a completion meeting debrief
no charge for trips*
access to offices and meeting facilities.

General value added services include:

on request, 24/7 availability to relationship partner
telephone helpdesk*
reverse secondments*
webinars
tailored in-house training*
access to CPD seminars and convenient delivery
regular alerts and updates.

*conditions apply

Presence to assist the Australian Government

Increasing demand for legal services spanning a broad range of Australian government agencies and departments led the firm to establish a Canberra office on 5 October 2021. Holding Redlich’s Canberra team comprises partners and senior lawyers who have invaluable direct experience within government, including leading the legal teams of government agencies. They bring an in-depth understanding of the needs of Australian Government clients, as well as the unique context in which they operate. Our Canberra Government Law practice forms part of the firm’s national Government Law practice, an experienced team of senior lawyers providing a range of legal services across all of our offices.