Attorney-General's Department (Australia)

Attorney-General's Department

Robert Garran Offices, head office of the Attorney-General's Department, Barton, Australian Capital Territory.
Department overview
Formed	1 January 1901[1]
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	1,461 (estimate for 2013–14)[2]
Annual budget	A$800 million (2011–12)
Ministers responsible	Mark Dreyfus, Attorney-General of Australia Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for the Republic
Department executive	Katherine Jones PSM, Secretary (2021–present)
Child agencies	Australian Government Solicitor Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australian Human Rights Commission Australian Federal Police Australian Law Reform Commission Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia National Library of Australia National Native Title Tribunal Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Office of Parliamentary Counsel Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
Website	www.ag.gov.au
Agency ID	NAA CA 5

The Attorney-General's Department, also known as the Department of the Attorney-General, is the law enforcement and justice department of the Australian Government. The AG’s Department is responsible for the enforcement and compliance of federal law, the administration of justice and the national oversight of industrial relations affairs.^[3] The department oversees various sub-agencies including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The head of the department is Attorney-General for Australia, currently Mark Dreyfus, who is assisted by the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department, currently Katherine Jones PSM.