Auxlaw specialises in advising and representing Commonwealth, state and local governments across the full spectrum of legal issue encountered by public authorities, from legislative development through to litigation. 

Many of our lawyers are either former government lawyers or have spent significant time working as an external adviser to Commonwealth agencies, including the Department of Defence, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the National Disability Insurance Agency, the Australian Taxation Office, and Services Australia. 

We have extensive experience advising and representing government clients in a range of complex, sensitive and strategically significant matters across wide variety of legislative frameworks and programs. 

Our experience gives us a deep understanding of the legal and policy requirements of our government clients. We understand the specific constraints faced by the public sector, and we work collaboratively with our clients to ensure that our advice is strategic, pragmatic and informed by their priorities, obligations and decision-making frameworks. 

We are also experienced litigators, having acted for government clients in proceedings in the High Court, Federal Court of Australia, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and state courts and tribunals. We have also assisted government entities in inquests and Royal Commissions.

Our work 

We provide advice and litigation services to government clients on all aspects of public law, including:

• statutory interpretation;
• administrative decision making;
• administration and governance;
• delegations and authorisations;
• litigation, including merits review, judicial review, commercial disputes and civil claims involving government agencies;
• reviews and investigations;
• freedom of Information (including Information Commissioner reviews and litigation);
• privacy (including the preparation of threshold assessments and privacy impact assessments); 
• secrecy provision issues;
• regulatory issues;
• Public Interest Disclosure;
• data protection;
• risk management;
• policy development; and
• legislative development and reform.