Australian Government

Federal Register of Legislation

Legal Services Directions 2025

In force

Administered by

Attorney-General's Department

This item is authorised by the following title:

Judiciary Act 1903

Latest version

F2025L01591

17 December 2025

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
- Division 1—General
- Division 2—Application of these Directions
Part 2—Tied areas of Commonwealth legal work
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 11 Simplified outline—who must comply with this Part?
  - 12 Meaning of tied work
- Division 2—Directions about tied work
Part 3—Sharing advice within Government
Part 4—Reporting on significant issues
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 33 Simplified outline—who must comply with this Part?
  - 34 Purpose of this Part
- Division 2—Directions about significant issues
  - 35 Reporting on significant issues
  - 36 Settling claims and litigation that give rise to significant issues
Part 5—Claims and litigation
Part 6—Settling monetary claims
- Division 1—Preliminary
- Division 2—Directions about settling monetary claims
Part 7—Engagement of Counsel
- Division 1—Preliminary
- Division 2—Engagement of counsel
Part 8—Procurement of external legal services providers
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 82 Simplified outline—who must comply with this Part?
  - 83 Meaning of pro bono legal work
- Division 2—Procurement of external legal services providers
  - 84 Pro bono and other matters to be taken into account in selecting external legal services providers
  - 85 Obligation to provide assistance, documents and information
Part 9—Assistance to eligible Commonwealth employees and officials in legal proceedings etc
Part 10—Entity responsibility and compliance
- Division 1—Responsibilities of accountable authorities
- Division 2—Addressing non-compliance with these Directions
Part 11—Obligations of persons appointed under section 63 of the Act
- 116 Obligations of persons appointed under section 63 of the Act to receive service
Part 12—Application, transitional and savings provisions
Schedule 1—Summary of application of these Directions
Schedule 2—Repeals
- Legal Services Directions 2017