Australian Government

HWLE is one of the few law firms appointed to all areas of the Australian Government legal Services Panels, reflecting our breadth of expertise and deep understanding of Commonwealth legal needs.

We are proudly appointed to Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel

We are committed to delivering technically excellent legal services with a clear focus on value for money. Our cost structure is deliberately lean, ensuring that our clients pay only for what delivers results.

Australian Government Group

Our Australian Government Group is one of the largest and most experienced in the country.

We advise Commonwealth departments, agencies and regulators across the six current Areas of Law under the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel:

  • Workplace, Industrial Relations and Compensation
  • Public Law
  • Corporate and Commercial (General)
  • Corporate and Commercial (Specialist)
  • Property and Environment
  • Legal Support Services

Australian Government

Our experience

  • Department of Human Services Advising on the establishment of the eHealth Record Public Key Infrastructure system, including privacy and security, certificate policies and software licensing.
  • Department of Finance Advising on the formation of govCMS, an open source web content management system, being the first whole of government SaaS public cloud project, including project documentation and privacy.
  • Grains Research & Development Corporation Advising on a complex infrastructure grants program, including providing strategic advice to the general counsel to facilitate the funding within a compressed timeframe, and conducting multiple rounds of negotiations in parallel.