Government

MINTERELLISON

With the depth of a top tier firm in Australia, MinterEllison’s lawyers are able to truly specialise in industries and areas of specific interest. Accordingly MinterEllison has one of Australia’s largest dedicated Government specific teams. Government at all levels and public sector entities confidently rely on us for our deep understanding of the context in which they plan, develop and implement policy, and procure, manage and deliver services. MinterEllison’s Government practice incorporates service delivery to departments, agencies and local councils across the Commonwealth, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and South Australia governments.

Our chosen fields of play

MinterEllison’s Government Industry Group is directly aligned to the following industries: • Health • Education • Infrastructure • Energy and Resources. In addition, we focus on the following fields of play: • Transport • Digital • Government Service Delivery • Justice • Defence.

Benefits of our national geographical reach

Insights from each of our state government practices, including a leading Commonwealth practice. Transferrable knowledge on effective strategies being applied in other jurisdictions. Leveraging a national approach in all that we deliver, ensuring consistent service delivery across all offices.

MinterEllison’s Government team in WA

MinterEllison is a trusted advisor to a number of WA government agencies and statutory authorities successfully delivering on some of the Government’s most significant projects, and from time to time we are engaged by the State Solicitors Office. We have an excellent network of government contacts and an in-depth understanding of public and administrative law, together with extensive experience in advising on approvals processes and compliance with legislative and regulatory frameworks. We understand the political processes and pressures under which decision makers in government agencies must operate. The interface between government, the public service, the community and the private sector are critical to the successful implementation of policy outcomes. We understand the philosophical values of government which underpin the key elements of policy and the strategic direction of the government’s agenda, as well as the machinery of government. Indeed, MinterEllison is often called upon to advise our clients’ boards and senior officers or directors on the exercise of statutory powers and at times, the limitation of those powers. We appreciate the delicate balance that Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises must strike between the requirement to operate on a commercial basis, funding future growth and returning a profit to the WA Government, and obligations to act in accordance with the complex legislative and regulatory context of a government agency. Our Perth team has an extensive track record in the affordable housing sectors and major real estate and infrastructure development including PPPs, complex procurement, commercial contract drafting, as well as drafting and negotiation of complex suites of project documentation. This has involved some of the most significant projects in WA urban and regional development. MinterEllison is also well known in the government sector for having sector specific skills, particularly in the areas of property, planning and environment, administrative law and statutory interpretation, litigation, complex human resources matters, investigations, enterprise bargaining and safety.

LEGAL TRAINING PRACTICAL

Practical Legal Training is the next step you will take after completing your law degree in order to be admitted as a lawyer. In this section, we feature profiles from the main practical legal training providers operating in Western Australia.