The Director-General has the following procedures in place to ensure that the Directorate is aware of, and complying, with the Model Litigant Guidelines.
- The Director-General is advised of all legal disputes and is provided with regular updates as necessary.
- The Directorate's legal services are provided by the ACT Government Solicitor's Office, which reviews the Directorate's instructions to ensure compliance with the Model Litigant Guidelines. The Directorate is able to rely upon the Government Solicitor to identify those matters where a question arises as to compliance with the Model Litigant Guidelines and to address it, or elevate it, within the Directorate as appropriate.
- The Directorate's debt recovery legal services, for leases in arrears which were transferred to the former Treasury Directorate from Rhodium, then subsequently transferred to the Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate following the Administrative Arrangements of 9 November 2012, are provided by a private law firm. The law firm is aware of the Model Litigant Guidelines and the procedures in place for dealing with these cases are fully compliant with the Guidelines.
- All staff involved in litigation are informed of the guidelines and instructed to comply with them, referring any queries to the ACT Government Solicitor's Office.
No breaches of the Model Litigant Guidelines by the Directorate occurred during the reporting period.