Department of the Attorney General

Title:	Department of the Attorney General
Category:	Australia
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Listing added:	Apr 27, 2009

The Department of the Attorney General's (DotAG) role is to provide high quality and accessible justice, legal, registry, guardianship and trustee services to meet the needs of the community and the Western Australian Government.

The key functions of the Department are to provide:

* administrative and support services, technical facilities and accommodation to State courts, tribunals and boards
* support, assistance, advice and counselling to victims of crime
* legal and policy development services to Government and its agencies
* services to ensure the best interests of people with decision-making disabilities are represented at hearings and to promote and protect their rights in the community
* trustee services
* births, deaths and marriages registrations
* information and support to the Prisoners Review Board, Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board and Supervised Release Review Board.