0167/23 nscjg/iscd-ext - Barton, Australia - Australian Government Attorney General's Department

Australian Government Attorney General's Department

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Barton, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Ongoing/Non-Ongoing

Salary: $80 095 to $ plus 15.4% superannuation
Barton, ACT (remote work will be considered for some positions)

Our Opportunities

The International Cooperation Unit (ICU) is responsible for progressing international cooperation-related casework and managing the related policy work, litigation and international treaty development.

The ICU is looking to fill vacant positions across a number of our work areas a merit pool will also be created from this process to fill future vacancies.

Officers at all levels will also have opportunities to contribute to policy considerations, comment on proposed changes to legislation and international instruments, and be involved in engagement with important international partners.

The
International Cooperation Unit consists of the following teams:

Mutual Assistance is responsible for the formal government-to-government process by which countries seek and receive assistance in obtaining information and evidence for use in domestic criminal investigations and prosecutions, as well as the recovery of proceeds of crime internationally. Our high performing and diverse team run a varied and complex caseload which contributes to key justice outcomes in Australia and globally. Officers lead engagement with a variety of stakeholders including foreign government officials at all levels and local law enforcement.

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International Family Law Section (IFLS) is the Australian Central Authority responsible for managing cases under various international family law treaties and instruments, including the 1980 Hague International Child Abduction Convention and 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention. IFLS also has a policy function, which undertakes policy development and legislative amendments on the implementing legislation in Australia for the various Conventions.

The
International Crime Treaties and Policy team is responsible for negotiating and implementing bilateral and multilateral international crime cooperation treaties, as well as policy development and law reform in relation to Australia's extradition, mutual legal assistance and ITP regimes. The team works closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, law enforcement, prosecutors and international stakeholders to achieve policy outcomes.

The

Cybercrime and Cross Border Data Branch consists of the following teams:

The
Cybercrime Strategy and Capability Section (CSCS) has policy responsibility for the National Plan to Combat Cybercrime and its associated deliverables, including the development of the Cybercrime Action Plan and establishing an inaugural National Cybercrime Forum. CSCS is also responsible for administering and managing the National Cybercrime Capability Fund, which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to uplift their capability to combat cybercrime. The team works with a wide range of stakeholders including like-minded international counterparts, state and territory law enforcement agencies, industries and across the Commonwealth Government.
The
International Production Order Section has policy, legislative and casework responsibility for the AUS-US Data Access Agreement, a bilateral treaty between Australia and the United States which facilitates expedited cross border access to data (via international production orders) for the purposes of countering serious crime, and Schedule 1 to the _Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979_, the underpinning domestic legislation. Officers perform a broad range of duties across these functions, working with a wide variety of stakeholders including USbased communications providers, foreign government officials, local law enforcement, and other government agencies.
The
Child Abuse Policy Section (CAPS) has responsibility for the Commonwealth criminal justice and law enforcement policy response to child sexual abuse. CAPS has policy responsibility for over 50 child sexual abuse offences in the _Criminal Code Act 1995_ (Cth), and leads the delivery of measures under the National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse. The team works across of broad range of issues with a variety of stakeholders including law enforcement partners, states and territories, other Commonwealth agencies, civil society and NGOs.
The
Child Protection International Partnerships Section leads the department's industry and international engagement relating to combatting online child sexual abuse. The work involves extensive stakeholder engagement with tech companies, civil society, academics and those across the criminal justice sector to build strategic relationships that support the criminal justice process. In recognition of online child sexual exploitation and abuse as a global scourge, it has a sustained program of international engagement towards a global consensus, through a range of bilateral and multilateral engagement and advocacy. This includes the Indo-Pacific C