EL1 Senior Lawyer – Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770492
- Agency: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Job Title: EL1 Senior Lawyer
- Position Number: OAIC-2026-011
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Monday 13 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Adelaide SA, Sydney NSW,
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $126,299 – $135,101
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (The OAIC operates a hybrid work model with a)
About Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is an independent agency within the Attorney-General’s portfolio.
Our primary functions are privacy, freedom of information and government information policy. Our responsibilities include
conducting investigations, reviewing decisions, handling complaints, and providing guidance and advice.
Duties
- Managing complex litigation brought against the Commissioner
- Preparing efficient and proportionate, expert legal advice (oral and written) and conducting
- legal research for the Executive on matters of information law, administrative law and
- statutory interpretation, and across a range of legislative instruments
- Providing corporate legal advice to the OAIC in a broad range of areas including
- procurement, contracts and employment/industrial law
- Preparing and providing legal input into briefs and submissions on law reform, and
- contributing to corporate functions including reporting and building internal resources
- Leading, guiding and developing your staff, as required
- Liaising effectively with internal stakeholders across all business areas, and with external
- stakeholders including external legal service providers and other government agencies
- Representing Legal Services and the OAIC at internal and external forums
- Other duties as required.
- We are seeking applications from candidates who have:
- Legal qualifications including the ability to obtain and maintain an unrestricted practicing
- certificate
- Broad legal experience working with/in government, including litigation experience
- Knowledge of the and the (desirable) Freedom of Information Act 1982 Privacy Act 1988
- Experience operating in a regulatory environment
- The ability to provide impartial and forthright advice
- Desirable: Experience in leading, guiding and mentoring a team.
Eligibility / Notes
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.
- Section 22 of the requires that APS employees must be Australian Public Service Act 1999
- citizens.
- There are restrictions on employment of people who have, within the previous 12 months,
- accepted a redundancy benefit from an APS agency or a non-APS Commonwealth employer.
- For the duration of your employment with the OAIC you will be required to obtain and maintain an
- Australian Government security clearance as outlined above and meet required background,
- identification and character checks.
- All duties are to be performed in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct and APS Values and
- OAIC policies, including Workplace Diversity and Work Health and Safety. Under section 25 of the
- the OAIC may re-assign the duties of an employee from time to time. Public Service Act 1999
How to Apply
Position Contact Ms Joanne Masters, 02 9432 7069
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/join-our-team
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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