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Minter Ellison's administrative and public law practice has advised on significant issues pertaining to machinery of government, the structure and functioning of the Australian Government's administrative law and decision-making processes, and the accountabilities of the administrative law, responsible government and external scrutiny systems. We support government clients in making effective decisions that will withstand judicial scrutiny or merits review. We do this by advising on the interpretation and application of legislation and decision-making processes, and in helping to draft decisions and statements of reasons. Our lawyers are active members of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and the Australian Institute of Administrative Law. Administrative and public law matters often call for dispute resolution skills. Our lawyers have appeared for government clients across a variety of forums including the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), Federal Magistrates Court, Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. Our expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques has been recognised by The Attorney General's Department which recommended the Minter Ellison ADR workshop series to other Commonwealth agencies. We also understand the Commonwealth litigation framework established under the Judiciary Act 1903 and the Legal Services Directions (including the Model Litigant Policy), Court and Tribunal Rules and procedures and all issue-specific legislation. We regularly represent agencies in appeals to the AAT, as well as state and federal courts.