The Act operates around several core concepts that define the legal architecture for ACT law officers. The first is the position of the Attorney-General as the first law officer of the Territory (s 5). This status carries with it the functions set out in s 6 and, critically, the preservation of traditional functions, prerogatives and privileges of State Attorneys-General (s 7). The Act does not exhaustively list those traditional functions, but s 7 makes them part of ACT law subject only to the Act and any other territory law. The concept of territory legal work is defined narrowly for the purposes of Division 2.2 on legal services directions. Under s 10, it means any work performed by or on behalf of the government solicitor in the exercise of its functions, or any legal work performed by a person for the Territory, a body established by a territory law, a company or other entity in which the Territory has a controlling interest, or another entity mentioned in s 26(3) to the extent the work relates to the entity's exercise of a territory function. This definition is critical because it determines who is bound by legal services directions. The Act also introduces the concept of legal services directions, which are notifiable instruments issued by the Attorney-General that may apply generally or to particular matters (s 11). Among those directions, the Act specifically requires model litigant guidelines to ensure proper standards in litigation (s 11(2)). These guidelines are a key part of the Territory's approach to conduct in litigation. The Act creates a regime around compliance and enforcement of directions: anyone performing territory legal work must comply (s 12(1)), but the direction can be enforced only by or on the application of the Attorney-General (s 12(2)), and the issue of non-compliance cannot be raised in a proceeding except by or on behalf of the Territory (s 12(3)). The concept of client legal privilege is modified in the context of legal services directions. Section 13 overrides privilege for the purpose of complying with a direction and provides that disclosure does not waive privilege. The concept of liability substitution under s 14 transfers civil liability from an individual performing territory legal work honestly and without recklessness to the Territory. The Solicitor-General is a statutory office holder appointed by the Executive for up to seven years, must be a legal practitioner of at least five years standing, and has functions as counsel at the Attorney-General's request (s 16, s 17). The Solicitor-General must not do other legal work or have paid employment without the Attorney-General's consent (s 19) and must disclose financial interests (s 20). The Government Solicitor is established as a body corporate (s 26(1)-(2)), able to practise in any court and entitled to the rights and privileges of an unrestricted legal practitioner (s 26(4)). The Act defines the class of persons for whom the government solicitor may act, including the Crown, the Territory, Ministers, public employees (current and former), officers of entities in which the Territory has a controlling interest, and others (s 26(3)). The chief solicitor is the person performing the duties of Chief Solicitor in the public service (dictionary). The chief solicitor may act personally in the government solicitor's name (s 28) and may authorise qualified officers to act in the government solicitor's name as authorised persons (s 29). Those authorised persons are responsible to the chief solicitor and through the chief solicitor to the Attorney-General (s 29(3)). A key structural concept is that the Act treats anything done in the government solicitor's name under the direction or authority of the chief solicitor or an authorised person as done by the government solicitor (s 30(1)), but the chief solicitor or authorised person retains personal duties and obligations in relation to that thing as if done in the course of practising as a legal practitioner (s 30(2)). The Act also provides that references in instruments to certain Commonwealth law officers include a reference to the government solicitor (s 31).

The Act directly affects a defined set of office holders, entities and persons performing legal work for the Territory. The Attorney-General is the most senior officer affected, bearing statutory functions and the power to issue legal services directions (s 6, s 11). The Solicitor-General is directly affected by Part 3, which governs appointment (s 16), functions (s 17), leave (s 18), restrictions on outside work (s 19), disclosure of interests (s 20), and grounds for ending appointment (s 21). The Government Solicitor as a body corporate is established by s 26 and its functions and entitlements are set out in Part 4, including its capacity to act for multiple parties with conflicting interests (s 27). The chief solicitor and authorised persons (qualified officers authorised to act in the government solicitor's name) are directly affected by ss 28-30; they are responsible to the Attorney-General and bear personal professional duties despite acting in the government solicitor's name (s 30(2)). Beyond these specific office holders, the Act affects any person performing territory legal work as defined in s 10. This includes not only lawyers within the government solicitor's office but also external legal practitioners performing legal work for the Territory, bodies established by territory law, entities in which the Territory has a controlling interest, and other entities mentioned in s 26(3) to the extent the work relates to a territory function. These persons must comply with legal services directions (s 12(1)) and are subject to the privilege override provisions (s 13) and the liability substitution provisions (s 14). Directors-general of administrative units are affected by the reporting obligations in s 15. Each director-general (other than the stated director-general) must prepare a report describing measures taken to ensure compliance with legal services directions and providing information about breaches during the financial year, and must give that report to the stated director-general within 21 days after the end of the financial year (s 15(2)). The stated director-general must include that information in the annual report for the administrative unit under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (s 15(1)). Public employees and former public employees are affected because the government solicitor may act for them in matters (s 26(3)(g)), and the definition of territory legal work may capture legal work done on their behalf if it relates to a territory function. Ministers are affected as persons for whom the Attorney-General may start and conduct litigation (s 6(d)(iii)) and for whom the government solicitor may act (s 26(3)(d)). The Act also affects entities such as companies in which the Territory has a controlling interest and their officers, trustees, directors and board members (s 26(3)(f), (i)), though the government solicitor may act for those entities only if the chief solicitor decides the Territory has an interest in the outcome of the matter (s 26(5)). The Crown in right of the Territory and the Territory itself are the ultimate principals for whose benefit the law officers act, and the Act confirms the Attorney-General's role as chief legal representative (s 6(a)). Persons suing or being sued on behalf of the Territory are affected by s 6(d)(iv) and s 26(3)(c). Finally, the Act's regulation-making power (s 32) allows the Executive to extend its reach to additional persons or matters through regulations, though none are currently in force.

The Act imposes a range of duties and confers corresponding rights on the various law officers and those performing territory legal work. The Attorney-General has the duty to be the chief legal representative of the Crown and Territory, to be principal legal adviser, to have responsibility for administration of law and justice in the ACT, to start and conduct litigation on behalf of specified persons, and to ensure litigation is started and conducted in accordance with proper standards (s 6). The Attorney-General also has a mandatory duty to issue a legal services direction setting out model litigant guidelines (s 11(2)). The Attorney-General may issue additional legal services directions (s 11(1)), but the Act does not require any others. The Attorney-General has the right to enforce compliance with legal services directions (s 12(2)) and is immune from civil or criminal liability for anything done in compliance or purported compliance with such a direction (s 12(4)). The Solicitor-General has the right to act as counsel at the Attorney-General's request and to exercise the chief solicitor's functions if directed (s 17(1)(a)-(c)). When exercising functions, the Solicitor-General is entitled to practise in any court and to all rights and privileges of a legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate (s 17(4)). The Solicitor-General is subject to a duty not to practise as a legal practitioner or have paid employment without the Attorney-General's consent, except when exercising the chief solicitor's functions under a direction (s 19). The Solicitor-General also has a duty to disclose all direct and indirect financial interests in businesses or corporations to the Attorney-General (s 20). The Executive may end the Solicitor-General's appointment for misbehaviour, physical or mental incapacity substantially affecting functions, or failure to comply with s 19 (s 21(1)). The Executive must end the appointment if the person becomes bankrupt or personally insolvent, is absent without leave for specified periods, or fails without reasonable excuse to comply with disclosure obligations (s 21(2)). The Government Solicitor as body corporate has the right to act as legal practitioner for a wide range of persons and entities (s 26(3)), and is entitled to practise in any court and to all rights and privileges of an unrestricted legal practitioner (s 26(4)). The government solicitor may act for two or more parties with conflicting interests if approved by the Attorney-General either for the particular matter or by written arrangements covering the circumstances (s 27). The chief solicitor has the right to act personally in the government solicitor's name (s 28) and may authorise qualified officers to do so (s 29(1)). The chief solicitor may give directions to authorised persons, who must comply (s 29(4)). The chief solicitor bears a duty: under s 30(2), the chief solicitor or authorised person has, in relation to anything done or omitted in the government solicitor's name, the duties and obligations the person would have if the thing had been done in the course of practise as a legal practitioner. This preserves personal professional responsibility despite the corporate shield. Persons performing territory legal work have a duty to comply with legal services directions (s 12(1)). They also have the right to give information or produce documents relating to the work to the Attorney-General or an authorised person without breaching client legal privilege or any other duty of confidence (s 13(2)-(3)). They are not civilly liable for anything done honestly and without recklessness in complying with a direction or in the reasonable belief that the act or omission complied (s 14(1)), and any such liability attaches instead to the Territory (s 14(2)). Directors-general have a duty to report on compliance measures and breaches (s 15). Finally, the Act preserves the right of a person authorised by the Territory or under a territory law to start or conduct litigation mentioned in s 6(d), notwithstanding the Attorney-General's functions (s 8). This removes any doubt about the Attorney-General's exclusive authority.

The Law Officers Act 2011 does not create any criminal offences with specified penalties. There is no provision in the Act that subjects a person to a fine, imprisonment, or a penalty unit for contravention of its requirements. The value of a penalty unit for offences against this law, if any were created by regulation, would be $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation under the Legislation Act 2001, s 133, but the Act itself contains no such provisions. Instead, enforcement of the Act's central compliance regime , legal services directions , is deliberately circumscribed. Under s 12(2), a legal services direction may be enforced only by or on the application of the Attorney-General. This means private litigants, courts, tribunals or other bodies cannot independently enforce compliance with a direction. Furthermore, the issue of non-compliance with a legal services direction may not be raised in a proceeding (whether in a court, tribunal or other body) except by or on behalf of the Territory (s 12(3)). This provision limits the ability of opposing parties in litigation to use non-compliance as a ground of attack or defence. The primary enforcement mechanism is therefore the Attorney-General's own power to bring enforcement action, though the Act does not specify what remedies or orders the Attorney-General may seek. The Act also provides for consequences through the liability regime. While s 14 shields a person performing territory legal work from civil liability for honest and non-reckless acts in compliance with a direction, that protection does not extend to dishonest or reckless conduct. In those cases, the person remains personally liable. The Territory assumes substituted liability only for acts done honestly and without recklessness (s 14(2)). For the Solicitor-General, the Act provides for termination of appointment as a disciplinary consequence. The Executive may end the appointment for misbehaviour, physical or mental incapacity substantially affecting functions, or failing to comply with s 19 (restriction on other work) (s 21(1)). The Executive must end the appointment if the person becomes bankrupt or personally insolvent, is absent without leave for 14 consecutive days or 28 days in any 12-month period, or fails without reasonable excuse to comply with disclosure obligations (s 21(2)). The Solicitor-General's resignation is also provided for by the Legislation Act, s 210 (see note to s 21). For directors-general, failure to comply with the reporting obligations in s 15 could result in internal administrative consequences, but the Act does not specify any penalty for non-reporting. The reporting obligation is enforceable through the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 framework, and a failure to report could be a matter of non-compliance with that Act. The Attorney-General's immunity under s 12(4) , no civil or criminal liability for acts done in compliance or purported compliance with a legal services direction , is a shield against enforcement action, not a penalty. In summary, the Act's enforcement architecture is centred on the Attorney-General's control over legal services directions and the Executive's disciplinary powers over the Solicitor-General, rather than on penal sanctions.

The Law Officers Act 2011 sits within a broader legislative framework and contains several express and implied interactions with other ACT laws. The Legislation Act 2001 is the most frequently referenced companion statute. The dictionary at the end of the Act notes that definitions in the Legislation Act, pt 1 dictionary apply, including terms such as 'administrative unit', 'document', 'entity', 'function', 'legal practitioner', 'person', 'territory law' and 'the Territory'. Notes in the Act repeatedly cross-reference the Legislation Act: for example, s 4 notes that notes are explanatory and not part of the Act, per Legislation Act s 127(1), (4) and (5). Section 13(5) expressly provides that the Legislation Act, s 171 (Client legal privilege) does not apply to s 13, thereby creating a specific override of the general privilege provision in the context of legal services directions. The Legal Profession Act 2006 is relevant because both the Solicitor-General and the Government Solicitor are entitled to all the rights and privileges of a legal practitioner who holds a current unrestricted practising certificate under that Act (s 17(4), s 26(4)). This deeming provision eliminates the need for those officers to hold practising certificates personally in order to appear in court or conduct legal work. The Public Sector Management Act 1994 governs the employment of the Solicitor-General's staff. Under s 22, if a direction under s 17(1)(c) (directing the Solicitor-General to exercise the chief solicitor's functions) is in force, the Solicitor-General may employ staff on behalf of the Territory, and those staff must be employed under the Public Sector Management Act (s 22(3)). Section 24 allows the Solicitor-General to arrange with the head of service to use the services of a public servant or Territory facilities, and a note cross-references the head of service's delegation powers under the Public Sector Management Act, s 18. The Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995 is referenced in relation to the Solicitor-General's conditions of appointment. Section 16(4) provides that the conditions of appointment are those agreed between the Executive and the Solicitor-General and stated in the appointment, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act. This means the Tribunal may set remuneration and allowances that override or supplement the agreed conditions. The Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 is directly engaged by s 15, which requires that each report prepared by a director-general under that Act must describe measures taken to ensure compliance with legal services directions and provide information about breaches. The Auditor-General Act 1996 defines 'territory entity', which is used in s 26(6) for the purpose of s 26(3)(f), (g)(ii)-(iii) and (i). The Legislation Act, part 19.3 (appointments) applies to the appointment of the Solicitor-General (see note to s 16(1)), and part 19.4 (delegations) applies to delegations by the Solicitor-General (see note to s 25). The Act's own section 8 interacts with any other territory law that authorises a person to start or conduct litigation; it confirms that the Attorney-General's functions, including traditional functions, do not prevent and are taken never to have prevented such authorised persons from acting. This provision resolves any potential conflict between the Attorney-General's role as chief legal representative and the authority of other officers to conduct litigation. The Act also provides that the Government Solicitor may act as agent for the government solicitor of the Commonwealth, a State, another Territory or a foreign country by arrangement (s 26(3)(j)), creating an interstate and federal interaction. Finally, s 31 deems references in relevant instruments (including statutory instruments, awards, contracts, pleadings) to the Crown Solicitor for the Commonwealth, a Deputy Crown Solicitor, the Australian Government Solicitor, or a director of legal services for the Commonwealth to include a reference to the government solicitor. This ensures continuity and avoids the need to amend every instrument that refers to a Commonwealth law officer when the ACT government solicitor is the appropriate party.

The Law Officers Act 2011 (A2011-30) was originally notified on the ACT legislation register on 29 August 2011. Sections 1 and 2 (name and commencement) commenced on that date, and the remainder commenced on 31 August 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-9). The Act has been amended by three subsequent enactments. The Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015 (A2015-16) amended s 15 (Legal services directions , reporting) by sch 1 pt 1.15, effective 3 June 2015. This amendment inserted reporting obligations for directors-general in relation to legal services directions compliance and breaches, and resulted in a renumbering of subsections upon republication (as noted in the amendment history). The Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 (A2016-52) amended two sections in Part 3 (Solicitor-general). Section 22 (Solicitor-general's staff) was substituted and s 24 (Other arrangements for staff and facilities) was substituted, effective 1 September 2016. These amendments reflected changes to the public sector management framework, transitioning the Solicitor-General's staffing arrangements under the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The dictionary was also amended by A2016-52 to update the definition of 'relevant administrative unit'. The most recent amendments were made by the Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 (A2025-29), which commenced on 26 November 2025. This omnibus statute made several amendments: s 11 (Legal services directions , issue) was amended by amdt 4.109; s 16 (Appointment of Solicitor-General) by amdt 4.109; s 17 (Solicitor-general's functions and entitlements) by amdt 4.109; s 19 (Solicitor-general must not do other work) by amdt 3.180; s 29 (Person authorised by chief solicitor) by amdt 4.109; s 32 (Regulation-making power) by amdt 4.109. These amendments appear to be of a formal or editorial nature, consistent with Statute Law Amendment Acts. The Act also contained transitional provisions in Part 6 (ss 36-39), which have now expired. Section 33 (Signatures) expired on 1 March 2012. Section 36 (Model litigant guidelines) expired on 31 August 2014. Section 37 (Authorisations under Government Solicitor Act) expired on the same date. Section 38 (Transitional regulations) expired on 31 August 2013. Section 39 (Expiry , pt 6) provided that Part 6 expired on 31 August 2014. The expiry of these transitional provisions does not affect any continuing operation they may have had under the Legislation Act 2001, s 88(1). The Act has been republished seven times, with the current republication (R7) effective 26 November 2025, reflecting the A2025-29 amendments. Earlier republications include R1 (31 Aug 2011, new Act), R2 (1 Mar 2012, expiry of s 33), R3 (1 Sept 2013, expiry of s 38), R4 (1 Sept 2014, expiry of pt 6), R5 (3 June 2015, amendments by A2015-16), and R6 (1 Sept 2016, amendments by A2016-52). The endnotes also note that s 2 (Commencement) was omitted by the Legislation Act, s 89(4); s 34 (Legislation amended , sch 1) and s 35 (Legislation repealed) were omitted by the Legislation Act, s 89(3); and sch 1 (Consequential amendments) was omitted by the same provision. These omissions are standard republication practices for spent provisions.

The Law Officers Act 2011 does not contain any references to specific court cases or litigation history within its text, endnotes, or amendment history. The Act's provisions, however, have implications for litigation conducted by and against the Territory. Section 6(d) gives the Attorney-General the function of starting and conducting litigation on behalf of the Crown, the Territory, a Minister, or a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Territory. Section 6(e) requires the Attorney-General to ensure that litigation is conducted in accordance with proper standards, which is reinforced by the mandatory model litigant guidelines under s 11(2). The Act itself structures litigation responsibilities and provides rules that may be invoked in the course of proceedings. Section 8 clarifies that the Attorney-General's functions do not prevent, and are taken never to have prevented, a person authorised by the Territory or under a territory law from starting or conducting litigation mentioned in s 6(d). This provision may be relevant in cases where a question arises about the authority of a non- Attorney-General litigant. Section 9 provides that an action, proceeding or matter by or against the Attorney-General does not end or become affected by a change of office-holder, ensuring continuity in litigation. The most significant litigation-related provision is s 12(3), which provides that the issue of non-compliance with a legal services direction may not be raised in a proceeding (whether in a court, tribunal or other body) except by or on behalf of the Territory. This means that an opposing party in litigation cannot argue that the Territory's lawyers have failed to comply with the model litigant guidelines or other directions as a basis for obtaining a forensic advantage. Only the Territory itself can raise non-compliance, and even then only in proceedings brought by the Attorney-General to enforce the direction. Section 13's override of client legal privilege in the context of legal services directions could potentially be challenged on constitutional or common law grounds, but the Act itself includes protections against waiver (s 13(4)) and provides that the Legislation Act's general privilege provision does not apply (s 13(5)). The civil liability substitution in s 14 may be relevant in tort claims against legal practitioners performing territory legal work, as it transfers liability to the Territory for honest and non-reckless acts. Section 30(2) preserves the personal professional duties of the chief solicitor and authorised persons, meaning that in professional negligence claims, those individuals may still be held accountable despite acting in the government solicitor's name. The Act does not create any private rights of action for breach of its provisions. The primary enforcement mechanism is the Attorney-General's ability to apply to enforce legal services directions (s 12(2)). There is no information in the Act's endnotes about any judicial consideration of its provisions. The Act is relatively new (since 2011), and the absence of case references in the materials does not preclude that cases may have considered its provisions; however, no such cases are cited or referenced in the source provided. Practitioners should be aware that the model litigant guidelines, although they may be referenced in litigation as a standard of conduct, cannot be used as a sword by an opponent because of s 12(3). Similarly, the privilege provisions in s 13 may arise in discovery disputes.

Practitioners working with the Law Officers Act 2011 should be alert to several provisions that may operate counter to expectations. The most significant trap is s 13(1) : a legal services direction that requires a person to give information or produce a document overrides client legal privilege and any other duty of confidence. The person must comply and cannot refuse on privilege grounds. This is a mandatory override that applies even if the communication would otherwise be privileged. However, s 13(4) provides that privilege is taken not to have been waived in relation to the communication despite the disclosure. This means that disclosure to the Attorney-General or an authorised person under a direction does not destroy privilege for other purposes, but the initial compulsion to disclose may still create practical risks. The interplay between s 12(3) and the model litigant guidelines is another subtle point. While the guidelines are mandatory and must be complied with (s 12(1)), the issue of non-compliance cannot be raised in a proceeding except by or on behalf of the Territory. This means that even if the Territory acts oppressively in litigation in breach of its own guidelines, the opposing party cannot use that breach as a basis for submissions or orders. The only avenue is for the Attorney-General to enforce the direction, which is unlikely if the breach occurred in the conduct of litigation against a private party. Another trap is the liability substitution in s 14 . The protection from civil liability applies only to acts done honestly and without recklessness. If a person performing territory legal work acts dishonestly or recklessly, they remain personally liable. The burden of establishing honesty and absence of recklessness would fall on the person claiming the protection. The Act does not define 'recklessness', leaving it to the common law. The Solicitor-General's restrictions on outside work under s 19 are absolute subject to the Attorney-General's consent. This includes any practice as a legal practitioner and any paid employment. The exception in s 19(2) applies only if a direction under s 17(1)(c) is in force (directing the Solicitor-General to exercise the chief solicitor's functions). Once that direction is in force, the restriction does not apply in relation to the exercise of the chief solicitor's functions. This could create a situation where the Solicitor-General is simultaneously acting as chief solicitor and potentially engaging in work that would otherwise be prohibited. The definition of territory legal work in s 10 is broad and includes legal work performed for entities in which the Territory has a controlling interest, and for other entities mentioned in s 26(3) to the extent the work relates to a territory function. This may capture work by external law firms retained by such entities. Those firms would then be bound by legal services directions, including the privilege override. Firms should ensure they are aware of whether their retainer constitutes territory legal work. The reporting obligations under s 15 apply to directors-general of all administrative units, not just the unit responsible for this Act. Each director-general must prepare a report on compliance measures and breaches and give it to the stated director-general within 21 days after the end of the financial year (s 15(2)). The stated director-general must include this information in the annual report (s 15(1)). Failure to do so may constitute non-compliance with the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004. The government solicitor acting for conflicting interests under s 27 requires approval by the Attorney-General, either for the particular matter or by written arrangements covering the circumstances. This approval must be obtained before acting; acting without approval would breach professional conduct rules and potentially the Act, though the Act does not specify consequences. The delegation and authorisation framework under ss 28-30 creates another nuance. While anything done in the government solicitor's name is taken to be done by the government solicitor (s 30(1)), s 30(2) imposes personal duties and obligations on the chief solicitor or authorised person in relation to the thing as if done in the course of practise as a legal practitioner. This means the corporate shield does not protect the individual from professional negligence claims or disciplinary action. Finally, the interpretation of references to Commonwealth law officers under s 31 is broad, applying to relevant instruments including statutory instruments, awards, contracts, and pleadings. An instrument that refers to the Australian Government Solicitor will be read as including a reference to the ACT Government Solicitor. This could inadvertently give the government solicitor rights or obligations under instruments that were drafted with the Commonwealth in mind.

Compliance with the Law Officers Act 2011 depends on the role of the entity or person. For persons performing territory legal work (including lawyers in the government solicitor's office, external lawyers retained by the Territory, and lawyers working for entities in which the Territory has a controlling interest), the primary obligation is to comply with any legal services directions issued by the Attorney-General, including the mandatory model litigant guidelines (s 11(2), s 12(1)). Practitioners should obtain and familiarise themselves with current legal services directions, which are notifiable instruments published on the ACT legislation register. Compliance includes ensuring that litigation conduct meets the standards set out in the guidelines. When a legal services direction requires the giving of information or production of a document, the person must comply even if the information or document is subject to client legal privilege or another duty of confidence (s 13(1)). The person should note that privilege is not waived by such disclosure (s 13(4)). Practitioners should document their compliance and any disclosures made under s 13. To gain the protection of the civil liability shield in s 14, the person must act honestly and without recklessness in complying with a direction or in the reasonable belief that the act or omission complied. It is advisable to maintain records that demonstrate the honest and non-reckless basis for actions taken in reliance on a direction. If a person is uncertain whether a direction applies or how to comply, they should seek guidance from the Attorney-General or an authorised person. For directors-general, compliance involves meeting the annual reporting obligations under s 15. Each director-general must prepare a report describing the measures taken by the administrative unit during the financial year to ensure compliance with legal services directions, and providing information about any breaches during the financial year (s 15(2)(a)). That report must be given to the stated director-general (the director-general of the administrative unit responsible for this Act) no later than 21 days after the end of the financial year (s 15(2)(b)). The stated director-general must include that information in the annual report for the administrative unit prepared under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (s 15(1)). Directors-general should establish internal systems to track compliance measures and record breaches, and ensure timely submission to the stated director-general. For the Solicitor-General, compliance involves adhering to the restrictions on outside work (s 19). The Solicitor-General should obtain the Attorney-General's written consent before engaging in any legal practice or paid employment outside the role, unless a direction under s 17(1)(c) is in force (in which case the restriction does not apply in relation to exercising the chief solicitor's functions). The Solicitor-General must also comply with the disclosure obligations under s 20: giving written notice to the Attorney-General of all direct and indirect financial interests in any business carried on in the ACT or elsewhere, or in any corporation carrying on such a business. This disclosure should be made promptly upon appointment and updated as new interests are acquired. The Solicitor-General should also seek leave of absence from the Attorney-General when required (s 18). For the Government Solicitor and chief solicitor, compliance involves ensuring that all persons performing territory legal work within the office are aware of and comply with legal services directions. The chief solicitor should ensure that any authorisations under s 29 are made by notifiable instrument and that authorised persons are properly qualified (legal practitioners). The chief solicitor should also ensure that any decision to act for multiple parties with conflicting interests is approved by the Attorney-General, either for the particular matter or by written arrangements covering the circumstances (s 27). The chief solicitor should also be aware that personal professional duties are preserved under s 30(2), and should maintain appropriate professional indemnity insurance and supervision structures. For the Attorney-General, compliance involves issuing the mandatory model litigant guidelines direction (s 11(2)), and ensuring that any other legal services directions are made as notifiable instruments. The Attorney-General may wish to establish procedures for receiving reports from directors-general under s 15 and for enforcing directions when necessary. For all entities subject to the Act, keeping abreast of any regulations made under s 32 is advisable, as regulations may impose additional compliance requirements.