6Engagement of counsel

6 Engagement of counsel

6.1 Counsel are to be engaged by or on behalf of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity in accordance with the Directions on Engagement of Counsel, at Appendix D.

Note: For the application of this provision to Australian Government bodies other than non‑corporate Commonwealth entities, see paragraph 12.

6.2 Briefs to counsel in matters covered by the model litigant policy are to enclose a copy of the Directions on The Commonwealth’s Obligation to Act as a Model Litigant, at Appendix B, and instruct counsel to comply with the policy.