APS6 - Liaison Officer Public Law 46616
APS6 - Liaison Officer Public Law 46616
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APS6 Liaison Officer Public Law
Title:
APS6 Liaison Officer Public Law
Classification(s):
APS Level 6
Employment Type:
Ongoing Full Time
Salary:
$95501 $114201per annum plus 15.4 superannuation
Business Division:
Legal Legn Liaison & Privacy
Branch / Section:
Public Law Legislation Team
Location:
Canberra
Security Clearance:
Baseline Vetting
Job Reference No:
46616
Contact Officer:
Closing Date:
11.59pm AEST Sunday 27 April 2025
The department supports workplace diversity and values the contribution of people from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples people with disability people with cultural and linguistic diversity and LGBTQIA people. The department is committed to achieving gender equality and in particular supporting womens progression into senior leadership.
The opportunity we have available
The Legislation Liaison Unit (LLU) performs a critical role in facilitating the departments legislation program. The LLU is comprised of nonlawyers and provides specialist advice and procedural support to ensure legislative instruments and bills progress efficiently through Parliament and the Federal Executive Council (ExCo) in accordance with established process requirements outlined in the official handbooks and guidelines.
The LLU is structured in three specialist teams and successful candidates may be placed in any of the following:
- Primary Legislation Team Facilitating the lodgement introduction and passage of bills through Parliament to ensure they meet the procedural requirements including liaising with policy teams central agencies and Parliament House.
- Subordinate Legislation Team Facilitating the submission and/or lodgement of legislative instruments to ensure they meet the procedural requirements before being made including liaising with policy teams central agencies and the Federal Executive Counsel.
- Legislation Program Governance Team Providing coordination support highlevel project management and reporting to track on the progress of the departments legislative priorities.
As an APS6 Liaison Officer you will play a key role in leading and coordinating legislative processes ensuring compliance with government procedures and working closely with senior stakeholders. This role requires highlevel analytical skills leadership capability and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fastpaced environment.
What will you do
Depending on placement as an APS6 Liaison Officer you will be responsible for:
- Applying the Legislation Handbook and relevant procedural requirements to lead and coordinate the preparation approval and passage of bills.
- Applying guidance from the Executive Council Handbook Instruments Handbook and Guide to Managing Sunsetting Legislative Instruments to oversee the preparation approval and publication of legislative instruments.
- Leading coordination efforts for Parliamentary or ExCo submissions ensuring compliance with procedural and legislative requirements.
- Providing strategic procedural advice on legislative and parliamentary processes to internal stakeholders including senior executives and policy teams.
- Managing relationships with policy areas legal teams and external stakeholders to achieve legislative outcomes.
- Tracking and reporting on legislative workflows maintaining accurate records to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Identifying and leading process improvements to enhance legislative workflow efficiency.
Who are we looking for
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the APS6 Work level standards and will have:
- a strong understanding of legislation and Government decisionmaking processes or the ability to rapidly learn these processes;
- advanced analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to interpret complex procedural documents such as the handbooks and guidelines identified;
- highlevel written and verbal communication skills including the ability to influence and engage with senior executives and ministerial offices;
- string organisational skills and the capacity to effectively manage competing priorities and deliver highquality work within deadlines; and
- demonstrated leadership and initiative with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
RecruitAbility minimum requirements
Minimum requirements for this role include:
- demonstrated experience in legislative processes and Government submissions;
- the ability to interpret procedural documents such as the handbooks and guidelines identified;
- capacity to effectively manage competing priorities;
- demonstrated leadership and initiative with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment.
Job applicants with disability who met the requirements are advanced to the next stage of the selection process:
- Opt into the scheme;
- Declare they have a disability; and
- Meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised in the scheme.
More information can be found at RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants Australian Public Service Commission.
What else can we offer
Our department offers a range of benefits including:
a Study Assistance Program providing paid leave and financial support for professional development;
flexible work arrangements including parttime hours and homebased work; and
generous leave entitlements including 20 days of personal circumstances leave per year and 150 hours of paid annual leave (prorata).
Eligibility requirements
Employment with the Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development Communications and the Arts is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service Act 1999 including:
- Citizenship: candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of submitting your application.
- Health Assessment: The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the departments preferred medical provider.
- Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and/or maintain a security clearance at AGSVA Baseline. You must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information. You must have lived in Australia or have a checkable background for at least the preceding five years for Baseline Vetting clearances. More information on the security clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) website
Timeline and assessment
A selection panel will be established to assess your suitability against the advertised role.
If a merit pool is established it will be valid for 18 months from date it first appeared in the APS Gazette.
pplications open: 3 April 2025
Applications close: 27 April 2025
Application shortlisting: 30April 2025
Further assessments: 8 May 2025
Selection report finalised: 15 May 2025
Offers and announcements: 22 May 2025
The above is indicative only please reach out to the contact person if you have any questions on the recruitment process or timeframes.
Your application will be assessed against the requirements of the job and the Work level standards. Once the entire applicant pool has been assessed the panel will create a shortlist of applicants.
How to apply
Applications for this opportunity close at 11:59pm AEST Sunday 27 April 2025.
In applying for this position you are not required to address individual selection criteria. Rather you should provide in a PDF document a statement of no more than two pages outlining your background capabilities and experiences and how these align with the advertised role.
You should also provide a tailored CV in PDF no more than three pages. The capabilities and behaviours required to be successful for this role are identified in the Who are we looking for section.
Your application should be received through the departments online recruitment system. Applications via Indeed will not be accepted.
If you experience any issues with the system please contact the recruitment team onor via email at to discuss an alternative way to submit your application.
Please advise the contact officer if you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. The department is committed to the accessibility of our systems. If you identify as someone with disability and you require accessibility assistance or more information please email
Work with us. Apply now!
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
