Disability Support at Attorney-General's Department (AGD)

Our focus is on ensuring all employees have access to inclusive and flexible work practices and that their managers, our structures, workplace conditions and systems support professional and personal circumstances. The department supports inclusive practices through:

• The Celebrating Ability Network (CAN): A network for employees committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace for all. We seek to represent individuals living with or supporting someone living with a disability and to increase the profile of these groups within the department. The CAN members include employees with a disability, caring responsibilities and allies passionate about helping the department become more disability aware.
• The Disability and Mental Health Action Plan (DMAP): The plan aims to address barriers that might prevent an employee or a stakeholder with a disability or long term medical or mental health condition, from fully participating in AGD’s workplace. The plan sets out meaningful actions and measurable targets, focussing on the following key areas:
  • culture of inclusion
  • accessibility (including physical access for external stakeholders)
  • recruitment, retention and development of people with disability
  • reporting and accountability.
• Reasonable adjustments are available to support and enable employees with disability, and carers of people with disability to perform their role to their full potential ensuring they are able to participate fully in the workplace. Reasonable adjustments can be permanent or temporary and can be designed to respond to all forms of disability, including mental health conditions. Employees can also record adjustments using AGD’s Reasonable Adjustment Passport.

Training and activities: We aim to create a culture of inclusion through various events, including mental health week. The Graduate Fundraising Committee hosts a series of events during mental health week for all employees. Training is regularly offered to managers and employees to raise awareness of disability and mental health in the workplace.

Jack Milne

Policy Officer at Attorney-General's Department (AGD)

The Attorney-General's Department is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with disability. This recruitment process is part of the RecruitAbility scheme.  For more information on this application process please refer to the Australian Public Service Commission's RecruitAbility Applicants Guide.