Attorney-General’s Department

Workplace Diversity Statement

‘Diversity enriches organisational performance’

Our GOAL is to support and maintain a safe and inclusive work environment where all employees are respected, valued and supported.

Diversity Statement

To work with people from diverse backgrounds so that they can reach their full potential within the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD).

Diversity of employees in AGD can be one of our greatest strengths, enriching organisational performance to support AGD’s mission of ‘achieving a just and secure society’.

What is Workplace Diversity?

The principles of workplace diversity, consistent with the Attorney-General’s Workplace Diversity Strategy are that:

  • the behaviours and actions of employees should be in line with the APS employment principles
  • recruitment processes and decisions positively recognise the value of diversity
  • workplace structures and conditions should enable all employees to contribute to their potential at work while taking into account personal commitments and interests outside of work
  • decisions affecting employees should take into account their individual needs, and all communication should recognise our diverse workforce and use inclusive language, and
  • decisions affecting employees should be based on facts and be free of discrimination.

Diversity relates to gender, age, linguistic and cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and religious beliefs. Diversity also refers to the many ways we are different in other respects such as educational background, socio-economic background, life experience, work experience, personality profile, geographic location, marital status and whether or not one has family or other carer responsibilities.

Key Objectives

The key objectives of the Workplace Diversity Strategy are to:

  • support all employees to participate in and contribute to the work of the department
  • use our employees differences to improve our practice, achieve better outcomes and our corporate goals
  • ensure our measures will contribute to achieving equality in practice
  • prevent and eliminate harassment and unlawful discrimination in the workplace
  • ensure that workplace structures, conditions, systems and procedures, foster diversity and allow employees to manage work and personal life
  • promote awareness of the value of diversity in the workplace, and
  • promote a diverse workplace where difference is celebrated and explored – utilising the skills, knowledge and abilities of staff in a way that promotes their individual diversity without discrimination.