BY NED GAGAHE
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) is launching its Legal Agencies Reforms and the accompanying implementation approach today, Monday, 23rd June 2025, at the Heritage Park Hotel.
The event will run from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, followed by a workshop session.
According to Christina Victoria Bakolo, Deputy Secretary – Corporate at MJLA, the purpose of the launch is to formally introduce the Government’s National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) policy on reforming legal agencies.
The event will also highlight recent legal reform initiatives that have been endorsed by Cabinet.
The launch will bring together a range of key stakeholders, including legal professionals, senior officials from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, heads of the five legal agencies, representatives from invited ministries, the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and other partners and guests.
This brief launch event will set the stage for a workshop aimed at introducing the GNUT reform policy and recent Cabinet instructions.
It will also serve as a platform for the MJLA to receive guidance from the heads of legal agencies on the pathways for reform.
The workshop will also seek to outline specific reform tasks and deliverables, with agreed timelines for progress reports to be submitted back to Cabinet.
The key outcomes expected from this process include a stronger understanding of GNUT’s priority for the justice sector, particularly the need to begin policy discussions on revising the Acts that govern the five legal agencies.
These agencies include the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO), the Registrar General’s Office (RGO), the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) and the Law Reform Commission (LRC).
A major part of the reform mandate for MJLA is to review and propose revisions to the legal frameworks that establish these agencies.
The ministry has already completed and submitted a Cabinet paper outlining proposed revisions.
Today’s event is intended to initiate the next phase—developing and delivering reform actions in line with Cabinet’s expectations.
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