Lawyer

• APS Level 6, $109,508 - $119,513
• ACT
• Ongoing/Non-ongoing

• Salary: $109,508 - $119,513
• Location: ACT
• Ongoing/Non-ongoing

Sport Integrity Australia are looking to fill the role of Lawyer - APS Level 6

About the role

A lawyer in our team is responsible for provide high quality and timely legal advice to Sport Integrity Australia’s operational and support teams. The successful candidate will have experience in one or more of the following practice areas: i.e. administrative law (e.g. freedom of information and privacy), anti-doping, commercial law, integrity and litigation. 

Key duties include, but are not limited to:

• Advising and acting one or more of the areas of administrative law (e.g. freedom of information and privacy), anti-doping, commercial law, integrity and litigation, depending on experience.
• Preparing submissions for the Chief Executive Officer, including recommendations as to the exercise of the CEO’s statutory functions under the National Anti-Doping scheme in relation to possible anti-doping rule violations.
• Providing high quality legal advice to other areas of Sport Integrity Australia on a range of matters affecting the agency’s operations, including the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 (Cth) and Regulations, sports policies, the World Anti-Doping Code and supporting guidelines and documents and the National Integrity Framework.  
• Conducting legal research where required and assisting in training agency staff on legal issues relevant to the work of Sport Integrity Australia. 
• Working collaboratively with the other operational and support areas of Sport Integrity Australia, with external stakeholders including athletes and sporting organisations, and with other national anti-doping organisations globally including the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The key accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing high quality legal advice on a range of complex matters within tight timeframes.
• Balancing unpredictable workloads and work timetables.
• Ensuring all potential anti-doping rule violation matters and business support matters are managed in compliance with Sport Integrity Australia’s legislative framework, the World Anti-Doping Code and associated standards, and sports anti-doping policies.
• Operating in a position of trust by handling sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, high-level documents, briefs, papers and correspondence.
• Use AI-enabled tools in accordance with agency policies, professional obligations, and privacy requirements to assist with legal research, drafting, and administrative tasks.
• Ensuring that Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct are adhered to at all times.
• Ensuring compliance with the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 and Regulations and complying with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, relevant legislation and Sport Integrity Australia work health and safety policies, procedures and instructions and Sport Integrity Australia ICT and Information Governance Framework.

What we are looking for (selection criteria):

• A law degree from an Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent), and admission as a legal practitioner in a Supreme Court of a State or Territory.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following practice areas:
  • administrative law (e.g. freedom of information and privacy); 
  • anti-doping; 
  • commercial law; 
  • integrity; and 
  • litigation. 
• Well-developed decision-making and judgment, in providing legal advice across multiple areas of legal practice.
• Well-developed document review, drafting and legal research skills.
• The ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Sound knowledge of integrity and anti-doping frameworks, or the ability to acquire such knowledge.

How to apply

For information about the roles and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.

To apply you will need to:

• upload your current resume
• provide referee details (current supervisor)
• a pitch addressing the selection criteria

Applications close at 11.30 p.m. (AEST) Sunday 23 August 2026.

If you have any enquiries regarding the position above, please contact:
Contact Name: Peta Rogers
Contact Email: ***********@sportintegrity.gov.au

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