International Development Assistance
The Attorney-General's Department provides technical, legal and capacity-building assistance to Pacific and South East Asian countries through the International Assistance and Treaties Branch (IATB). The Department provides international development assistance through the:
- Papua New Guinea Strongim Gavman Program
- Pacific Legal Knowledge Program
- Pacific Island Law Officers’ Network
- Regional Legal Assistance Unit, and
- Anti-Money Laundering Assistance Team
The Pacific Unit works closely with regional partner countries and organisations in the Pacific region on law and justice issues. The principal activities and responsibilities of the Pacific Unit include managing the law and justice (non policing) component of the Papua New Guinea Enhanced Cooperation Program, running the Pacific Legal Knowledge Program and hosting the Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Secretariat. The Unit also provides policy support for legislative reform and other legal issues in the Pacific.
The Anti-Money Laundering Assistance Team provides bilateral and regional assistance to countries in the Pacific to develop systems to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Regional Legal Assistance Unit works with countries in South East Asia to strengthen their counter-terrorism laws and improve international legal cooperation arrangements in the fight against terrorism and transnational organised crime.