Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW)

(02) 9474 9000

Level 4 60-70 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000

www.cso.nsw.gov.au (02) 9474 9011
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Business Summary
The Crown Solicitor's Office (CSO) exists to be the NSW Government's most trusted legal advisor. Our principal objective is to advise and represent agencies to support them in delivering the NSW Government's policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner. The CSO is a public service executive agency established under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013. The CSO is within the Stronger Communities cluster, where the Principal Department is the Department of Communities and Justice.
About Us

The NSW Crown Solicitor's Office operates as a Public Service Executive Agency related to the Department of Justice, with the Crown Solicitor as head of the agency (under Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.)

The Crown Solicitor provides legal services to the State Government of NSW and the other entities defined in s. 44 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.

We are the largest provider of legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies, and the sole provider of legal services in all matters regarded as core to government functions.

We also provide general commercial, or untied, services to the Government and its agencies, and compete with private sector law firms for this work. The CSO is on the legal panels of several NSW government departments and agencies.

We manage thousands of legal matters each year, many of which are long-running matters involving substantial litigation.

What We Do
  • Legal Advice
  • Representation in Litigation
  • Representation at Inquests and Other Inquiries
  • Property and Commercial Transactions
  • Drafting of Documentation and Agreements, Including Intergovernmental Agreements
  • Assistance to Royal Commissions and Other Inquiries
  • Provision of Officers to Serve On Committees
  • Preparation of Publications
  • Training and Information for Government Agencies
  • Client Seminars