The Attorney General of New South Wales, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for New South Wales[1] and usually known simply as the Attorney General, is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibility for the administration of justice in New South Wales, Australia. In addition, the attorney general is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General, Crown Advocate, and Crown Solicitor, the attorney general serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the Crown and Government of New South Wales.
The position of Attorney General has existed since 1824, well before the full establishment of the New South Wales Parliament (in 1856) but coinciding with the establishment of the New South Wales Legislative Council. From the beginning, the attorney general has been the Crown's advisor and representative in legal matters. It was modelled after the office of the Attorney General for England and Wales. As such the attorney general advises and represents the Crown and government departments in court. The person appointed to this role provides legal advice to the Government, acts as the representative of the public interest and resolves issues between government departments.
The attorney general also has supervisory powers over the prosecution of criminal offences, but is not personally involved with prosecutions. Today, prosecutions are carried out by the Public Prosecution Office and most legal advice to government departments is provided by the Government Legal Service, both under the supervision of the attorney general. The attorney general may appeal cases to the higher courts where, although the particular case is settled, there may be a point of law of public importance at issue. The attorney general is responsible to Parliament for activities of the Department of Justice and has responsibility for the all state's courts and tribunals and the appointment of judges, magistrates and statutory officers in New South Wales.
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The following individuals have served as Attorney General of New South Wales:
^O'Neill, Patrick. "New South Wales Attorneys-General 1823+". List of Australian Attorneys-General. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^"Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^Baxter was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council on 30 January 1829.[4]
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The Attorney General of New South Wales in formal contexts also Attorney General or Attorney General for New South Wales 1 and usually known simply as the Attorney General is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibility for the administration of justice in New South Wales Australia In addition the attorney general is one of the Law Officers of the Crown Along with the subordinate Solicitor General Crown Advocate and Crown Solicitor the attorney general serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the Crown and Government of New South Wales Attorney General of New South WalesCoat of arms of New South WalesFlag of New South WalesIncumbentMichael Daleysince 28 March 2023Department of Communities and JusticeStyleThe HonourableMember ofParliamentCabinetExecutive CouncilReports toPremier of New South WalesSeat52 Martin Place SydneyNominatorPremier of New South WalesAppointerGovernor of New South Waleson the advice of the premierTerm lengthAt the Governor s pleasureFormation14 April 1824First holderSaxe BannisterDeputySolicitor GeneralWebsitewww wbr justice wbr nsw wbr gov wbr auThe current attorney general since 28 March 2023 is Michael Daley SC The attorney general and the Ministers administer the portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster in particular the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies Ultimately the attorney general and the Ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales Contents 1 History and function 2 List of ministers 2 1 Attorneys general 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory and function edit nbsp Sir William Montagu Manning Solicitor General 1844 1848 Chancellor of Sydney University 1878 1895 nbsp Sir William Charles Windeyer Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1881 1896 Chancellor of Sydney University 1895 1898 nbsp Sir Edmund Barton Prime Minister of Australia 1901 1903 Judge of the High Court of Australia 1903 1920 nbsp Sir Charles Wade Premier of New South Wales 1907 1910 Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1920 1922 nbsp Sir Edward McTiernan Justice of the High Court of Australia 1930 1976 nbsp Sir Henry Manning First leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council 1941 1958 The position of Attorney General has existed since 1824 well before the full establishment of the New South Wales Parliament in 1856 but coinciding with the establishment of the New South Wales Legislative Council From the beginning the attorney general has been the Crown s advisor and representative in legal matters It was modelled after the office of the Attorney General for England and Wales As such the attorney general advises and represents the Crown and government departments in court The person appointed to this role provides legal advice to the Government acts as the representative of the public interest and resolves issues between government departments The attorney general also has supervisory powers over the prosecution of criminal offences but is not personally involved with prosecutions Today prosecutions are carried out by the Public Prosecution Office and most legal advice to government departments is provided by the Government Legal Service both under the supervision of the attorney general The attorney general may appeal cases to the higher courts where although the particular case is settled there may be a point of law of public importance at issue The attorney general is responsible to Parliament for activities of the Department of Justice and has responsibility for the all state s courts and tribunals and the appointment of judges magistrates and statutory officers in New South Wales List of ministers editAttorneys general edit The following individuals have served as Attorney General of New South Wales Ordinal Attorney General 2 3 Party Term begin Term end Time in office1 Saxe Bannister Not a member ofLegislative Council 14 April 1824 13 October 1826 2 years 182 days2 William Henry Moore acting 13 October 1826 31 July 1827 291 days3 Alexander Baxter 5 1 August 1827 24 January 1831 3 years 176 days William Henry Moore acting 24 January 1831 24 June 1831 151 days4 John Kinchela Prior to responsible government 25 June 1831 18 April 1836 4 years 298 days5 John Plunkett 17 September 1836 5 June 1856 19 years 262 days6 William Manning No party 6 June 1856 25 August 1856 80 days7 James Martin 26 August 1856 2 October 1856 37 days William Manning 3 October 1856 25 May 1857 1 year 80 days8 John Darvall 26 May 1857 7 September 1857 104 days James Martin QC 7 September 1857 8 November 1858 1 year 62 days9 Alfred Lutwyche QC 15 November 1858 21 February 1859 98 days10 Lyttleton Bayley 21 February 1859 26 October 1859 247 days11 Edward Wise 27 October 1859 13 February 1860 109 days Sir William Manning QC 21 February 1860 8 March 1860 16 days12 John Hargrave 2 April 1860 31 July 1863 3 years 120 days John Darvall QC 1 August 1863 15 October 1863 75 days James Martin QC a 16 October 1863 2 February 1865 1 year 109 days John Darvall QC 3 February 1865 20 June 1865 137 days John Plunkett QC 25 August 1865 21 January 1866 149 days James Martin QC a 22 January 1866 26 October 1868 2 years 278 days Sir William Manning QC 21 October 1868 15 December 1870 2 years 55 days Sir James Martin QC a 16 December 1870 13 May 1872 1 year 149 days13 Edward Butler 15 May 1872 10 November 1873 1 year 179 days14 Joseph Innes 20 November 1873 8 February 1875 1 year 80 days15 William Dalley 9 February 1875 21 March 1877 2 years 40 days16 William Windeyer 22 March 1877 16 August 1877 147 days William Dalley QC 17 August 1877 17 December 1877 122 days17 William Foster 18 December 1877 20 December 1878 1 year 2 days William Windeyer 21 December 1878 10 August 1879 232 days18 Robert Wisdom 13 August 1879 4 January 1883 3 years 144 days William Dalley QC 5 January 1883 6 October 1885 2 years 274 days19 Jack Want 7 October 1885 21 December 1885 75 days20 George Simpson 22 December 1885 25 February 1886 65 days Jack Want 26 February 1886 19 January 1887 327 days William Foster QC Free Trade 20 January 1887 18 May 1887 118 days21 Bernhard Wise 27 May 1887 7 February 1888 256 days George Simpson QC 10 February 1888 16 January 1889 341 days22 Edmund Barton Protectionist 17 January 1889 7 March 1889 49 days George Simpson QC Free Trade 8 March 1889 22 October 1891 2 years 228 days Edmund Barton QC Protectionist 23 October 1891 14 December 1893 2 years 52 days23 Charles Heydon 15 December 1893 2 August 1894 230 days George Simpson QC Free Trade 3 August 1894 1 December 1894 120 days Jack Want QC 18 December 1894 18 April 1899 4 years 121 days24 George Reid QC 19 April 1899 13 September 1899 147 days Bernhard Wise QC Protectionist Progressive 14 September 1899 14 June 1904 4 years 274 days25 James Gannon Progressive 15 June 1904 29 August 1904 75 days26 Charles Wade QC b Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 20 October 1910 6 years 52 days27 William Holman a Labor 21 October 1910 29 January 1914 3 years 100 days28 David Hall 29 January 1914 15 November 1916 2 years 291 days Nationalist 15 November 1916 23 July 1919 2 years 250 days29 John Garland 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 264 days30 Edward McTiernan Labor 12 April 1920 20 December 1921 1 year 252 days31 Thomas Bavin Nationalist 20 December 1921 20 December 1921 7 hours Edward McTiernan Labor 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 days Thomas Bavin Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years 65 days Edward McTiernan Labor 17 June 1925 26 May 1927 1 year 343 days32 Andrew Lysaght 27 May 1927 18 October 1927 144 days33 Francis Boyce Nationalist 18 October 1927 3 November 1930 3 years 16 days Andrew Lysaght Labor 4 November 1930 16 June 1931 224 days34 Joseph Lamaro 16 June 1931 15 October 1931 121 days Labor NSW 15 October 1931 13 May 1932 211 days35 Daniel Levy United Australia 16 May 1932 17 June 1932 32 days36 Henry Manning 18 June 1932 16 May 1941 8 years 332 days37 Clarrie Martin Labor 16 May 1941 23 February 1953 11 years 283 days38 Bill Sheahan 23 February 1953 15 March 1956 3 years 21 days39 Reg Downing 15 March 1956 13 May 1965 9 years 59 days40 Ken McCaw Liberal 13 May 1965 3 January 1975 9 years 235 days41 John Maddison 3 January 1975 14 May 1976 1 year 132 days42 Frank Walker Labor 14 May 1976 1 February 1983 6 years 263 days43 Paul Landa 1 February 1983 24 November 1984 1 year 297 days44 Neville Wran acting a 27 November 1984 12 December 1984 15 days45 Terry Sheahan 12 December 1984 26 November 1987 2 years 349 days46 Ron Mulock 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 116 days47 John Dowd Liberal 25 March 1988 6 June 1991 3 years 73 days48 Peter Collins 6 June 1991 3 July 1992 1 year 27 days49 John Hannaford 3 July 1992 4 April 1995 2 years 275 days50 Jeff Shaw Labor 4 April 1995 28 June 2000 5 years 85 days51 Bob Debus 28 June 2000 2 April 2007 6 years 278 days52 John Hatzistergos 2 April 2007 2007 04 02 28 March 2011 2011 03 28 3 years 360 days53 Greg Smith Liberal 3 April 2011 2011 04 03 23 April 2014 2014 04 23 3 years 20 days54 Brad Hazzard 23 April 2014 2014 04 23 2 April 2015 2015 04 02 344 days55 Gabrielle Upton 2 April 2015 2015 04 02 30 January 2017 2017 01 30 1 year 303 days56 Mark Speakman SC 30 January 2017 2017 01 30 28 March 2023 2023 03 28 6 years 57 days57 Michael Daley Labor 28 March 2023 incumbent 254 days a b c d e Concurrently Premier of New South Wales Premier of New South Wales from 2 October 1907See also edit nbsp New South Wales portal nbsp Politics portal List of New South Wales government agenciesReferences edit See e g Attorney General for New South Wales v Burns amp Ors Leahy v Attorney General for New South Wales and Makin v Attorney General for New South Wales O Neill Patrick New South Wales Attorneys General 1823 List of Australian Attorneys General Parliament of Australia Retrieved 15 September 2015 Part 6 Ministries since 1856 PDF NSW Parliamentary Record Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 21 January 2021 Mr Alexander Macduff Baxter Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 3 May 2019 Baxter was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council on 30 January 1829 4 External links editNSW Department of Justice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Attorney General of New South Wales amp oldid 1185500569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,