Attorney-General_of_Western_Australia

Attorney-General of Western Australia

Attorney-General of Western Australia

Chief law officer for the state of western Australia, Australia

The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of law and justice. Before the advent of representative government in 1870, the title was Advocate-General of Western Australia. The Attorney-General must be a qualified legal practitioner. When there are none in the cabinet, a lay person is sometimes appointed to the office of Minister for Justice.[1]

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The current Attorney-General of Western Australia, since 17 March 2017, is John Quigley who administers the portfolio through the Department of Justice and a range of other agencies.

One of Quigley's predecessors Christian Porter went on to become Federal Attorney General.[2][3]

List

This is a list of Attorneys-General of Western Australia, or any precedent titles.[4] The office of Attorney-General was not always filled: the Australian Parliamentary Library notes that where there was no lawyer among the ministers elected, there would be a Minister for Justice instead of an Attorney-General.[5][6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Justice Ministers of Western Australia" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Barnett tried to keep Porter in WA". 12 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    Johnson, Paul (9 November 2020). "Turnbull tells Q&A he didn't know extent of Christian Porter revelations". ABC News.
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    "Membership of the Legislative Council, 1832-70" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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    "List of Australian Attorneys-General". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. [6]
    E. M. Russell, ‘Early Lawyers of Western Australia’, Journal and Proceedings (Western Australian Historical Society), vol 4, part 3, 1951, pp 32-53
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    "Events of the Month". The Herald. Fremantle, WA. 8 December 1870. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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    "Summary for the Mails". The Herald. Fremantle, WA. 12 October 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Arrival of the English and Colonial Mails". The Herald. Fremantle, WA. 15 February 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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