Australian Capital Territory

law officer act 1992
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 25 September 1992
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
	1.	Short title
	2.	Interpretation
	3.	Position of Attorney-General
	4.	Functions
	5.	Additional powers of the Attorney-General
	6.	Amendment of Audit Act 1989
	7.	Amendment of Legal Practitioners Act 1970
	8.	Regulations

An Act relating to the functions and powers of the Attorney-General and for related purposes
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Law Officer Act 1992.1
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the Attorney-General shall be read as a reference to—
	(a)	the Minister designated Attorney-General by the Chief Minister; or
	(b)	where no Minister is so designated, the Minister for the time being administering this Act;
and, where another Minister is authorised by the Chief Minister to act on behalf of that Minister, shall be read as including a reference to that other Minister.
Position of Attorney-General
3.  The Attorney-General is the first law officer of the Territory.
Functions
4.  (1)  The functions of the Attorney-General are—
	(a)	to be the chief legal representative of—
	(i)	the Crown in right of the Territory; and
	(ii)	the Territory;
	(b)	to be the principal legal adviser to the Territory;
	(c)	to have responsibility for the administration of law and justice in the Territory;
	(d)	to institute and conduct litigation on behalf of—
	(i)	the Crown in right of the Territory;
	(ii)	the Territory;
	(iii)	a Minister; or
	(iv)	a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Territory;
	(e)	functions that are conferred on the Attorney-General by another Act; and
	(f)	such other functions as are prescribed.
(2)  The Attorney-General has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of his or her functions.
Additional powers of the Attorney-General
5.  Subject to any other law of the Territory, the Attorney-General has, in relation to the Territory, the traditional powers, duties, prerogatives and privileges of the Attorneys-General of the States.
Amendment of Audit Act 1989
6.2 	*	*	*	*	*	*
Amendment of Legal Practitioners Act 1970
7.2 	*	*	*	*	*	*
Regulations
8.  The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act prescribing matters—
	(a)	required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
	(b)	necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

NOTES
1.	Act No. 54, 1992; notified in the ACT Gazette on 25 September 1992; commenced on 25 September 1992.
2.	Ss. 6 and 7—The amendments made by sections 6 and 7 were amendments to other Acts which are published separately.

Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

					

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected