Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

5............ Office of Solicitor-General .................................................................. 1

6............ Appointment of Solicitor-General ....................................................... 1

7............ Remuneration and allowances of Solicitor-General ............................. 2

7A......... Effect of sections 6 and 7--long service leave .................................... 2

8............ Resignation ......................................................................................... 2

9............ Solicitor-General not to undertake other work .................................... 2

10.......... Vacation of office ................................................................................ 2

11.......... Acting Solicitor-General ..................................................................... 3

12.......... Functions of Solicitor-General ............................................................ 3

13.......... Solicitor-General entitled to rights and privileges as a barrister ........... 4

14.......... Commonwealth officer appointed as Solicitor-General ....................... 4

16.......... Pension of Solicitor-General ............................................................... 5

17.......... Delegation by Attorney-General ......................................................... 8

18.......... References in laws to Solicitor-General .............................................. 9

19.......... Regulations ......................................................................................... 9

Notes                                                                                                                                              11

An Act relating to the Law Officers of the Commonwealth

 

 

Notes to the Law Officers Act 1964

Note 1

The Law Officers Act 1964 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 91, 1964 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 4 December 2008 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Law Officers Act 1964	91, 1964	5 Nov 1964	5 Nov 1964
Law Officers Act 1968	152, 1968	10 Dec 1968	10 Dec 1968	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983	91, 1983	22 Nov 1983	Ss. 3 and 4 (a)	Ss. 2(14) and 6(1), (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (b)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988	120, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Part XIV (ss. 42, 43): Royal Assent (c)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991	136, 1991	12 Sept 1991	Schedule: 10 Oct 1991 (d)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992	22, 1992	13 Apr 1992	S. 3: Royal Assent (e)	--
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992	94, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 3: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	141, 1994	28 Nov 1994	S. 3 (item 11) and s. 4 (items 151-173): Royal Assent (f)	S. 5
Law Officers Amendment Act 1998	39, 1998	4 June 1998	4 June 1998	--
Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003	64, 2003	30 June 2003	1 July 2003	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004	62, 2004	26 May 2004	Schedule 1 (items 44, 45): 27 May 2004	--
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006	40, 2006	3 May 2006	Schedule 1 (item 21): 13 June 2006 (see F2006L01623)	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 82-85): Royal Assent	--
Law Officers Legislation Amendment Act 2008	40, 2008	24 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 1, 2): 25 June 2008	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 4 (item 381): 4 July 2008	--
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008	134, 2008	4 Dec 2008	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 2 (items 27, 28): 1 Jan 2009 (see F2008L04609)	S. 4 and Sch. 2 (item 28) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 7 (items 90, 91): 19 Apr 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 752-754) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]

(a)     The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by sections 3 and 4 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983, subsections 2(1) and (9) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (9)   Section 16A of the Law Officers Act 1964, as inserted by this Act, shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(b)     The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by Part XIV (sections 42 and 43) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by the Schedule only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by section 3 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Law Officers Act 1964 was amended by section 3 (item 11) and section 4 (items 151-173) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3......................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 4......................................	am. No. 91, 1983
S. 6......................................	am. No. 91, 1983; No. 141, 1994
S. 7......................................	rs. No. 65, 1985
	am. No. 141, 1994
S. 7A...................................	ad. No. 40, 2008
S. 8......................................	rs. No. 141, 1994
S. 9......................................	am. No. 22, 1992; No. 141, 1994
S. 10....................................	am. No. 141, 1994
S. 11....................................	am. No. 91, 1983; No. 141, 1994
	rs. No. 141, 1994
	am. No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 11(1)..................	ad. No. 46, 2011
S. 12....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 141, 1994
S. 13....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 141, 1994
	rs. No. 62, 2004
S. 14....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 91, 1983
	rs. No. 65, 1985
	am. No. 94, 1992; No. 64, 2003; No. 26, 2008
S. 15....................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 16....................................	am. No. 152, 1968; No. 91, 1983; No. 65, 1985; No. 120,1988; No. 136, 1991; No. 141, 1994; No. 39, 1998; Nos. 73 and 134, 2008
S. 16A.................................	ad. No. 91, 1983
	am. No. 141, 1994; No. 39, 1998
	rep. No. 40, 2008
S. 17....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 91, 1983; No. 141, 1994; No. 62, 2004; No. 40, 2006; No. 5, 2011
S. 18....................................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 5, 2011
S. 19....................................	ad. No. 65, 1985

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008 (No. 134, 2008)

4  Entitlements from 1 July 2008

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under an Act that is amended by Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to this Act if the relevant Schedule had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because the Schedule did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 if the first amendment of the Trust Deed under that Act that is made after the commencement of this section had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because that amendment did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments) under the Superannuation Act 1990 if the first amendment of the Trust Deed under that Act that is made after the commencement of this section had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

                     (b)  because that amendment did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

                     (c)  the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

             (4)  A determination by the Finance Minister under this subsection must:

                     (a)  be in writing; and

                     (b)  set out:

                              (i)  the amount and timing of the replacement payments; or

                             (ii)  the method of determining the amount and timing of the replacement payments.

             (5)  An application must be in writing in the form approved by the Finance Minister.

             (6)  To avoid doubt, a determination of the Finance Minister that a person is entitled to one or more replacement payments does not affect the entitlements of any other person under an Act amended by Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to this Act, the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 or the Superannuation Act 1990.

             (7)  Replacement payments are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

             (8)  A determination made under this section is not a legislative instrument.

             (9)  In this section:

Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Schedule 2

28  Application of amendments of the Law Officers Act 1964

The amendments of the Law Officers Act 1964 made by this Schedule apply in relation to any pension payable under section 16 of that Act because of the application of the Judges' Pensions Act 1968 in respect of a person who:

                     (a)  was appointed as Solicitor-General before 1 January 1998; and

                     (b)  dies on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.