Department of the Attorney General (Western Australia)
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 2006 |
| Dissolved | Department of Justice |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Western Australia |
| Agency executive | Ms Cheryl Gwilliam, Director General |
| Website | www.dotag.wa.gov.au [1] |
The Department of the Attorney General (DotAG) is a Western Australian government department responsible for the provision of high quality and accessible justice, legal, registry, guardianship and trustee services to meet the needs of the community and the Western Australian Government.[1]
Key Functions
The key functions of the Department are to provide:[1]
- administrative and support services, technical facilities and accommodation for State courts, tribunals and boards
- assistance, advice and counselling to victims of crime
- legal, policy development and parliamentary drafting services to Parliament, Government and its agencies
- services to ensure the best interests of people with decision-making disabilities are represented at hearings and to promote and protect their rights in the community
- trustee services
- births, deaths and marriages registrations.
Sub-departments
The department has multiple sub departments:[2]
- Policy & Aboriginal Services - Develops policy and legislation for the Government and information for Departmental business areas. Aboriginal mediation. Aboriginal justice.
- Court and Tribunal Services - Courts, tribunals and boards, victim support, court security, fines enforcement, justices of the peace.
- Parliamentary Counsel's Office - Legislative drafting services to Government.
- Office of the Public Advocate - Advocacy, guardianship and community education services on behalf of people with decision-making disabilities.
- Public Trustee - Trustee services to WA community.
- Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages - Creates and stores birth, death and marriage records; conducts civil marriages.
- State Solicitor's Office - Legal Services to Government.
- Corporate Services - Asset and contract management, business services, financial management, human resources, information services.
Solicitor General
The principal legal adviser to the Attorney General is the Solicitor General who is described as the second law officer of the State. The office the Solicitor General was created with the Solicitor General Act (1969).[3] It is referred to as the "Crown Solicitor".
While the Attorney General is a political appointment, the Solicitor General is an independent position. The Attorney General may delegate functions to the Solicitor General.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.dotag.wa.gov.au/, The Department of the Attorney General
- ↑ http://www.department.dotag.wa.gov.au/C/corporate_structure.aspx?uid=7758-4778-9101-3976, Department of the Attorney General - Departmental Structure
- ↑ "Solicitor General". Department of the Attorney General. 12 Mar 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
Further reading
- Department of the Attorney General Annual Report 2010/11 - http://www.department.dotag.wa.gov.au/_files/DotAG_Annual_Report_2011.pdf
External links
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