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.
Contents
- List of Advocates General of Western Australia
- List of Attorneys General of Western Australia
- References
The current Attorney-General of Western Australia, since 29 June 2012, is Michael Mischin.
List of Advocates-General of Western Australia
This is a list of Advocates-General of Western Australia from 1831 to 1870.
List of Attorneys-General of Western Australia
This is a list of Attorneys-General of Western Australia. The office 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.