Attorney-General of the
Australian Capital Territory
Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory
Incumbent
Shane Rattenbury
since 4 November 2020
Justice and Community Safety Directorate
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
SeatCanberra
NominatorChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
AppointerACT Legislative Assembly
Formation18 May 1989
First holderRosemary Follett
DeputyACT Government Solicitor
Websitewww.justice.act.gov.au

The Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for the Australian Capital Territory, is the primary Law Officer of the Crown in the Australian Capital Territory. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the ACT Government and is the head of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate. Its constitutional role was established in 1989 with the enactment by the Federal Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.[1]

Shane Rattenbury, MLA, a representative of the ACT Greens, became Attorney General on 3 November 2020.

List of attorneys-general

#[2] Name Took office Left office Timespan Party
1 Rosemary Follett 18 May 1989 14 December 1989 210 days Labor
2 Bernard Collaery 14 December 1989 18 June 1991 1 year, 186 days Residents Rally
3 Terry Connolly 18 June 1991 17 March 1995 3 years, 272 days Labor
4 Gary Humphries 17 March 1995 15 December 2000 5 years, 273 days Liberal
5 Bill Stefaniak 15 December 2000 14 November 2001 334 days Liberal
6 Jon Stanhope 14 November 2001 18 April 2006 5 years, 158 days Labor
7 Simon Corbell 18 April 2006 31 October 2016 10 years, 196 days Labor
8 Gordon Ramsay 31 October 2016 3 November 2020 4 years, 3 days Labor
9 Shane Rattenbury 4 November 2020 incumbent currently 3 years, 65 days Greens

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Consolidated Acts - AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1988 - SECT 3". AustLII. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Patrick. "Australian Capital Territory Attorneys-General 1989+". List of Australian Attorneys-General. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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