Australian Government Solicitor, previously known as Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, is a law firm that provides legal services to the Government of Australia, and occasionally to governments of the states and territories of Australia. It was originally established as an office within the Government, headed by an individual Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, but was turned into a government business enterprise in 1999. A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. ... The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
Some individuals who have previously served as Commonwealth Crown Solicitor include Charles Powers and Fred Whitlam. Sir Charles Powers KCMG (8 March 1853 – 25 April 1939), Australian politician and judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1913 to 1929. ... Harry Frederick Ernest Fred Whitlam, (3 April 1884 - 8 December 1961), Australian public servant, was the father of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and had a great influence on his sons values and interests. ...
It is one of the oldest pieces of Australian legislation and has been amended over 70 times.
The Act provides for the right of barristers and solicitors to practice in Federal courts, it provides for suits by and against the Commonwealth and the States, as well as for procedure in the High Court of Australia.
The Act also establishes in law the position of the AustralianGovernmentSolicitor.
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