Solicitor-General of New Zealand
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The Solicitor-General of New Zealand is the government’s chief legal adviser and advocate in court, responsible for representing the Crown in major legal proceedings and providing high-level legal opinions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solicitor-General of New Zealand canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
legal office ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| appointedFor | serves at pleasure of the Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cabinet of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Cabinet (through the Attorney-General)
New Zealand courts ⓘ |
| basedIn | Wellington ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Attorney-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | office has existed since the 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Constitutional conventions of New Zealand
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Crown proceedings ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Proceedings Act 1950
|
| legalSystemContext | common law system of New Zealand ⓘ |
| mayActAs | acting Attorney-General in some circumstances ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Attorney-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
government’s chief advocate in court
ⓘ
government’s chief legal adviser ⓘ principal legal adviser to the Crown ⓘ senior law officer of the Crown ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Crown Law Office (New Zealand)
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Law Office, Wellington
|
| officeType | non-political public service role ⓘ |
| oversees | Crown Law Office (New Zealand) ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of New Zealand
New Zealand government departments ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand public service
|
| rank | senior law officer below the Attorney-General ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Attorney-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising on constitutional and public law issues
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appearing in appellate courts on behalf of the Crown ⓘ conduct of significant litigation involving the Crown ⓘ ensuring consistency of Crown legal positions ⓘ issuing legal opinions binding on government departments ⓘ overseeing Crown legal representation ⓘ protecting the rule of law in government decision-making ⓘ providing high-level legal opinions to the government ⓘ representing New Zealand in some international legal proceedings ⓘ representing the Crown in major legal proceedings ⓘ supervising Crown prosecutions policy at a high level ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
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New Zealand Police ⓘ all government departments on legal matters ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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