Attorney-General of New Zealand

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chief law officer government office ministerial position

The Attorney-General of New Zealand is the chief law officer of the Crown, responsible for overseeing the legal system, providing legal advice to the government, and supervising public prosecutions.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief law officer → government office → ministerial position →
advises	Cabinet of New Zealand → Government of New Zealand →
appointedBy	Governor-General of New Zealand →
associatedWith	New Zealand Cabinet →
belongsTo	Westminster-style system of government →
canDelegateTo	Solicitor-General of New Zealand →
constitutionalRole	guardian of the public interest in legal matters →
country	New Zealand →
hasAuthorityOver	Crown legal representation → conduct of litigation involving the Crown →
hasDuty	to ensure legality of government actions → to protect the rule of law →
hasSubordinateOffice	Crown Counsel → Solicitor-General of New Zealand →
isSimilarTo	Attorney General for England and Wales → Attorney General of Australia →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
languageOfOfficialTitle	English →
legalRole	chief legal adviser to the government →
legalSystem	common law →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Wellington Region →
mayBeHeldBy	Member of Parliament of New Zealand →
memberOf	Executive Council of New Zealand →
nativeLabel	Attorney-General →
officeCreatedIn	19th century →
officeHoldersAreUsually	senior barristers →
officeHoldersTitle	Attorney-General →
officeType	Crown law officer →
oversees	Crown Law Office (New Zealand) → Solicitor-General of New Zealand →
partOf	Executive branch of New Zealand → Government of New Zealand →
precededBy	Attorney-General of the Colony of New Zealand →
reportsTo	Parliament of New Zealand → Prime Minister of New Zealand →
represents	the Crown in legal matters →
responsibleFor	legal system of New Zealand → provision of legal advice to the government → supervision of public prosecutions →
seat	Wellington →
style	The Honourable →
supervises	public prosecutions in New Zealand →
typeOfJurisdiction	national →
worksWith	Minister of Justice of New Zealand → Solicitor-General of New Zealand →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	appointmentOnAdviceOf
Attorney-General of New Zealand ("Attorney-General") →	officeHoldersTitle
Attorney-General of New Zealand ("Attorney-General of the Colony of New Zealand") →	precededBy