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Attorney General of Australia - Definition and Overview |
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The Attorney General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet. He or she is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, and serves at the Governor-General's pleasure.
The Attorney General is head of the Department of Justice and is the minister responsible for police, legal affairs and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. This last duty has caused conflict in the past, such as in 1973, when ASIO refused to release documents to the Attorney General, Lionel Murphy. Murphy personally led a raid on ASIO headquarters to retrieve the files concerned.
List of Australian Attorneys General
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Example Usage of Australia |
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suplovelyitsche: guess what else i'm doing today... Buying @radisrad shirts ! YEH! That's w'uup! @ajrafael, i'll be strating ur shirt round Australia ! :] |
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newzealandbirds: RT@douglass_media These Bar-tailed Godwits winter in Australia and New Zealand - and breed in the arctic. Thats a long flight in a jet. |
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LightYagamisjl: At point 101 having a few beers with old friends wishing @specsy good luck for here future in Australia |
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