by Caesar Ernser
Published 3 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
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Who is the new Attorney-General?
Attorney General Rob Bonta
Click for high-resolution photo. On April 23, 2021, Rob Bonta was sworn in as the 34th Attorney General of the State of California, the first person of Filipino descent and the second Asian-American to occupy the position.
What is the Attorney-General role in Australia?
The Attorney-General of Australia is our nation's First Law Officer. The primary responsibility of this role is to protect the rule of law and the integrity of the Courts. In practice, the Attorney- General delegates many administrative functions of their role to others.
What is the main purpose of the Attorney-General?
Attorneys general are the top legal officers of their state or territory. They advise and represent their legislature and state agencies and act as the “People's Lawyer” for the citizens. Most are elected, though a few are appointed by the governor.
Who is the current Victorian Attorney-General?
The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State. The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been Jaclyn Symes of the Australian Labor Party.
What's the difference between attorney and lawyer?
For example in the US, an attorney is a general term for a lawyer that has passed a bar examination and can practice law in a particular jurisdiction. Attorneys act as lawyers but not all lawyers can perform the work of attorneys.Oct 22, 2021
Who represents the Queen in Australia?
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, in Australia. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of government ministers.
Who can remove the attorney general?
the President
He can be removed by the President at any time. He can quit by submitting his resignation only to the President. Since he is appointed by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers, conventionally he is removed when the council is dissolved or replaced.
Who created the office of Attorney General?
Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 which, among other things, established the Office of the Attorney General.
What is an attorney called?
In the United States, the terms lawyer and attorney are often used interchangeably. For this reason, people in and out of the legal field often ask, “is an attorney and a lawyer the same thing?”. In colloquial speech, the specific requirements necessary to be considered a lawyer vs attorney aren't always considered.
Is Jill Hennessy a lawyer?
She was Minister for Health in the Andrews Ministry from December 2014 to November 2018, and was Attorney-General from November 2018 to December 2020, the second female Attorney-General in Victoria's history.
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system. The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Shannon Fentiman.
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What has been alleged?
The alleged victim reported her complaint to New South Wales Police last year but did not make a formal statement. The investigation was suspended after she died last June, aged 49.
What does Porter say?
He has strongly denied any wrongdoing, adding the only information he knew about the allegations was what had been reported in the media.
Will the allegation be investigated?
The case was referred to police again last week by opposition lawmakers.
How did this come out?
The government has been rocked by a wave of sexual assault allegations in the past fortnight.
What happens now?
There are many reasons why this allegation has been so explosive and potentially damaging for Scott Morrison's government. It involves a sitting cabinet minister - the attorney general, the first law officer of the land, noting of course that he is entitled to the presumption of innocence.