，是澳洲聯邦的首席律政專員、澳洲官方的首席法律顧問及負責澳洲律政部的部長。律政部長通常是聯邦內閣成員，但並非必須如此。根據澳洲憲法，律政部長由總督在諮詢總理的意見後委任，其任期由總督酌情決定。在實踐中，律政部長是具有黨籍的政治人物，其任期受政治因素影響。按照慣例（而非憲制要求），律政部長會由受過法律專業訓練者擔任，可為大律師或事務律師。 它是自聯邦成立以來僅有的四個部長職位之一（其他三個為總理、國防部長及財政部長）。 現任律政部長為工黨籍眾議員的馬克載夫斯，在 2022 年 6 月 1 日上任。 歷史 律政部長通常都受過法律專業訓練；曾有 11 位前律政部長在卸任後獲得了委任為高階人員。 比利休斯是澳洲任職時間最長的律政部長，在四個非連續任期內一共任職 13 年半，包括由他自己兼任總理的六年。 從歷史上看，律政部長職位被視為通往更高職位的墊腳石。 職分及職能 職分 律政部長是負責法律事務、國家及公眾安全的部長。律政部長還擔任澳洲內閣的總法律顧問，負責處理版權、人權和其他一系列事宜的立法。他們還負責及。 職能 聯邦律政部長及各州律政司的職能包括管理司法職位人選的提名過程及批准刑事檢控。在正常情況下，律政部長的刑事檢控權力由刑事檢控專員及其下屬負責法律事務的職員行使。然而，律政部長擁有正式的控制權 包括提出及終止檢控以及接管私人檢控的權力。 澳洲刑事法律規定，對某些罪行的檢控需要律政部長的個人同意。 這通常適用於非法性具有一定爭議的犯罪，或被認為有可能啟動政治性質檢控的重大風險的犯罪。律政部長通常也有權就某些事實（例如，在法庭訴訟中披露某些事項可能對國家安全構成風險）簽發具有法律效力的證明；法院必須接受此類證書中所述的事實，任何一方均不得在法律上提出異議。律政部長也有權就案件提出中止檢控（nolle prosequi）。中止檢控令具有權威性，確定國家（以其名義提起訴訟）不希望檢控該案件，並將阻止任何人這樣做。 與澳洲安全情報組織的關係 歷任律政部長 以下人士曾被委任為澳洲律政部長： Order Minister Party Party Prime Minister Prior legal experience Alma mater Term start Term end Term in office 1 Alfred Deakin Protectionist Barton Barrister University of Melbourne 2 Senator James Drake Protectionist Deakin Barrister Kings College School London days 3 H B Higgins Protectionist Watson Barrister University of Melbourne days 4 Senator Sir Josiah Symon Free Trade Reid Barrister Free Church Training College days 5 Isaac Isaacs Protectionist Deakin Barrister University of Melbourne 6 Littleton Groom Protectionist Deakin Lawyer University of Melbourne 7 Billy Hughes 澳大利亞工黨 Fisher Barrister na days 8 Paddy Glynn CommonwealthLiberal Deakin Barrister Trinity College Dublin days na Billy Hughes Labor Fisher Barrister na 9 William Irvine CommonwealthLiberal Cook Barrister Trinity College Dublin University of Melbourne na Billy Hughes Labor Fisher Barrister na na Billy Hughes Labor Hughes Barrister na na Billy Hughes National Labor Hughes Barrister na na Billy Hughes Nationalist Hughes Barrister na na Sir Littleton Groom Nationalist Hughes Lawyer University of Melbourne na Sir Littleton Groom Nationalist Bruce Lawyer University of Melbourne 10 John Latham Nationalist Bruce Barrister University of Melbourne 11 Frank Brennan Labor Scullin Barrister University of Melbourne na Sir John Latham 統一澳洲黨 Lyons Barrister University of Melbourne 12 Robert Menzies 統一澳洲黨 Lyons Barrister University of Melbourne na Billy Hughes 統一澳洲黨 Lyons Barrister na na Billy Hughes 統一澳洲黨 Page Barrister na na Billy Hughes 統一澳洲黨 Menzies Barrister na na Billy Hughes 統一澳洲黨 Fadden Barrister na 13 Dr H V Evatt Labor Curtin Barrister Judge University of Sydney 13 Dr H V Evatt Labor Forde Barrister Judge University of Sydney 13 Dr H V Evatt Labor Chifley Barrister Judge University of Sydney 14 Senator John Spicer Liberal Menzies Barrister University of Melbourne 15 Senator Neil OSullivan Liberal Menzies Solicitor 16 Sir Garfield Barwick Liberal Menzies Barrister University of Sydney 17 Billy Snedden Liberal Menzies Barrister University of Western Australia 17 Billy Snedden Liberal Holt Barrister University of Western Australia 18 Nigel Bowen Liberal Holt Barrister University of Sydney 18 Nigel Bowen Liberal McEwen Barrister University of Sydney 18 Nigel Bowen Liberal Gorton Barrister University of Sydney 19 Tom Hughes Liberal Gorton Barrister University of Sydney 19 Tom Hughes Liberal McMahon Barrister University of Sydney na Nigel Bowen Liberal McMahon Barrister University of Sydney days 20 Senator Ivor Greenwood Liberal McMahon Barrister University of Melbourne 21 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam Barrister University of Sydney days 22 Senator Lionel Murphy Labor Whitlam Barrister University of Sydney 23 Kep Enderby Labor Whitlam Barrister University of SydneyUniversity of London days na Senator Ivor Greenwood Liberal Fraser Barrister University of Melbourne days 24 Bob Ellicott Liberal Fraser Barrister University of Sydney 25 Senator Peter Durack Liberal Fraser Barrister University of Western AustraliaLincoln College Oxford 26 Senator Gareth Evans Labor Hawke Barrister University of MelbourneMagdalen College Oxford 27 Lionel Bowen Labor Hawke Solicitor University of Sydney 28 Michael Duffy Labor Hawke Solicitor University of Melbourne 28 Michael Duffy Labor Keating Solicitor University of Melbourne 29 Duncan Kerr Labor Keating Barrister University of Tasmania days 30 Michael Lavarch Labor Keating Solicitor Queensland University of Technology 31 Daryl Williams Liberal Howard Barrister University of Western AustraliaWadham College Oxford 32 Philip Ruddock Liberal Howard Solicitor University of Sydney 33 Robert McClelland Labor Rudd Solicitor University of New South WalesUniversity of Sydney 33 Robert McClelland Labor Gillard Solicitor University of New South WalesUniversity of Sydney 34 Nicola Roxon Labor Gillard Solicitor University of Melbourne 35 Mark Dreyfus Labor Gillard Barrister University of Melbourne days 35 Mark Dreyfus Labor Rudd Barrister University of Melbourne days 36 Senator George Brandis Liberal Abbott Barrister University of Queensland Magdalen College Oxford 36 Senator George Brandis Liberal Turnbull Barrister University of Queensland Magdalen College Oxford 37 Christian Porter Liberal Turnbull Lawyer University of Western Australia London School of Economics 37 Christian Porter Liberal Morrison Lawyer University of Western Australia London School of Economics 38 Senator Michaelia Cash Liberal Morrison Solicitor Curtin University University of London University of Western Australia Incumbent Notes A member of the Protectionist Party Higgins served in the Labor ministry of Chris Watson because Labor had no suitably qualified lawyer in Parliament Hughes took silk in 1909 and became a Kings Counsel Whitlam served as part of a twoman ministry together with Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned Prime Minister Paul Keatings original choice for AttorneyGeneral in 1993 had been Michael Lavarch but Lavarchs reelection was delayed by the death of an opposing candidate for the seat of Dickson Duncan Kerr held the portfolio in the interim until Lavarch won the resulting supplementary election Kerr served as AttorneyGeneral for 26 days There was no AttorneyGeneral for the eight days between Duffys commission ending on 24 March 1993 and Kerrs commission commencing on 1 April 1993 各州及領地律政司 澳洲各州都有各自的律政司，他們是其州政府的廳長，在州法律方面與聯邦律政部長具有相似的職責。以下是澳洲各州及領地的律政司： 澳洲首都領地律政司（AttorneyGeneral of the Australian Capital Territory） 新南威爾士州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of New South Wales） 北領地律政司（AttorneyGeneral of the Northern Territory） 昆士蘭州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of Queensland） 南澳州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of South Australia） 塔斯曼尼亞州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of Tasmania） 維多利亞州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of Victoria） 西澳州律政司（AttorneyGeneral of Western Australia） 參見 律政司 澳洲律政部 澳洲法律政策專員 澳洲民事檢察專員 刑事檢控專員 澳洲 備註 參考文獻 外部連結 澳洲律政部長 官方網站 澳洲律政部網站 Category 澳大利亞政治人物 Category 總檢察長