Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

JUDICIARY ACT 1903 - SECT 55N

  (1)   The AGS may provide legal services and related services to or for the following:

  (a)   the Commonwealth;

  (b)   a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Commonwealth;

  (c)   a Minister of the Commonwealth;

  (d)   a body established by an Act or regulations or by a law of a Territory;

  (e)   an officer of, or a person employed by:

  (i)   the Commonwealth; or

  (ii)   a body established by an Act or regulations or by a law of a Territory;

  (f)   a person holding office under an Act or a law of a Territory;

  (g)   a member of the Defence Force;

  (h)   a company in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest (including a company in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest through one or more interposed Commonwealth authorities or Commonwealth companies);

  (i)   a person who has at any time been a person referred to in paragraph   (c), (e), (f) or (g).

Note:   For Territory see subsection   (5).

  (2)   The AGS may provide legal services and related services to or for the following persons and bodies if the AGS receives a request to do so from the executive government of the State concerned:

  (a)   a State;

  (b)   a person suing or being sued on behalf of a State;

  (c)   a Minister for a State;

  (d)   a body established by a law of a State;

  (e)   a person employed by:

  (i)   a State; or

  (ii)   a body established by a law of a State;

  (f)   a person holding office under a law of a State;

  (g)   a company in which a State has a controlling interest (including a company in which the State has a controlling interest through one or more interposed State authorities or State companies).

Note:   For State see section   55I.

  (3)   The AGS may provide legal services and related services to or for a person or body, or class of persons or bodies, not referred to in subsection   (1) or (2) if the Attorney - General requests the AGS to do so.

  (4)   The AGS may provide legal services and related services to or for a person or body, or class of persons or bodies, not referred to in subsection   (1) or (2) if the AGS so determines.

  (4A)   The AGS may provide services under subsection   (3) or (4) only for a purpose for which the Commonwealth has power to make laws.

  (5)   In this section:

"Territory" does not include the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.