Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory

Attorney-General of the
Australian Capital Territory
Coat of arms of the Australian Capital Territory
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory
Incumbent
Tara Cheyne
since 8 November 2024
Justice and Community Safety Directorate
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
SeatCanberra
NominatorChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
AppointerACT Legislative Assembly
Formation18 May 1989
First holderRosemary Follett
DeputyACT Government Solicitor
Websitewww.justice.act.gov.au

The Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for the Australian Capital Territory, is the primary Law Officer of the Crown in the Australian Capital Territory. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the ACT Government and is the head of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate. Its constitutional role was established in 1989 with the enactment by the Federal Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.

Tara Cheyne, MLA, a representative of the ACT Labor Party, became Attorney-General on 8 November 2024.

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