Crown Law Office (New Zealand)

Crown Law Office
Te Tari Ture o te Karauna (Māori)
Agency overview
Formed1875 (Solicitor-General)
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 2, Justice Centre,
19 Aitken St,
Wellington
WELLINGTON 6011
Employees199 FTE staff
(30 June 2020)
Annual budgetVote Attorney-General
Total budget for 2019/20
$73,379,000
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.crownlaw.govt.nz

The Crown Law Office (Crown Law; Māori: Te Tari Ture o te Karauna) is the public service department charged with advising the New Zealand Government on legal affairs, representing the government in appellate cases, and overseeing the prosecution of criminal offences before the courts.