Crown Solicitor of South Australia

The Crown Solicitor of South Australia provides legal services to South Australian government Ministers, agencies and departments.

Crown Solicitor of South Australia
Incumbent
Ingrid Norman
since November 2021
Attorney-General's Department
Inaugural holderCharles Mann
Formation1837
WebsiteAttorney-General's Department (South Australia)

In the early days of the colony the titles of Advocate-General, Crown Solicitor and Public Prosecutor were bestowed together. That changed in 1850 due to the ill-health of then Advocate-General, William Smillie. As a consequence of Smillie's ill-health, the position of Crown Solicitor was given to Charles Mann. Mann briefly held the title of Acting Advocate-General before resigning that position in favour of Richard Hanson. Hanson became South Australia's last Advocate-General and the provinces first Attorney-General in the inaugural Parliament in 1857.

Since 1850, the position of Crown Solicitor has been a public sector employee. The current Crown Solicitor of South Australia, as of 8 November 2021, is Ingrid Norman.

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