Attorney-General of Australia
The attorney-general of Australia (AG) is the minister of the Commonwealth of Australia who is the chief law officer of the government. They are charged with overseeing the national legal affairs and public security as the head of the Attorney-General’s Department. The current attorney-general is Mark Dreyfus, who was chosen by prime minister Anthony Albanese on June 2022 following the 2022 federal election. By convention, the attorney-general is a lawyer.
| Attorney-General of Australia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Mark Dreyfus since 1 June 2022 | |
| Attorney-General's Department | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Attorney-General (spoken) |
| Member of | Cabinet of Australia Federal Executive Council National Security Committee Indigenous Policy Committee Governance Committee |
| Seat | Canberra, ACT |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At the Governor-General's pleasure |
| Formation | 1 January 1901 |
| First holder | Alfred Deakin |
| Salary | $336,599.25 |
| Website | www |
The attorney-general is one of only four positions in the Commonwealth Government to have continuously been held since federation, along with the prime minister, the minister for defence and the treasurer.
The attorney-general is assisted in his portfolio by the parliamentary secretary to the attorney-general, currently the assistant minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite.