List of Advocates-General and Crown Solicitors of South Australia

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

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

With the establishment of the Province of South Australia, the colony's first First Law Officer Charles Mann was appointed Advocate-General, Crown Solicitor and Public Prosecutor. The appointment as Advocate-General bestowed the office holder with membership of the Council in Government. With the arrival of self government in 1857, the position of Advocate-General became that of Attorney-General.

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.

List of Advocates-General of South Australia (1837 to 1851)

Advocate-General Time in Office
Charles Mann[1] 1837–38[2]
George Milner Stephen[3] 1838[4]
Robert Bernard 1838–40[5]
William Smillie 1840–52[6]
William Bartley (Acting) 1849–50[7]
Charles Mann (Acting)[8] 1850–51[9]
Richard Davies Hanson [10] 1851–57[11]

List of Crown Solicitors of South Australia (1851 to 2021)

Crown Solicitor Time in Office
Charles Mann 1837–38
George Milner Stephen 1838
Robert Bernard 1838–40
William Smillie 1840–52
William Bartley (Acting) 1849–50
Charles Mann 1850–56[12]
William Alfred Wearing QC[13] 1856–67[14]
William Bakewell 1867–70[15]
Richard Bullock Andrews QC[16][17] 1870–81[18]
Charles Mann QC 1881–89[19]
James Martin Stuart 1889–1905[20]
Charles James Dashwood KC[21][22] 1905–16[23]
Frederick William Richards KC[24] 1916–27[25]
Albert James Hannan[26][27] 1927–52[28]
Reginald Roderick St Clair Chamberlain KC[29][30] 1952–59[31]
Joseph Reginald Kearnan QC[32] 1959–68
William Andrew Noye Wells QC[33] 1968–69
Ralph Meyrick Hague 1969–70
Leslie Kenneth Gordon 1970–76
Graham Clifton Prior QC[34] 1976–84
Catherine Margaret Branson QC 1984–89
Bradley Maxwell Selway QC[35] 1989–96
Michael Walter QC[36] 1996–2004
Simon Stretton SC[37] 2004–10
Gregory Parker 2010–13
Michael Evans QC[38] 2015–16
Judith Hughes 2016–17[39]
Michael Wait SC[40] 2018–20
Laura Stein 2020–21[41]
Ingrid Norman 2021–

References

  1. ^ 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  2. ^ 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 3 June 1837: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749645
  3. ^ 'Stephen, George Milner (1812 - 1894)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 28 August 2014; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987);
  4. ^ 'MR. GEORGE STEPHEN' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 17 Feb 1838: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749808
  5. ^ 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 14 Jul 1838: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31750009
  6. ^ 'OFFICIAL CHANGES & APPOINTMENTS' Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Advertiser (SA : 1839 - 1840) 31 Mar 1840: 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195859739
  7. ^ 'ERRATA IN "OBSERVER'S" LETTER' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 6 Jan 1849: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246699
  8. ^ 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  9. ^ 'OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS' South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1847 - 1852) 5 Jan 1850: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195939144
  10. ^ 'Hanson, Richard Davies (1805 - 1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  11. ^ Hanson originally acted in the role until Smillie's death in December 1852 whereupon he was appointed the provinces last Advocate-General. In 1857, Hanson became South Australia's first Attorney-General upon the province achieving the right of responsible government. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 18 Jul 1851: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449569; Ralph M Hague, History of the Law in South Australia 1837-1867 (University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press 2005), 719
  12. ^ In 1851, the Office of Crown Solicitor was severed from that of Advocate-General. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 18 Jul 1851: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449569
  13. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 16 March 1865
  14. ^ 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 11 Apr 1856: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49753208
  15. ^ 'THE MONTHS NEWS' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 9 Aug 1867: 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39188731
  16. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 16 March 1865
  17. ^ 'Andrews, Richard Bullock (1823 - 1884)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  18. ^ 'GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) 21 Jan 1870: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28588503
  19. ^ 'Latest News' Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) 18 Mar 1881: 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197752712
  20. ^ 'THE NEW CROWN SOLICITOR' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 15 Aug 1889: 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24482422
  21. ^ appointed King's Counsel 18 July 1906
  22. ^ 'Dahswood, Charles James (1842 - 1919)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  23. ^ 'PERSONAL' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 5 Jul 1905: 6 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4938274
  24. ^ appointed King's Counsel 8 September 1921
  25. ^ 'CROWN LAW APPOINTMENT' Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) 1 Aug 1916: 4 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105360150
  26. ^ appointed King's Counsel 15 January 1935
  27. ^ 'Hannan, Albert James (1887 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  28. ^ 'CROWN LAW OFFICE' News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) 28 Apr 1927: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129246812
  29. ^ appointed King's Counsel 8 May 1947
  30. ^ 'Chamberlain, Sir Reginald Roderick St Clair (1901 - 1990)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  31. ^ 'New Crown Solicitor' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 25 Jul 1952: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47401900
  32. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 5 May 1960
  33. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 20 September 1962
  34. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 8 January 1978
  35. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 1 December 1994
  36. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 4 December 2003
  37. ^ appointed Senior Counsel 26 October 2009
  38. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 17 January 2008
  39. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  40. ^ appointed Queen's Counsel 22 November 2016
  41. ^ "Experienced lawyer appointed as SA's new Crown Solicitor | Premier of South Australia". www.premier.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020.
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