Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

JUDICIARY ACT 1903 - SECT 55N

             (1)  In performing its functions, the AGS may provide services to the following:

                     (a)  the Commonwealth;

                     (b)  a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Commonwealth;

                     (c)  a Minister of the Commonwealth;

                     (d)  a body established by an Act or regulations or by a law of a Territory;

                     (e)  an officer of, or a person employed by:

                              (i)  the Commonwealth; or

                             (ii)  a body established by an Act or regulations or by a law of a Territory;

                      (f)  a person holding office under an Act or a law of a Territory;

                     (g)  a member of the Defence Force;

                     (h)  a company in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest (including a company in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest through one or more interposed Commonwealth authorities or Commonwealth companies);

                      (i)  a person who has at any time been a person referred to in paragraph (c), (e), (f) or (g).

Note:          For Territory see subsection (5).

             (2)  In performing its functions, the AGS may provide services to the following persons and bodies if the AGS receives a request to do so from the executive government of the State concerned or of Norfolk Island (as the case requires):

                     (a)  a State or Norfolk Island;

                     (b)  a person suing or being sued on behalf of a State or of Norfolk Island;

                     (c)  a Minister for a State or a member of the Government of Norfolk Island;

                     (d)  a body established by a law of a State or of Norfolk Island;

                     (e)  a person employed by:

                              (i)  a State or Norfolk Island; or

                             (ii)  a body established by a law of a State or of Norfolk Island;

                      (f)  a person holding office under a law of a State or of Norfolk Island;

                     (g)  a company in which a State or Norfolk Island has a controlling interest (including a company in which the State or Norfolk Island has a controlling interest through one or more interposed State or Norfolk Island authorities or State or Norfolk Island companies).

Note:          For State see section 55I.

             (3)  The AGS may provide services to a person or body, or class of persons or bodies, not referred to in subsection (1) or (2) if:

                     (a)  the Attorney‑General requests the AGS to do so; and

                     (b)  to do so would be within the functions of the AGS.

             (4)  The AGS may provide services to a person or body, or class of persons or bodies, not referred to in subsection (1) or (2) if:

                     (a)  the CEO so determines; and

                     (b)  to do so would be within the functions of the AGS.

             (5)  In this section:

"Territory" does not include the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or Norfolk Island.