Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LAW OFFICERS ACT - SECT 6

The Attorney-General shall:

        (a)     be the official legal adviser to the Territory and to the Executive Council;

        (b)     see to the administration of law and justice for the Territory;

        (c)     advise the Territory on matters concerning Territory legislation including the drafting of legislation;

        (d)     be responsible for the conduct of litigation on behalf of the Territory and for this purpose may act through the Solicitor for the Northern Territory or such other person as he or she determines;

        (e)     if his or her name is on the local roll kept under the Legal Profession Act , be entitled to practise as a legal practitioner as though he or she was holding an unrestricted practising certificate issued under that Act;

        (f)     have such powers, duties and prerogatives equivalent to those of the Attorney-General of England, whether by law or usage, as are capable of application to the Territory; and

        (g)     have such other powers, duties and functions as are assigned by the Administrator.