Solicitor-General of Australia
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The Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the Second Law Officer to the Attorney-General of Australia
Attorney-General of Australia
The Attorney-General of Australia is the first law officer of the Crown, chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia and a minister of the Crown. The Attorney-General is usually a member of the Federal Cabinet, but there is no constitutional requirement that this be the case since the...

. The holders of this office are not members of parliament.

The primary function of the Commonwealth Solicitors-General have been to appear in the Commonwealth's interest in important legal proceedings, particularly in the High Court
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...

. The Solicitor-General also acts as the Commonwealth's senior legal adviser.
Name Period in office
Robert Garran
Robert Garran
Sir Robert Randolph Garran GCMG KC was an Australian lawyer and public servant, an early leading expert in Australian constitutional law, the first employee of the Government of Australia and the first Solicitor-General of Australia...

1916-32
George Knowles 1932-46
Kenneth Bailey 1946-64
Anthony Mason 1964-69
Robert Ellicott 1969-73
Maurice Byers 1973-83
Gavan Griffith 1984-97
David Bennett
David Bennett (barrister)
David Michael John Bennett AC, QC is an Australian barrister and former Solicitor-General of Australia.-Early years:...

1998- 2008
Stephen Gageler 2008-Present
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