Judiciary Amendment Act 2015 (64 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Main amendments

Judiciary Act 1903

6   Sections 55J, 55K, 55L and 55M

Repeal the sections, substitute:

55J The Australian Government Solicitor

(1) There is to be an Australian Government Solicitor (the AGS ).

(2) The AGS must be a person:

(a) whose name is on:

(i) the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court kept under the Rules of Court; or

(ii) the roll of barristers, solicitors, barristers and solicitors or legal practitioners of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; and

(b) who is a person in the Attorney-General's Department who is engaged under the Public Service Act 1999.