| Attorney-General of Victoria | |
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since 22 December 2020 | |
| Department of Justice and Community Safety | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Reports to | Premier of Victoria |
| Seat | Level 26, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne |
| Nominator | Premier of Victoria |
| Appointer | Governor of Victoria on the advice of the premier |
| Term length | At the governor's pleasure |
| Formation | 15 Jul 1851 |
| First holder | Sir William Stawell |
| Deputy | Solicitor-General |
| Website | www |
The Attorney-General of Victoria, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for Victoria,[1] is a minister in the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Attorney-General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State.
The current Attorney-General of Victoria has, since December 2020, been Jaclyn Symes of the Australian Labor Party. The Attorney-General is one of the ministers who administer parts of the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals.
Bill Slater served as Attorney-General of Victoria 6 separate times and Arthur Rylah holds the record for the longest term of 11 years and 334 days.
- ^ See, e.g., Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1900] AC 196; Ryan v Attorney General for Victoria [1967] VR 514