Attorney-General of Victoria

Attorney-General of Victoria
Incumbent
Jaclyn Symes
since 22 December 2020
Department of Justice and Community Safety
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPremier of Victoria
SeatLevel 26, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
NominatorPremier of Victoria
AppointerGovernor of Victoria
on the advice of the premier
Term lengthAt the governor's pleasure
Formation15 Jul 1851
First holderSir William Stawell
DeputySolicitor-General
Websitewww.justice.vic.gov.au

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.

  1. ^ See, e.g., Bullivant v Attorney-General for Victoria [1900] AC 196; Ryan v Attorney General for Victoria [1967] VR 514