Crown Law Office (New Zealand)

Crown Law Office
Te Tari Ture o te Karauna
Agency overview
Formed1875 (Solicitor-General)
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 3, Justice Centre,
19 Aitken St,
Wellington
WELLINGTON 6011
Employees199 FTE staff
(30 June 2020)[1]
Annual budgetVote Attorney-General
Total budget for 2019/20
Increase$73,379,000[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.crownlaw.govt.nz

The Crown Law Office (Crown Law; Māori: Te Tari Ture o te Karauna) is the public service department charged with advising the New Zealand Government on legal affairs, representing the government in appellate cases, and overseeing the prosecution of criminal offences before the courts.

  1. ^ "FTE employees by department". Workforce data. Public Service Commission. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.