List of Advocates-General and Crown Solicitors of South Australia

The Crown Solicitor of South Australia provides legal services to South Australian government Ministers, agencies and departments.

Crown Solicitor of South Australia
Incumbent
Laura Stein
since August 2020
Attorney-General's Department
Inaugural holderCharles Mann
Formation1837
WebsiteAttorney-General's Department (South Australia)

With the establishment of the Province of South Australia, the colony's first First Law Officer Charles Mann was appointed Advocate-General, Crown Solicitor and Public Prosecutor. The appointment as Advocate-General bestowed the office holder with membership of the Council in Government. With the arrival of self government in 1857, the position of Advocate-General became that of Attorney-General.

In the early days of the colony the titles of Advocate-General, Crown Solicitor and Public Prosecutor were bestowed together. That changed in 1850 due to the ill-health of then Advocate-General, William Smillie. As a consequence of Smillie's ill-health, the position of Crown Solicitor was given to Charles Mann. Mann briefly held the title of Acting Advocate-General before resigning that position in favour of Richard Hanson. Hanson became South Australia's last Advocate-General and the provinces first Attorney-General in the inaugural Parliament in 1857.

Since 1850, the position of Crown Solicitor has been a public sector employee. The current Crown Solicitor of South Australia, as of 3 August 2020, is Laura Stein.[1]

List of Advocates-General of South Australia (1837 to 1851)
Advocate-General Time in Office
Charles Mann[2]1837–38[3]
George Milner Stephen[4]1838[5]
Robert Bernard1838–40[6]
William Smillie1840–52[7]
William Bartley (Acting)1849–50[8]
Charles Mann (Acting)[9]1850–51[10]
Richard Davies Hanson [11]1851–57[12]

List of Crown Solicitors of South Australia (1851 to 2020)
Crown Solicitor Time in Office
Charles Mann1837–38
George Milner Stephen1838
Robert Bernard1838–40
William Smillie1840–52
William Bartley (Acting)1849–50
Charles Mann1850–56[13]
William Alfred Wearing QC[14]1856–67[15]
William Bakewell1867–70[16]
Richard Bullock Andrews QC[17][18]1870–81[19]
Charles Mann QC1881–89[20]
James Martin Stuart1889–1905[21]
Charles James Dashwood KC[22][23]1905–16[24]
Frederick William Richards KC[25]1916–27[26]
Albert James Hannan[27][28]1927–52[29]
Reginald Roderick St Clair Chamberlain KC[30][31]1952–59[32]
Joseph Reginald Kearnan QC[33]1959–68
William Andrew Noye Wells QC[34]1968–69
Ralph Meyrick Hague1969–70
Leslie Kenneth Gordon1970–76
Graham Clifton Prior QC[35]1976–84
Catherine Margaret Branson QC1984–89
Bradley Maxwell Selway QC[36]1989–96
Michael Walter QC[37]1996–2004
Simon Stretton QC[38]2004–10
Gregory Parker2010–13
Michael Evans QC[39]2015–
Judith Hughes2016–17[40]
Michael Wait SC[41]2018–20
Laura Stein2020–[42]

References
  1. AAP (23 January 2014). "Experienced lawyer appointed as SA's new Crown Solicitor". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  3. 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 3 June 1837: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749645
  4. 'Stephen, George Milner (1812 - 1894)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 28 August 2014; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987);
  5. 'MR. GEORGE STEPHEN' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 17 Feb 1838: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749808
  6. 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 14 Jul 1838: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31750009
  7. 'OFFICIAL CHANGES & APPOINTMENTS' Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Advertiser (SA : 1839 - 1840) 31 Mar 1840: 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195859739
  8. 'ERRATA IN "OBSERVER'S" LETTER' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 6 Jan 1849: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246699
  9. 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  10. 'OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS' South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1847 - 1852) 5 Jan 1850: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195939144
  11. 'Hanson, Richard Davies (1805 - 1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  12. Hanson originally acted in the role until Smillie's death in December 1852 whereupon he was appointed the provinces last Advocate-General. In 1857, Hanson became South Australia's first Attorney-General upon the province achieving the right of responsible government. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 18 Jul 1851: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449569; Ralph M Hague, History of the Law in South Australia 1837-1867 (University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press 2005), 719
  13. In 1851, the Office of Crown Solicitor was severed from that of Advocate-General. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 18 Jul 1851: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449569
  14. appointed Queen's Counsel 16 March 1865
  15. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 11 Apr 1856: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49753208
  16. 'THE MONTHS NEWS' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 9 Aug 1867: 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39188731
  17. appointed Queen's Counsel 16 March 1865
  18. 'Andrews, Richard Bullock (1823 - 1884)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  19. 'GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) 21 Jan 1870: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28588503
  20. 'Latest News' Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) 18 Mar 1881: 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197752712
  21. 'THE NEW CROWN SOLICITOR' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 15 Aug 1889: 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24482422
  22. appointed King's Counsel 18 July 1906
  23. 'Dahswood, Charles James (1842 - 1919)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  24. 'PERSONAL' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 5 Jul 1905: 6 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4938274
  25. appointed King's Counsel 8 September 1921
  26. 'CROWN LAW APPOINTMENT' Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) 1 Aug 1916: 4 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105360150
  27. appointed King's Counsel 15 January 1935
  28. 'Hannan, Albert James (1887 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  29. 'CROWN LAW OFFICE' News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) 28 Apr 1927: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129246812
  30. appointed King's Counsel 8 May 1947
  31. 'Chamberlain, Sir Reginald Roderick St Clair (1901 - 1990)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  32. 'New Crown Solicitor' The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 25 Jul 1952: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47401900
  33. appointed Queen's Counsel 5 May 1960
  34. appointed Queen's Counsel 20 September 1962
  35. appointed Queen's Counsel 8 January 1978
  36. appointed Queen's Counsel 1 December 1994
  37. appointed Queen's Counsel 4 December 2003
  38. appointed Queen's Counsel 29 October 2009
  39. appointed Queen's Counsel 17 January 2008
  41. appointed Queen's Counsel 22 November 2016
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