The attorney-general of South Australia is the

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minister in the

Government of South Australia The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...

who is responsible for that state's system of

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and

justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

. The attorney-general must be a qualified legal practitioner, although this was not always the case. The attorney-general oversees the Attorney-General's Department. The current attorney-general since March 2022 is

Kyam Maher Kyam Joseph Maher is an Australian politician who has been Attorney-General of South Australia and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since March 2022. He was appointed to a casual vacancy in the South Australian Legislati ...

, a member of the South Australian Labor Party.

List of attorneys-general of South Australia

References

Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 – 2007

(Australian Parliamentary Library)
Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia
(Parliament of South Australia) {{Australian Attorneys-General

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

1856 establishments in Australia Ministers of the South Australian state government

List of attorneys-general of South Australia

See also

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