Who or what is the Crown Solicitor?
- Each state and territory has a ‘Crown Solicitor’.
- The Crown Solicitor is the government lawyer that acts on behalf of (represents) the state in legal proceedings.
- This might be where the state is being sued by someone or if the state is bringing an action against someone.
- The Crown Solicitor is like a private lawyer who has the state or territory government as their only client.
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