44Crown Solicitor

#### 44 Crown Solicitor 44 Crown Solicitor > > (1) The Crown Solicitor may, in his or her official capacity, act as solicitor for— > > > > > (a) the State of New South Wales, or > > > > > (b) a person suing or being sued on behalf of the State of New South Wales, or > > > > > (c) a Minister of the Crown in his or her official capacity as such a Minister, or > > > > > (d) a body established by an Act or other law of New South Wales, or > > > > > (e) an officer or employee of the Public Service or any other service of the State of New South Wales or of a body established by an Act or other law of New South Wales, or > > > > > (f) a person holding office under an Act or other law of New South Wales or because of the person’s appointment to that office by the Governor or a Minister of the Crown, or > > > > > (g) any other person or body, or any other class of persons or bodies, approved by the Attorney General. > > > (2) The Crown Solicitor may act under subsection (1)— > > > > > (a) with or without charge, or > > > > > (b) for a party in a matter that is not the subject of litigation, even if also acting under that subsection for another party in the matter. > > > (3) The Crown Solicitor may, in his or her official capacity, act as agent for— > > > > > (a) another State or a Territory, or > > > > > (b) at the request of another State or a Territory—an instrumentality of, or a person in the service of, that State or Territory. > > > (4) If, under subsection (1)(g), the Crown Solicitor is given approval to act as solicitor for a Minister of the Crown (otherwise than in his or her official capacity as such a Minister), the following must be included in the annual reporting information prepared under the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055) of the Crown Solicitor’s activities— > > > > > (a) the name of the Minister, > > > > > (b) the matter in which the Crown Solicitor acted (but without disclosure of any confidential client information), > > > > > (c) the costs incurred by the Crown Solicitor in acting for the Minister and the amount charged to the Minister for so acting. > > > (5) In this section, a reference to a State or a Territory includes a reference to the Crown in right of the State or Territory and to the Government of the State or Territory. > > **s 44:** Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.60\[2\].