2Appointment of Solicitor General

2 Appointment of Solicitor General

2 Appointment of Solicitor General

(1) The Governor may appoint as Solicitor General an Australian lawyer of at least 7 years’ standing.

In case of the illness or absence of the Solicitor General the Governor may appoint a deputy to act for the Solicitor General during the Solicitor General’s illness or absence.

A person may be appointed to act for the Solicitor General (and may so act) even if the person is of or above the age at which the Solicitor General would vacate office.

(2) The Solicitor General is to be appointed by the Governor for a term of 10 years or for such shorter term as may be necessary to ensure that the person’s term of office extends to (but not beyond) the date on which the person reaches the age of 75 years. The Solicitor General is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for reappointment.

(3) A Solicitor General is entitled to be paid—

(a) remuneration in accordance with the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975, and

(b) such travelling and subsistence allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the Solicitor General.

(3A) The leave which may be granted to the Solicitor General shall be as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the Solicitor General.

(4) Any appointment pursuant to subsection (1) may be on such terms and conditions as the Governor determines.

(5) A Solicitor General shall be deemed to have vacated office—

(a) if for any cause which appears to the Governor sufficient the Solicitor General is removed from office by the Governor,

(b) if the Solicitor General becomes bankrupt, compounds with his or her creditors, or makes any assignment of his or her remuneration or estate for their benefit,

(c) if the Solicitor General becomes a mentally ill person, a protected person or an incapable person within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1958,

(d) if the Solicitor General resigns office by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Governor, or

(e) when the Solicitor General reaches the age of 75 years, or