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6 Eh. 2 No. 17
[Reprinted as at 1 March, 19811
An Act to Amend the Law relating to the Department of Justice.
[Assented to 11 November 19571 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
I.
Short title. This Act may be cited as “The Department of Justice Act of 1957.”2. Repeal of 40 Vie. No. 18. “The Department of Justice Act of 1876” is repealed.
inistes for Justice t~ act for or as A ~ ~ o r ~ ~ y - ~ e ~ e s ~ l . (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time by
Proclamation published in the Gazette to order and declare all or any of the following:-
( a ) That all or any of the duties, powers and authorities imposed or conierred upon the Attorney-General by any Act, law, practice or otherwise shall be had and exercised by the Minister for Justice or such other person as inay be named in the Proclamation in that behalf;
(b) That whenever under any Act, law, practice or otherwise any act is required, permitted or enabled to be done by, to or with reierence to the Attorney-Gener then the act may be done by, to or with reference to the for Justice or such other person as may be named roclamation in that inister for Justice or such other person as may be oclamation in that behalf shall be the holder
f the B l l i c e of Attorney-General for the
(i> the performance of all or any duties or the exercise of all or any powers or authorities imposed or conferred. upon the Attorney-General;
(ii) any act required, permitted or enabled to be done by, to 01’
with reference to the Attorney-General, by- ( A ) any Imperial Act or Commonwealth Act; or
such other Act or any law, practice, treaty, or convention as may be specified in the Proclamation:
purposes of-
2 s. 3 THE DEPARTMENT O F JUSTICE ACT OF 1957
And thereupon the Minister for Justice or other person so named shall have and exercise such duties, powers and authorities respectively, and such act may be done by, to or with reference to the Minister for Justice or other person so named as aforesaid, and the Minister for Justice or other person so named shall be the holder and occupier of the Oftice of Attorney-General for the purposes aforesaid as the case shall require.
( 2 ) In this Act the term “Act” includes Proclamation, Order in Council, Regulation, Rule, Ordinance, By-law, and any other instnimenat made, granted or issued under the Act.
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