Opinion Authors
The Legal Opinions were authored by Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General and officers in the Attorney-General’s Department and/or by private counsel. Click on an author's name to view their biography and see the list of opinions they contributed to the printed volumes. Biographical notes published in the third volume were prepared by Carmel Meiklejohn. She is compiling more comprehensive biographical profiles of all authors in the three printed volumes and these will be progressively added to the site.
| Authors Sort descending | Position | Years active |
|---|---|---|
| CASTLE Gordon Harwood | Crown Solicitor | 1901–1927 |
| COMANS Charles | TBC | TBC |
| DEAKIN Alfred | First Attorney-General | 1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903 |
| DRAKE James George | Attorney-General | 24 September 1903 – 27 April 1904 |
| EVATT Herbert Vere | Attorney-General | 7 October 1941 ‒ 19 December 1949 |
| FANNING W.D. | TBC | TBC |
| FISHER Andrew | Prime Minister | 13 November 1908 – 2 June 1909; 29 April 1910 – 24 June 1913; 17 September 1914 – 27 October 1915 |
| FULLAGAR Wilfred Kelsham | Private counsel | |
| GAMBLE John Frederick | TBA | TBA |
| GARRAN Robert Randolph | Secretary to the Attorney-General's Department / Solicitor-General | 1 January 1901 ‒ 9 February 1932 / 1 September 1916 ‒ 9 February 1932 |