Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (born 1942)
Frank Walker (Australian politician)
Francis John Walker, QC was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Georges River between 1970 and 1988 and subsequently a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Robertson between 1990 and 1996, both for the Australian Labor Party. During his parliamentary careers, Walker held a range of ministerial responsibilities. He was the first New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and was responsible for some of the first legislation that recognised the obligation to financially compensate indigenous Australians for the loss of their land. He has been given credit for achieving one of the first big breakthroughs in the protection of Australia's natural environment, the saving of the Terania Creek rainforest.
Attorney General of New South Wales
The attorney general of New South Wales, in formal contexts also attorney-general or attorney general for New South Wales and usually known simply as the attorney general, is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibility for the administration of justice in New South Wales, Australia. In addition, the attorney general is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate solicitor general, crown advocate, and crown solicitor, the attorney general serves as the chief legal and constitutional adviser of the Crown and Government of New South Wales.