Attorney General of The Bahamas

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The Attorney General of The Bahamas is the chief legal advisor to the government and a key member of the country’s Cabinet, responsible for overseeing public prosecutions and legal affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
advises Cabinet of The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamian cabinet

Governor-General of The Bahamas ⓘ
Prime Minister of The Bahamas ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of The Bahamas ⓘ
associatedWith Ministry of Legal Affairs (The Bahamas) ⓘ
canBe member of Parliament of The Bahamas ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas ⓘ
country The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamas
establishedIn The Bahamas Independence Order 1973 (constitutional framework) ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Director of Public Prosecutions (The Bahamas) (in law and practice, subject to constitutional provisions) ⓘ
heads Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (The Bahamas) ⓘ
jurisdiction The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamas
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Nassau ⓘ
New Providence ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamian cabinet
nativeNameLanguage English ⓘ
nominatedBy Prime Minister of The Bahamas ⓘ
officeHoldersTitle Attorney General ⓘ
oversees legislative drafting in The Bahamas ⓘ
state litigation on behalf of The Bahamas ⓘ
partOf executive branch of the Government of The Bahamas ⓘ
reportsTo Cabinet of The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamian cabinet

Prime Minister of The Bahamas ⓘ
responsibleFor advising the government on legal matters ⓘ
drafting government legislation ⓘ
ensuring government actions comply with Bahamian law ⓘ
providing legal opinions to government ministries and agencies ⓘ
representing the state in civil proceedings ⓘ
supervision of public prosecutions ⓘ
role chief legal advisor to the Government of The Bahamas ⓘ
member of the Cabinet of The Bahamas ⓘ
oversees legal affairs of the government ⓘ
oversees public prosecutions ⓘ
scopeOfWork civil law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
international law ⓘ
seat Nassau ⓘ
New Providence ⓘ
style The Honourable ⓘ
typeOfPosition legal office ⓘ
political appointment ⓘ

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Bahamian cabinet → composedOf → Attorney General of The Bahamas ⓘ
Attorney General of The Bahamas → heads → Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs (The Bahamas) ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of The Bahamas