❓ Ms. Mettam asks about the appointment and qualifications of acting Deputy State Solicitors, specifically regarding their practicing certificates and prior government positions. The Attorney General provides the names of the appointees, their admission dates, and confirms that neither held prior positions under Term of Government.
AnsweredQoN 1404Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Question Without Notice number C1089 in the Legislative Council, specifically point two detailing the two vacant Deputy State Solicitor positions, and I ask: (a) Please provide the name of those appointed to the two vacant positions as acting Deputy State Solicitor; (b) How long has each of the current acting Deputy State Solicitors continuously held an Australian practising certificate: (i) On what date did each acting Deputy State Solicitor most recently gain their Australian practising certificate; and (c) Have any of the current Acting Deputy State Solicitors ever held a position under Term of Government: (i) If yes, which acting Deputy State Solicitor has done so and in which office; and (ii) What were their position(s) in that office and for how long did they hold that position.?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 November 2024
Response time
13 days
(a) Acting Deputy State Solicitor Civil Litigation: Sonya Lomma
Acting Deputy State Solicitor Advice, Policy and Public Law (APPL): Lynsey Warbey
(b) Ms Warbey was admitted to practice law on 5 March 2002 and Ms Lomma was admitted to practice law on 21 December 2001. Both have held their practicing certificate continuously since 2022 when uniform law was implemented. Prior to this date no practicing certificate was required for Government lawyers.
(c) No.
Acting Deputy State Solicitor Advice, Policy and Public Law (APPL): Lynsey Warbey
(b) Ms Warbey was admitted to practice law on 5 March 2002 and Ms Lomma was admitted to practice law on 21 December 2001. Both have held their practicing certificate continuously since 2022 when uniform law was implemented. Prior to this date no practicing certificate was required for Government lawyers.
(c) No.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.