Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The First Parliamentary Counsel and the Second Parliamentary Counsel shall be appointed by the Governor - General.
(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as the First Parliamentary Counsel or as a Second Parliamentary Counsel unless the person is a barrister, a solicitor, a barrister and solicitor or a legal practitioner of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory of not less than 5 years' standing.