Before December 1999, the Secretary for Justice (Portuguese: Secretaria da Justiça) was a bureau secretary and senior law officer in Portuguese Macau. The Secretary headed the Secretariat for Justice, which was responsible for legal affairs and public prosecution in the colony. The department was replaced by the position of Secretariat for Administration and Justice on 20 December 1999, following the handover of Macau.
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The former role of the Attorney General was that of the highest law officer of Macau.
