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Guidelines

Introduction

  1. Roles and Duties of the Prosecutor
  2. The Decision to Prosecute
  3. Timeliness
  4. Indictments
  5. Ex Officio Indictments
  6. Charge Negotiation
  7. Discontinue Prosecution
  8. Disclosure
  9. Indemnities Undertakings
  10. Young Offenders
  11. Witness Assistance Service
  12. Mental Health Issues
  13. Jury Selection
  14. Witnesses
  15. Interpreters
  16. Sentence
  17. Crown Appeal Against Sentence
  18. Unrepresented Offender
  19. Informers
  20. Aboriginal Customary Law
  21. Domestic Violence
  22. Retrials
  23. Extradition
  24. Provision of Documentation
  25. Confidentiality
  26. Media
  27. Opinions
  28. Bail

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G

Pursuant to section 25 of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act I issue the following statement of guidelines to be followed in the performance of the Director's functions.